Today's Joke

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Four guys on a business trip to Fort Meyers, Florida, decide to take a walk before having dinner one evening.  While strolling they turn a corner and spy a sign on a building that reads, "Old Timers Bar - ALL Drinks 10 Cents." They look at each other and then go in, thinking that this is just too good to be true and there has to be a catch.

They’re greeted by an old bartender who says in a warm, friendly voice that carries across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, gentlemen?"

The bar is a fully stocked with top-shelf brands, so each of the men orders a Tanqueray gin martini. In no time the bartender serves up four dry iced martinis—shaken, not stirred—and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please."

The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round.

Again, four excellent martinis are produced, with the bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please." They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity gets the better of them.

They've each had two martinis and haven't even spent a dollar yet.

Finally one of them says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?"

"I'm a retired tailor and have lived here in Ft. Meyers all my life," the bartender says, "and I always wanted to own a bar.  Last year I hit the Lottery jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, liquor, beer—it's all the same."

"Wow! That's some story!" one of the men says.

As the four of them sip their martinis, they can't help noticing seven gray-haired people down at the end of the bar who don't have any drinks in front of them and haven't ordered anything the whole time they've been there.

Nodding at the seven at the end of the bar, one of the men asks the bartender, "What's with them?"

The bartender says, "They're retirees from Detroit and they come in here every day. They're waiting for ‘Happy Hour’ when drinks are half-price!"