Several members of a temperance league approached a 90-year-old teetotaler for a testimonial declaring that his longevity was due to a life of abstention from alcohol. The old gentleman said he would be pleased to sign such a statement and was in the process of making his mark when they heard a riotous outburst of laughter coming from an adjacent room. “My God, what’s that?” asked one of the visitors. “Oh, that’s my dad,” the teetotaler said. “He’s probably getting drunk again.”
금주동맹 회원 몇 사람이 금주가 장수의 비결이라는 증언을 얻어내기 위해 술을 멀리해온 90세 노인을 찾아갔다. 노인은 그들의 청을 쾌히 받아들여 그런 취지에 동의하는 서명을 했는데 바로 그때 옆방에서 요란한 웃음 소리가 들려왔다. “아니, 저게 웬 소립니까?” 방문객 한 사람이 물었다. “저런, 저의 아버님입니다. 또 술에 취했나봐요.”