A man went into a bar and ordered two beers. He sat and drank them both at the bar in quick succession.

The next day the same sequence of events transpired.

The barman asked, "So how come you order two like that, when there's only one of you?"

The man said, "My brother is serving in Iraq, and I told him I'd have a drink on his behalf for him every night until he gets back."

This continued for some days, then one day the man came in and ordered only one beer, and started to drink it. The barman said, "Well, I suppose there's been very good news or very bad."

"A bit of both," said the man. "I've given up the booze for Lent."