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Bareback Werewolf
Oct 5, 2013
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This clip is pretty much all I know about bars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud71mm2TxP4

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VendaGoat
Nov 1, 2005

SweetKarma posted:

This clip is pretty much all I know about bars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud71mm2TxP4

*Fish Pose*

Riot Bimbo
Dec 28, 2006


I went to some bars in dallas one night and I guess it was fun, but I am a bitter, lovely person and a quiet drunk, and ultimately I hated everyone who wasn't in my group that was having fun around me.

If you want me to be sociable and nice, give me some kind of upper to shove up my nose. If coke was legal I'd rather go to coke bars.

Guildenstern Mother
Mar 31, 2010

Why walk when you can ride?
I went to a bar, and there were all these tables, and I got in line to order drinks and once I got to the front some weird guy in an apron asked me what kind of sandwich I wanted. I said, "I would like a bourbon neat please" and he said they don't serve that, but they were running some great deals on these foot long shots for $5. They had weird names for them like "chicken club" which I assume was rum based with some wild turkey, so I got one of those. So I go down the line and they're asking me for all these details on my shot and I'm like "Motherfucker just give me the booze I don't need no loving veggie garnish" and I get to the end of the line and some crazy chick I've never even talked to starts trying to upsell me on another drink. Bitch, I don't need a chaser. Anyways, 2/10 also the music was terrible. I think they were just piping in the local pop station.

PotatoManJack
Nov 9, 2009
There's two kinds of bars.

There's the one you go to to sit at the bar and have a beer while watching the game (and to get out of your house and away from your screaming kids), and maybe saying a few words to the bartender. This can be a bit awkward, but the older you and the bartender get, the more normal it is.

Then you have bars that you go to with a group of friends, and drink stupid drinks that cost too much and get progressively more and more drunk as the night goes on. Then you wake up at home without any money, and a hang over.

Both types have their pluses and minuses.

the great deceiver
Sep 23, 2003

why the feds worried bout me clockin on this corner/
when there's politicians out here gettin popped in arizona
only refer to the bartender as a mixologist and order their finest handcrafted, artisnal appletini

a gay lion named Tangiers
Jul 30, 2013

WanderingMinstrel I posted:

I went to a bar, and there were all these tables, and I got in line to order drinks and once I got to the front some weird guy in an apron asked me what kind of sandwich I wanted. I said, "I would like a bourbon neat please" and he said they don't serve that, but they were running some great deals on these foot long shots for $5. They had weird names for them like "chicken club" which I assume was rum based with some wild turkey, so I got one of those. So I go down the line and they're asking me for all these details on my shot and I'm like "Motherfucker just give me the booze I don't need no loving veggie garnish" and I get to the end of the line and some crazy chick I've never even talked to starts trying to upsell me on another drink. Bitch, I don't need a chaser. Anyways, 2/10 also the music was terrible. I think they were just piping in the local pop station.

i bet this sounded hysterical in your head

VendaGoat
Nov 1, 2005

the great deceiver posted:

only refer to the bartender as a mixologist and order their finest handcrafted, artisnal appletini

Life is not an episode of scrubs.

Bareback Werewolf
Oct 5, 2013
~*blessed by the algorithm*~
Another thing I don't understand about going to a bar is how to order a drink. I normally drink out of a water glass with some soda mixed in. If I'm out of soda I just double the ice. Can I just say that I'd like a glass of whiskey with some ice and soda? I don't really know the names of popular cocktails.

Epileptic Monkey
Jan 9, 2014

SweetKarma posted:

Another thing I don't understand about going to a bar is how to order a drink. I normally drink out of a water glass with some soda mixed in. If I'm out of soda I just double the ice. Can I just say that I'd like a glass of whiskey with some ice and soda? I don't really know the names of popular cocktails.

They'll mix whatever you like, most local bartenders that you'll encounter don't actually know the names of cocktails.

Don't ask for a horse's neck, ask for a ginger ale and whiskey.

Zeluth
May 12, 2001

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Bareback Werewolf
Oct 5, 2013
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Epileptic Monkey posted:

ask for a ginger ale and whiskey.

You are some kind of mind reader. This is literally my favorite drink.

PotatoManJack
Nov 9, 2009

SweetKarma posted:

Another thing I don't understand about going to a bar is how to order a drink. I normally drink out of a water glass with some soda mixed in. If I'm out of soda I just double the ice. Can I just say that I'd like a glass of whiskey with some ice and soda? I don't really know the names of popular cocktails.

You can indeed say "I'd like some bourbon with ice and soda water" and the bartender will bring it to you. He'll probably even poor the soda in front of you so that he can get the proportion how you like it (if the bar is quiet anyway).

Regarding tipping, I've always tipped with each drink unless I've started a tab (then I tip at the end based on total spend). A good rule of thumb is to tip $1 per drink ordered.

Sophy Wackles
Dec 17, 2000

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Head in to your local pub at around 7pm on a Sunday, then you will know what a bar is like.

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



never buy bottled beer at a bar, op

VendaGoat
Nov 1, 2005

Business Gorillas posted:

never buy bottled beer at a bar, op

50.50 chance of skunk

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



if you're gonna pay the $3.50 for a bud light you might as well have it out of a keg instead of the same bottle of beer you can get at the store for a third of the price

Fergus Mac Roich
Nov 5, 2008

Soiled Meat
in summary, it is fun to go to a bar with your friends.

VendaGoat
Nov 1, 2005

Fergus Mac Roich posted:

in summary, it is fun to go to a bar with your friends.

and if you have no friends, you find the youngest person there and hit on them until you get a drink thrown in your face.

VideoTapir
Oct 18, 2005

He'll tire eventually.

Business Gorillas posted:

never buy bottled beer at a bar, op

But then how are you going to avoid getting roofied?

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



VideoTapir posted:

But then how are you going to avoid getting roofied?

look man sometimes life gives you lemons you gotta make the lemonade!! :)

keeping you in my prayers....

yeah I eat ass
Mar 14, 2005

only people who enjoy my posting can replace this avatar

SweetKarma posted:

Another thing I don't understand about going to a bar is how to order a drink. I normally drink out of a water glass with some soda mixed in. If I'm out of soda I just double the ice. Can I just say that I'd like a glass of whiskey with some ice and soda? I don't really know the names of popular cocktails.

Real bars aren't like an episode of Bar Rescue. Unless it's specifically supposed to be a "mixology" bar, most people aren't ordering named drinks. Just say "whiskey and coke with ice" if that's what you want.

Regarding tipping, most people do 50 cents (or whatever to round up to a whole dollar) to a dollar per drink. Whether you agree with this custom or not, that's just how it works. There are people (mostly bartenders) who will tell you to do a big tip in the beginning to guarantee "better service" or whatever, but if all you're getting is glasses of beer or "pour a shot and fill the rest with soda" drinks, I wouldn't recommend that as it's just a waste of money. If you want to be stingy, the best way is to just keep a tab open on a card and add the 10-15% tip at the end. Or just don't leave one if you don't care what the bartenders think about you. They'll still pour you your drinks even if you are an rear end in a top hat.

yeah I eat ass fucked around with this message at 07:42 on Apr 16, 2015

Zeluth
May 12, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
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Iseeyouseemeseeyou
Jan 3, 2011
fuckin lol if you actually go to bars. spend $9 bucks on a fuckin amaretto sour and $10 on some goddamn fruity rum drink

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Bareback Werewolf
Oct 5, 2013
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I've already had mushrooms, thahnks.

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