Riley enters the pub at opening time, sits at the bar and orders his usual. Less than a minute later, another patron enters who is clearly drunk as a newt. Reeking of booze, he staggers to the bar and slurs out his order for a tumbler of whiskey. He drains it in one go, then promptly passes out and crashes to the floor.
'Sufferin' jaysus,' says Riley. 'Who the hell is that?'
'Ah, don't mind him,' says the barman. 'That's just Flaherty.'
'Poor divil. But you've just opened. How could he be so drunk so early?'
'Well, it's like they say,' answers the barman. 'Flaherty begins at home.'
Boru
'Sufferin' jaysus,' says Riley. 'Who the hell is that?'
'Ah, don't mind him,' says the barman. 'That's just Flaherty.'
'Poor divil. But you've just opened. How could he be so drunk so early?'
'Well, it's like they say,' answers the barman. 'Flaherty begins at home.'
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
