(20 minutes of conversation between four lonely people, then:)

I said, All right, will any of you three bet me $5 I can drink this in less than 8 seconds?

Let me.... He fumbles with his watch, presses buttons. Yes, I will.

I'm in for that, said another.

Go, said the friend with the watch.

I pound the glass to the table.

3.78 seconds, he says. 32 liquid ounces. Are you sick?

Wallets.