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Abie, that rather shy and retiring gentleman who lives southwest is
responsible for this one on family traditions...

Paddy had long heard the stories of an amazing family tradition. It
seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been
able to walk on water on their 18th birthday.

On that special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on
the far side for their first legal drink.

So when Paddy's, 18th birthday came 'round, he and his pal Mick, took
a boat out to the middle of the lake, Paddy, stepped out of the boat...
and nearly drowned! Mick just barely managed to pull him to safety.

Furious and confused, Paddy, went to see his grandmother.

"Grandma," he asked, "Tis me 18th birthday, so why can't I walk 'cross
the lake like me father, his father, and his father before him?"

Granny looked deeply into Paddy's, troubled brown eyes for a moment
and said, “Because ye father, ye grandfather and ye great-grandfather
were all born in December, when the lake is frozen, and ye were born
in August, ye fook'in idiot!"
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