a texan in an irish pub

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A Texan walks into a pub in Ireland and clears his throatS’ÉCLAIRCIT LA GORGE to address the crowdLA FOULE of drinkers. He says, “I hear you Irish are a bunch ofUNE BANDE DE hard drinkers. I’ll give €500 to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of10 PINTES DE Guinness back-to-backÀ LA SUITE.”

The room falls quietSE TUT and no one takes up the Texan’s offer. One man even gets up and leavesSE LÈVE ET PART. Thirty minutes later, the same man returns, tapsTAPOTE the Texan on the shoulderÉPAULE, and asks, “Is your bet still goodVOTRE PARI TIENT TOUJOURS?”

The Texan says “yes” and asks the bartenderBARMAN to line up 10 pints of Guinness. Immediately, the Irishman tears into themS’Y ATTÈLE, drinking all 10 pints back-to-back.

The other pub patronsCLIENTS cheerACCLAMENT as the Texan sits in amazementÉBAHI. He hands overTEND the €500 and says, “If ya don’t mind me askin’SI ÇA NE VOUS DÉRANGE PAS QUE JE DEMANDE, where did you go for those 30 minutes you were gone?”

The Irishman replies, “Oh… I had to goJ’AI DÛ ALLER to the pub down the streetPLUS LOIN DANS LA RUE to see if I could do itSI J’ÉTAIS CAPABLE DE LE FAIRE first.”

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Vocabulary

Pub: a public house where people drink alcohol, especially beer.

Pint: a unit of measure for beer (about half a litre).

Bet: a wager; an agreement to pay money if you lose a challenge.

The pubPUB was full of cheerful drinkers.

He ordered two pintsPINTES of Guinness.

They made a betPARI on the football match.

Grammar

Direct speech is used to report exactly what someone said, placed inside quotation marks. The past simple tense describes completed actions in the past.

Direct speech: “Is your bet still good?” asked the Irishman.

Past simple: He tapped the Texan on the shoulder and asked a question.

Past continuous: The patrons were cheering loudly.

Synonyms & Alternatives

Pub: bar, tavern

Bartender: barman, publican

Patrons: customers, regulars

Mini Dialogue

Friend 1: Fancy a pintPINTE down the pubPUB?

Friend 2: I’ll betPARIER I can drink more than you!

Friend 1: You’re on! But let me test it at the place down the streetPLUS LOIN DANS LA RUE first.

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