“The hard part about being a bartender is figuring out who is drunk and who is just stupid.” -Richard Bernstein.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Cheers To You: Horseshoe Playing Perfect People


As a bartender, you tend to have those blase nights; the monotony just drags on forever.  You start praying that something, someone, anything will liven your night.  And it is times like this when I realize there might be someone who hears my call because I witnessed one of the greatest bartending events in history.

Some people get bored just drinking at a bar.  And Mega Touch Games just don't quite scratch the itch of entertainment you are looking for.  So, when two people come in and put a college frat house Beer Olympics to shame, you tend to notice.

Looking for a way to spice up bar games?  When in doubt, wager clothing.



This was truly a competitive game that went back and forth.  The first to lose was the female competitor and she stripped her shirt as if she had been playing for team shirtless for decades.  I knew the score was evened when she comes in to replenish their beer supply (shirt on), and she raises her fist with authority that says, "Suck it, Charlie Sheen.  This is #winning."

Not only was the score evened, but the ante upped.  Women lose their shirts; men lose their pants.  So, a word to the wise, next time you challenge a woman to anything that wagers clothing, consider wearing underpants.

If NBC broadcasted events this enthralling, ratings would never dip.  My new goal in life is to petition the Olympics to enter drinking games into true competition, because I have never been more entertained.  Operation Spring Olympics.

This is ingenuity at its best; not reinventing the wheel, just making it better.  It's as if they took the old story of David and Goliath and said, "Well David, you can use your slingshot, but a rocket-launcher might be better."

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