[ARRL-OK] OFF TOPIC!! A joke about OLD ham operators.

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I apologize in advance, but this one is too good to not

pass on!!!

 

It's been said for many years that the only thing cheap

about the ham radio hobby is the participants.  I guess

this would pretty much prove it!

 

HI!

 

73 - Mac


 




 

Four old retired guys were walking down a street in Naples , Florida .

They turned a corner and saw a sign that read, 'Old Timers Bar - all 
drinks 10 cents.'

They looked at each other, and then went in, thinking this was too

good to be true.

The old bartender said in a voice that carried across the room,

'Come on in and let me pour one for you!  What'll it be, gentlemen?'

There seemed to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men asked

for a martini.

In short order, the bartender serves up four iced martinis...shaken, 
not stirred, and said, "That'll be 10 cents each, please."

The four men staredat the bartender for a momentm then looked

at each other. They couldn't believe their good luck. They paid

the 40 cents, finished their martinis, and ordered another round.

Again, four excellent martinis were produced with the bartender

again saying, "That's 40 cents, please."

They paid the 40 cents, but their curiosity was more than they

could stand.



They had each had two martinis and so far they'd spent less than

a dollar.

Finally one of the men said, "How can you afford to serve martinis

as good as these for a dime a piece?"

"I'm a retired tailor from Boston," the bartender said, "and I always

wanted to own a bar.  Last year I hit the Lottery for $25 million and

decided to open this place.  Every drink costs a dime - wine, liquor,

beer, it's all the same."

"Wow!!!! That's quite a story," said one of the men.

The four of them sipped at their martinis and couldn't help but

notice seven other people at the end of the bar who didn't have

drinks in front of them, and hadn't ordered anything the whole time

they were there.

One man gestured at the seven at the end of the bar without

drinks and asked the bartender, "What's with them?"

 

The bartender replied, "Oh, they're all old ham radio operators.

They're waiting for happy hour when drinks are half price."

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