Spitoon

[Simbo]

Paddy and Sean have just arrived in Liverpool from Belfast and are walking down the dock rd, looking for a likely bar.

Coming across the old Spanish House, they went inside for one. It was an old bar and the floor was sprinkled with sawdust, the furniture was old and dark. On the floor by the bar, there were spitoons, a thing of the past nowadays.

Now Paddy and Sean were big gamblers, they had been known to gamble on almost anything, and on seeing the spitoons, Paddy said to Sean," Will yer look at dat, Sean, Spitoons, just like de old country." " Aye", Sean replied, " I'll tell yer what, I'll give yer 5 poonds if yer take a swig out of one, go on, I dare yer"

Paddy, never known to renege on a bet, stooped down, picked the spitoon up and proceeded to drink out of it.

Sean, visibly shocked at his friend taking him up on the bet shouted, " ok ok you win, put the ting down."

Paddy continues to drink.

" for gods sake, stop will yer, yerv won

Paddy keeps drinking till he has drained the last drop. removing it from his lips, he wipes his mouth on his sleeve.

" why didn't yer stop when I said, sean blurts. I told yer yed wun"

Paddy belchers and says," I could not stop, it was all in one piece!"

p.s I know the old Spanish house is not on the dock Road

I know where it is, but do you?

( who gives a ###### will not suffice as an answer)