I will preface this by saying I believe I speak clearly,slowly and at an adequate volume.This comes from both my time in the military,when I had to speak properly while on the radio and currently officiating a sport that requires I speak that way when addressing players, coaches and having to report fouls.I asked for "Jameson,make it neat,with a rocks glass of ice on the side and a glass of water." Pretty simple and straighforward yes ? Yet the bartender, (who clearly should have her brain in her boobs) kept f... it up.It took FOUR attempts to get it right.I have less patience for stupidity the older I get.What are some examples of stupidity you guys have seen in SC's ?
LMFAO - Well John I thought I was the "only" person who seemed to have a tolerance for STUPIDITY that decreases as I grow older. Nice to know I have company!
Hate to call it stupidity and it was a stripper so it’s not fair but…
In a full liquor club that is notorious for hiring under aged (not yet 21) girls despite the local liquor laws. Dancer asks me to buy her a drink. I tell her I would be happy to *IF* she is old enough. In her most indignant voice she says “I’m 22.†I ask, “What year were you born?†Glassy eyes, open mouth and gears grinding to a halt she just stands there.
Another fine product from the US education system.
At the Discotheque Lounge in Augusta Ga the bar tender told me that she could not accept $2 bills. Reason: "I do not have a place for them in my till". So I paid with a $5 bill but she didn't get a tip.
At a generally blue-collar in Dallas, I ordered an imported beer. They served so little of that particular brand that they didn't have any cold that night.
So, rather than offer me another choice, she brought me a warm Heiney, already opened so I couldn't refuse it, and a goblet full to the top with ice.
This was about twenty years ago, but I ordered an Absolut White Russian and watched the bar staff in a huddle. Finally the bartender came back and asked, "I know what a White Russian is but what do you put in it to make it an absolute one?"
Shortly before my doctor told me I couldn't drink anymore, I went to two different clubs in one night and asked for a Bud Light Lime at each one. At the first, I got a Bud Ice (I wasn't aware they had even made that anymore, much less that some bar would dare to sell the stuff). At the second, I got a Bud Light with a lime slice put into it. I thought A) Bud Light Lime was pretty much a standard option at bars anymore and B) They'd be smart enough to say they didn't sell that kind, but no, they don't.
09/30/11 9:56 PM
This was about twenty years ago, but I ordered an Absolut White Russian and watched the bar staff in a huddle. Finally the bartender came back and asked, "I know what a White Russian is but what do you put in it to make it an absolute one?"
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that's a good one! nobody ever accused bartenders of working for nasa! ;-)
I have to agree with motorhead. Way too complicated for the typical strip club bartender. And why do you need THREE glasses anyway? ;-) A proper drink order should be no more than five words at the most, e.g.:
I didn't NEED three glasses,I CHOSE it.I have never heard of the "five word limit" and will ignore it,as future failures provide fodder for this site.Only in SC do I get the blank stare and furrowed brow when placing this order.
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Nothing that good, just piss water...
In a full liquor club that is notorious for hiring under aged (not yet 21) girls despite the local liquor laws. Dancer asks me to buy her a drink. I tell her I would be happy to *IF* she is old enough. In her most indignant voice she says “I’m 22.†I ask, “What year were you born?†Glassy eyes, open mouth and gears grinding to a halt she just stands there.
Another fine product from the US education system.
So, rather than offer me another choice, she brought me a warm Heiney, already opened so I couldn't refuse it, and a goblet full to the top with ice.
There's only Bud or Bud Lite on the menu where I go. They can't screw that up. Neat is how is how i keep my garage not how I order my drinks.
09/30/11 9:56 PM
This was about twenty years ago, but I ordered an Absolut White Russian and watched the bar staff in a huddle. Finally the bartender came back and asked, "I know what a White Russian is but what do you put in it to make it an absolute one?"
^^
that's a good one! nobody ever accused bartenders of working for nasa! ;-)
I have to agree with motorhead. Way too complicated for the typical strip club bartender. And why do you need THREE glasses anyway? ;-) A proper drink order should be no more than five words at the most, e.g.:
Johnnie Walker Black, neat.
Jack Daniels on the rocks.
Gin & Tonic, Tanqueray.
Vodka martini, shaken, not stirred.
Of course, when you are down my way, cerveza is the word!
Early in my lifetime of drinking I learned that a simple drink request was the easiest for the majority of the world's bartenders to deal with.