18th Birthday
Paddy had long heard the stories of an amazing family tradition.
It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had
all been able to walk on water on their 18th birthday. On that
special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on
the far side for their first legal drink.
So when Paddy's 18th birthday came around, he and his pal Jim
took a boat out to the middle of the lake, Paddy, stepped out
of the boat... And nearly drowned!
Jim just barely managed to pull him to safety.
Furious and confused, Paddy went to see his grandmother . "Grandma,"
he asked, "Tis me 18th birthday, so why can't I walk across
the lake like me father, his father and his father before
him?"
Granny looked deeply into Paddy's, troubled blue eyes and said,
"Because ye father, ye grandfather and ye great-grandfather
were all born in December, when the lake is frozen, and ye were born in August, you
It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had
all been able to walk on water on their 18th birthday. On that
special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on
the far side for their first legal drink.
So when Paddy's 18th birthday came around, he and his pal Jim
took a boat out to the middle of the lake, Paddy, stepped out
of the boat... And nearly drowned!
Jim just barely managed to pull him to safety.
Furious and confused, Paddy went to see his grandmother . "Grandma,"
he asked, "Tis me 18th birthday, so why can't I walk across
the lake like me father, his father and his father before
him?"
Granny looked deeply into Paddy's, troubled blue eyes and said,
"Because ye father, ye grandfather and ye great-grandfather
were all born in December, when the lake is frozen, and ye were born in August, you
f......g idiot".
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