An Irish man is in his local, talking to an American tourist. The American is boasting about how America do everything 'bigger and better' - especially when it comes to eating and drinking!. So Paddy, a little incensed, says that he knows for a fact that an Irishman can out drink an American. The American responds by issuing a challenge - if Paddy can drink 10 pints of Guiness in three minutes, he'll pay for all drinks in the bar that night! 'Sure, no problem at all', says Paddy, 'But I got one condition...' 'What's that?' says the American. 'I need to leave the bar for 10 mins' 'Uh...ok..' the American says with a vocal shrug. So Paddy dashes off and about 9.5 minutes later returns to the bar, swaying a little. In the meantime, the bar man has lined up 10 pints of the lovely black brew which Paddy proceeds to down in about 2mins 45s. The American is amazed, and with resignation, puts his credit card behind the bar. The regulars are very happy, as you can imagine! The barman says takes Paddy aside, a little curious, as says 'Good on ya Paddy, great showing there, but can I ask...where did you nip off too? 'Well, to be honest Michael, I had to go to the pub down the road' 'Whatever for?' 'To see if I could do it'