> A Texan walks into a pub in Galway , Ireland and raises his voice to the crowd of drinkers.
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> He shouts, "I hear you Irish are a bunch of drinkin' fools. I'll give $500 American dollars to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of Guinness back to back."
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> The room is quiet and no one takes on the Texan's offer.
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> Paddy Murphy gets up and leaves the bar.
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> Thirty minutes later, he shows back up and taps the Texan on the shoulder. "Is your bet still good?" asks Paddy.
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> The Texan answers, "Yes," and he orders the barman to line up 10 pints of Guinness.
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> Immediately, Paddy downs all 10 pints of beer, drinking them all back to back.
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> The other pub patrons cheer and the Texan sits down in amazement.
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> The Texan gives the Irishman the $500 and asks, "If ya don't mind me askin', where did you go for that 30 minutes you were gone?"
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> Paddy Murphy replies, "Oh... I had to go to the pub down the street to see if I could do it first."