A man from Newfoundland has just moved to Calgary and enters a local pub.

The bartender says, "What'll it be?"

The Newfie says, "Three pints of beer, please."

The bartender says, "Are you waiting for someone else?"

The Newfie says, "No, this is in honor of my two friends. We all took jobs on the mainland, and before we left we agreed that whenever we went to a pub we would order three pints of beer, one for each of us, so we'd have something to remember our friendship by."

The bartender says, "Wow, that's pretty cool!" He pours the beers and the Newfie starts chatting up the other locals. He becomes a fixture at the pub and they all become friends.

This continues for a few months until the Newfie walks in one day and says, "Hi bartender, two pints of beer please."

All of a sudden there's a hush at the bar. Everyone looks concerned. The bartender pours the beers and says, "I want you to know, I'm very sorry for your loss."

The Newfie says, "What loss?"

The bartender says, "Well, you've been ordering a pint for each of your friends, I'm guessing this means one of them passed away."

The Newfie says, "Oh, no no! My friends are fine, I just quit drinking."