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A COWBOY from Texas walks into a bar and orders three glasses of Budweiser, then sits in the back of the room, taking a sip out of each one in turn. When all three are finished, he returns to the bar and orders three more. Finally, the bartender tells the cowboy: ‘You know, a glass of Bud goes flat after I draw it. It would taste better if you bought one at a time.’ The cowboy replies: ‘Well, I have two brothers, one’s an Airborne Ranger, the other is a Navy Seal, and both are serving overseas. ‘When we left home, we promised we’d drink this way to remember the days when we drank together. So I’m drinking one beer for each of my brothers and one for myself.’ The bartender agrees that it is a great custom. Over time the cowboy becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way — ordering three glasses of Bud and drinking from each in turn. But one day, he comes in and orders only two glasses. The regulars take notice and fall silent, so when he comes to the bar for his second round, the bartender says: ‘I don’t want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss.’ The cowboy looks puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns in his eyes and he laughs. ‘Oh, no, everybody’s just fine,’ he explains. ‘It’s just that my wife and I joined the Baptist Church, and I had to quit drinking. Hasn’t affected my brothers, though . . .’ Shirley Ongley, Irchester, Northants.