JAMESON

The following is an advertisement for a whiskey JAMESON. Read it in a leisurely way.

　　It was love at first sight, I suppose. And yet it wasn't just the way she looked. It was also the way she talked.
　　…
　　At a little country pub overlooking Evesham Vale, I popped the inevitable question.
　　"I'll have a Jameson," she replied.
　　"A what?"
　　"A Jameson. You know, the famous Irish whiskey."
　　"Oh," I said somewhat blankly.
　　"Haven't you tried it?" she said, laughing. "Don't look so amazed, it's great. Made from the finest Irish barley, the softest spring water, and it's distilled three times, so it's really smooth."
　　"Two Jamesons, please," I said to the barman a moment later. And before rejoining my partner I took a little sip - just to see if she was right.
　　"Was I right?" she said. "I saw you taking a crafty swig!"
　　"Excellent taste," I said.
　　She raised an eyebrow quizzically. "Are you talking about me, or the Jameson?"

***** Proverb *****
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 求人不如求己。
He who sits too high sits no sure. 高处不胜寒。

Unit Humor

You Are the Eighth

　　Joe was going into his usual bar before lunch when he saw a poorly dressed man fishing in a small pool of rain-water about five centmeters deep outside it.
　　Joe stopped and watched the man for a few minutes. He saw that most of the people who passed by him believed he must be rather mad.
　　Joe pitied the man. So he went up to him and said kindly, "Hello, would you like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?"
　　The fisherman was delighted to accept his offer, and the two men went into the bar together. Joe bought the fisherman a few drinks, and finally said to him, "You've been fishing outside here, haven't you? How many did you manage to catch this morning, if I may ask?"
　　"You are the eighth," answered the fisherman delightfully.