The Power of Alcohol.

from Raymond F.

> > >The Power of Alcohol. 
> > >
> > >A man is waiting for his wife to give birth. The doctor
> > comes in and 
> > >informs the dad that his son was born without torso,
> > arms or legs. The
> > son is just a head!
> > >But the dad loves his son and raises him as well as he
> > can, with love 
> > >and compassion.
> > >
> > >After 21 years, the son is now old enough for his first
> > drink. Dad 
> > >takes him to the bar, tearfully tells the son he is
> > proud of him and 
> > >orders up the biggest, strongest drink for his
> > boy.  With all the bar 
> > >patrons looking on curiously and the bartender shaking
> > his head in 
> > >disbelief, the boy takes his first sip of alcohol.
> > >
> > >Swoooosh!  Plop!  A torso pops 
> > out!  The bar is dead silent; then 
> > >bursts into whoops of joy.  The father, shocked,
> > begs his son to drink 
> > >again.  The patrons chant  "Take another
> > drink!"
> > >
> > >The bartender continues to shake his head in dismay .
> > Swoooosh! Plip! 
> > >Plop!  Two arms pop out.
> > >
> > >The bar goes wild.  The father crying and wailing,
> > begs his son to
> > drink again. 
> > >The patrons chant, "Take another drink!  Take
> > another drink!" 
> > >The bartender ignores the whole affair and goes back to
> > polishing 
> > >glasses, shaking his head, clearly unimpressed by the
> > amazing scenes.
> > >
> > >By now the boy is getting tipsy, but with his new hands
> > he reaches
> > down, grabs 
> > >his drink and guzzles the last of
> > it.   Plop! Plip! Two legs pop out.
> > The bar is 
> > >in chaos. 
> > >
> > >The father falls to his knees and tearfully thanks God.
> > The boy stands 
> > >up on his new legs and stumbles to the left then
> > staggers to the right 
> > >through the front door, into the street where a truck
> > runs over him and
> > 
> > >kills him instantly.  The bar falls silent.
> > >
> > >The father moans in grief. The bartender sighs and
> > says,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >(Wait for it.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >(It's coming.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >(Ya ready)
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > (Don't hate me!)
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >
> > > (Yer gonna hate me!)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >
> > >
> > >*
> > >" He should've quit while he was a head!" 


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