An Optimist a Pessimist and a Realist walk in to a bar.

An optimist a pessimist and a realist walk in to a bar.

The realist proceeds to  pays for the first round of drinks.

The Optimist credit card was maxed out so he couldn’t buy a round

The Pessimist didn’t believe in credit cards and he was short on cash.

The Pessimist and the Optimist, familiar with the realists' unfailing pragmatism,

expressed great appreciation for the drinks.

The realist, being the realist that he was , knew neither of them had any intention

of ever  paying, but he believed, to the very depths of his soul, that

even fanciful pals deserved a drink from time to time

and an evening out on the town.

Derek Earl Houghton