Nemesis and Buddy Redux

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Sometimes I go to the Concordia Ale House, which has a lame atmosphere but a great beer selection. Also it's just up the street from Boots' house.

[Jenne]

We have tons of those kinds of places in SD.    Great booze, fucked-up static atmosphere.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yeah, it's like they went to a suburb and plucked a mall store out of it, and plonked it down in the middle of one of Portland's grand olde neighborhoods.

A phenomenon that I've noticed recently in bars is the sheer, mind-boggling number of video displays some of them have. I was in one a few weeks ago that had 15 displays visible just from where I was sitting. 15. It was a tiny bar, too.

[Jenne]

15 is ALOT.  4 or 5, ok.  15?  damn.  A little desperate.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I couldn't believe it. Every time I counted I'd notice another one, too. It was a mix of TVs, video games, video poker machines, and Keno.

[Iason Ouabache]

Sometimes I go to the Concordia Ale House, which has a lame atmosphere but a great beer selection. Also it's just up the street from Boots' house.

Someone needs to make a Discordia Ale House.

[Jenne]

That's what PD's pub would be called:  Discordia Ale House.  Kudos, Iason.

Also, whadup with all the fucking video poker shit in bars now? I went to an almost LITERAL hole in the wall Irish pub the night before last and they had THREE of them by the toilets.  WTF?  Barely room to sit or sit down, but 3 video poker machines? 

It's not 15, but then I don't think any bar needs even ONE.  Drunk people on the make are entertaining enough bobdammit.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Discordia Ale House! Dude. That rocks.

I don't get the video poker thing either... if you're with a friend, why would you play video poker instead of talking to your friend? If you're not with a friend, dude, well I guess you're in a bar drinking alone. That's sad.

[Cainad (dec.)]

I plan to build a castle. Yes, that's what I'm going to do with my life. Anyone who wants to set up a Discordia Ale House nearby will have my full support.

[Jenne]

Srsly.  Eavesdropping PWNS fucking video poker shit.  WHY would you give away your drinking moneys like that?  Even if you're some sadsack fuck with no friends?

What a waste.

Must work, though, if those pubownerfucks keep putting then in the bars.

I'm not a gambler by nature, anyway, so I'm probably not the best of judges.  I go to bars to drink and talk and flirt.  Not necessarily in that order.  Listening to live music rocks too.  If I wanna sit and get drunk while playing on a screen, I'll stay home and do what I'm doing right now. 

[Cainad (dec.)]

I'm not a gambler by nature, anyway, so I'm probably not the best of judges.  I go to bars to drink and talk and flirt.  Not necessarily in that order.  Listening to live music rocks too.  If I wanna sit and get drunk while playing on a screen, I'll stay home and do what I'm doing right now. 

PD.com: Better than electronic poker.

[Jenne]

*fap fap fap*

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

If I wanna sit and get drunk while playing on a screen, I'll stay home and do what I'm doing right now. 

That is exactly what I'm talkin' 'bout.

I have gone to bars alone but usually the way it works is that I end up talking to someone there or playing pool or something. I can't even imagine hanging out in a bar getting drunk and playing video poker.

[Roo]

The only person I've known that does that is a certifiable alcoholic.   

[Jenne]

*close to certifiable, but not quite*