Happy Hour
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Four retired Air Force NCOs were walking down the street window shopping. They turned a corner and saw a sign that said "Veterans Bar" over the door of an establishment that didn't look all that well kept. They looked at each other with much skepticism, but then they went in.
On the inside, they realized they did indeed "judge the book by it's cover". Then the old bartender hollered across the room, "Come on in, gents, and let me pour you one! What'll it be?" There was a fully stocked bar and the men all asked for a martini. In short time the bartender served up 4 lovely iced martinis - shaken not stirred and said, "That'll be 40 cents, please."
The four men stared at the bartender for a moment then looked at each other - they could not believe their good luck. They paid the 40 cents, finished their martinis and ordered another round. Again, four excellent martinis were set up and again the bartender said, "That's 40 more cents, please."
They paid the 40 cents but their curiosity was more than they could stand. They 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?"
The bartender replied, "No doubt you've noticed the decor in here. And the outside ain't nothin' to write home about either. I don't waste money on that stuff. But, here's my story. I'm a retired Master Chief Boatswain's Mate and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the lottery for $45 million and decided to open this place for veterans. Every drink costs a dime -- wine, liquor, beer, all the same."
"Wow! That's quite a story." said one of the men. The four of them sipped at their martinis, but couldn't help noticing three other guys at the end of the bar who didn't have a drink in front of them and hadn't ordered anything the whole time they were there. One man finished his martini and gestured at the three at the end of the bar without drinks and asked the bartender, "What's with them?"
The bartender said, "Oh, those guys are retired Air Force Colonels, They're waiting for happy hour!"
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