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Show ANYWAY, PAT GOT THE BEER Grammar Competition Resulted Disastrously Disas-trously to the Other Two Participants Partici-pants In the Contest. Pat, a Scotty and a Cockney were in company recently. They were very thirsty and hard up, having only the price of a single beer between them. Deciding to Invest in this they entered a barroom and had the drink supplied. "Oi tell ye what," said Pat, as he surveyed sur-veyed the flowing measure. "There's only enough here for wan, so we'd better bet-ter put it up for a grammar competition, competi-tion, an' the best man'll get the lot." This was agreed to. "Well, now," said Pat to Scotty, "which would you say, 'OI can't take this drink,' or '01 won't take this drink'?" "I canna take this drink," replied Scotty. "An" you?" asked Pat of the Cockney. "I won't take this drink," answered the latter. v "Well," saldv Pat, "OI say, 'Ol will take this dhrink.' " And he did. |