Alfredo's wife worked nights, and Alfredo worked days. He went to work while she slept, and she went to work before Alfredo got home. They rarely saw each other, except on their days off. Alfredo's kids moved out years ago, and the only other living being in the house was Alfredo's Pit Bull, Loco.
Because of all this, Alfredo's life got pretty lonely. He had taken a bit to drinking, but he didn't like to drink alone. So he drank with his dog. Lucky for Alfredo, Loco liked to drink too. Their favorite drink was beer. So Alfredo shared his beer with Loco, and Loco dutifully drank up, and they got along just fine. Alfredo talked to Loco all night long, and Loco drank his beer and did his best at listening to Alfredo's stories.
They became very good friends, as drinking buddies do. In fact, they were such good friends that Alfredo took to teach Loco how to play dominos. Now this may sound funny, or odd, or weird, but it actually worked out very well. Alfredo brought out the domino table, set up all the dominos, and he sat on one side playing while Loco sat on in the other chair on the other side of the table. There, they both sat drinking their beer and playing dominos until the wee hours of the morning.
Carlos and Cain are Alfredo's brothers-in-law. One evening, while their sister was at work, they bought some beer and went over to Alfredo's house to share the beer with him and Loco. They knew he and the dog would be there because Alfredo never went out without his wife.
When they arrived that night, they knocked on the front door and rang the doorbell, but nobody answered. They knocked and rang again and again, louder and louder, but nobody came to the door. Knowing the neighbors, (...the neighbors knowing them too...) and thinking that Alfredo and Loco were in the back of the house, they climbed the fence and went into the back yard, so they could knock on the back door.
They could see in to the house from the back yard, and before they knocked on the back door, they saw Alfredo and Loco drinking beer and playing dominos. They knew that Alfredo and Loco drank together, but this was the first time they'd ever seen them sitting on each side of a table playing dominos. Alfredo and Loco were both very drunk, and Alfredo was giving advice to the dog about which domino he should play, and he was being very adamanat about it. "Don't play that tile, Loco, you'll lose the game if you play that tile," said Alfredo. And Loco was patiently listening to Alfredo, doing his best to absorb his advice. Carlos and Cain stood peering into the back window for quite a few minutes and watched them play. And they were absolutely fascinated.
Carlos and Cain finally couldn't take it any longer and they let themselves in by the back door. They were laughing so hard that Alfredo and Loco were taken by surprise by their visit. Carlos asked Alfredo if he or Loco wanted a beer, while Cain laughed and laughed and laughed.
Carlos asked, "Alfredo, what the hell are you doing here?" And Alfredo replied, "Teaching Loco how to play dominos." And Cain laughed and laughed. "Dogs don't play dominos, Alfredo," said Carlos. Slightly embarrassed, Alfredo replied, "Loco is a smart dog."
Cain kept laughing. Carlos asked, "How long have you two been playing?" Alfredo answered, "About two hours."
Loco just sat in his chair.
Cain roared, "Who's winning?"
