The doctor after a lengthy examination, sighed and
looked O'Malley in the eye and said, "I've some bad news for you. You have cancer, and it can't be cured. You'd best put your affairs in order.
O'Malley was shocked and saddened. But, being a solid
character, he managed to compose himself and walk from the doctor's office into the waiting room, where his son had been waiting.
"Well son, we Irish celebrate when things are good, and we
celebrate when things don't go well. In this case, things
aren't so well. I have cancer. Lets head to the pub and have a few pints."
After 3 or 4 pints, or more, the two were feeling a little
less somber. There were some laughs and some more beers. They were eventually approached by some of O'Malley's old friends, who were curious as to what the two were celebrating.
O'Malley told them that the Irish celebrate the good
as well as the bad. He went on to tell his friends that they were
drinking to his impending end. He told his friends, "I have
been diagnosed with AIDS."
The friends gave O'Malley their condolences, and they had a
couple of more beers. After the friends left, O'Malley's son
leaned over and whispered his confusion.
"Dad, I thought you told me that you were dying of cancer,
and you just told your friends that you were dying of AIDS!"
O'Malley said, "I don't want any of them sleeping with your
Mother after I am gone."
You gotta love the Irish!