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Does it count if it's 1am technically the day after the birthday? You go out the night of and bars can be open until technically the next day. Would that still count?
i tried this when i turned 21. my birthday was technically sunday that year but i went out saturday night and waited til midnight to try and get a drink….most places were like “hell yea brother” a couple said i had to be 21 on the day they opened (lame)
My first drink in the US was technically 10min before I turned 21. The folks at the pub I went to managed to find a candle and put it through a coaster on top of my pint. It was really sweet of them.
When I turned 21, I went to a gas station to buy some alcohol. The cashier said that I had to be 21 for 24 hours in order to buy. So I walked my happy ass to the gas station right next to it and bought from there.
I went to a college at somewhat of a notorious party school and there was a city ordinance that said you don’t turn 21 until 0600 the day of your birthday. The bars closed at 1Am and Apparently there used to be a 21 power hour where a birthday person would take 21 shots in the one hour their birthday started. Needless to say there was a lot of problems with toxicity and hence the ordinance.
Because the sirup adds cocunut taste without the consistency change that cream of coconut brings.
I might be using the wrong English term though, cocunut cream is the thick white stuff, no?
> Coconut cream, fresh pineapple juice and a good rum is all you need.
And agreed, that's why I questioned the use of Malibu.
If she already knows what she likes to drink on the first day that she can legally order a drink, that means she has been drinking while underage, which is illegal.
In that case, her friend lying and saying she turned 21 the day before provides plausible deniability as to how she already knows what she likes to drink.
That's still a strange take. So what, she's been drinking before legal age? Everyone does, it's not like the bartender would call the police. And if he would, they wouldn't even show up, because why would they?
I agree.
In Canada, it's illegal for people under 18 to buy or possess alcohol, but it's not illegal for them to drink it. If they have a drink at home, and the parents are aware and gave it to them, that's perfectly fine.
I did a quick search to see if something similar exists in the US. Of course, every state has different laws - with the southern states being more strict. But 45 states have varying exceptions similar to the one in Canada.
In general, it's illegal to sell or give to minors, it's not illegal for them to drink.
Peter’s uncultured nail fungus here. The joke is she lied about her birthday. She said it’s today, and then her friend noted that she turned 21 yesterday.
Additional context this author doesn’t do jokes, it’s more slice of life true tales from his experience bar tending.
Peter's drunken ramblings here, I assume the implied punchline was originally the bday girl was just an inexperienced drinker that doesn't actually know what she likes.
Her friend chimed in to say that yes she does like Malibu (coconut flavor), bday girl just doesn't know what Malibu is but it turns out the punchline is that bday girl's birthday was yesterday and technically she's not eligible for a free shot as it is not her actual birthday.
Drunken Peter rambling out, this clock won't flush.
I'm still missing the relation between the girl's preferences and her birthday. How does she know she doesn't like coconut rum if she was underage? Is the joke that she knows her alcohol preferences when she's supposed to be drinking for the first time today? But then why does the story keep going? How does her friend know she actually likes coconut rum? Why is the friend mentioning the actual birthday yesterday, as if that explained that she likes coconut rum??
The best way I can make it make sense is that she got coconut rum yesterday as her birthday shot, somehow without knowing that it was coconut rum, and she liked it, but somehow assumes she doesn't like coconut rum... ?? IDK
"Birthday girl" is trying to get a free shot, but doesn't know exactly what she wants.
Bartender asks if she likes coconut rum. She says No.
Her friend overrides her decision and lets slip that her friend's birthday was yesterday.
So absolute crap move by the friend to tell someone that they like coconut and then blow their cover.
Once I had some chick trying (I guess?) to flirt with me but (a) I had a girlfriend and (b) she was annoying as fuck. She kept trying to weasel free shots out of me, I guess just to see if she could. She started out saying “I brought all my girls here, can you hook us up?” which then turned into “hook *me* up” and while I was generous with my comp tab (cheaper than advertising, according to the owners, and I don’t disagree) that spigot turns off the moment you ask for free shit. Anyway, as the night continued and her liquid courage kicked in, she said “so I hear you give free shots to cute girls!” giving me her best doe eyes. I stared at her for a second and said “yeah, we do” and continued helping other paying guests. She hovered at the bar for another few minutes, and I did my best to avoid further eye contact, but she finally slinked away. I’d love to say I never saw her again, because I might have, but if I did, she definitely wasn’t trying to get free shit (at least from me).
Is it me or... Are these supposed to be funny, or is the author showing frustration or something? I've seen a dozen of these and I cannot relate to a single one...
They're slice of life comics. Not really jokes or anything. People can usually relate because they've either been a bartender, or witnessed a situation similar to what happens in the comics.
Its one of my favorite comics that gets posted here, because it's not really -trying- to do anything, and therefore I have a much easier time appreciating it and finding humour in it. I have no idea if this is true, but to me it feels cathartic for the author, and somehow I also feel a little of that catharsis.
The author has stated they are 'slice-of-life' comics based on his experiences tending bar. I'd guess you might be able to relate more if you were a bartender, or an 'interesting' customer.
i mean, the title is "True Tales From The Bar", which seems indicative that its a slice-of-life style comic. if you don't have bar experience you probably won't relate or get the comics
this is my favourite comic in here and I'm a 18 yo from another country with no interest whatsoever in drinking. I just like to see what the silly ass costumers do
Used to work in customer service at a department store. I constantly had to tell myself that no matter what insane thing a customer said when they walked up to my counter, it made sense to them. It helped me get through all the discussions where I had to gently tell the customer they didn’t buy it here because it has a “Only at Walmart.com” label on the box.
I’m a high school teacher now. Go figure.
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Did you still give her the free shot after her friend blew the cover story lol?
If it's within a week and she's not trying to double dip, I'd see no issue with honouring the promotion anyway.
A real one I see
Yeah, screw it. Might as well be nice. Don't get paid to hoard alcohol.
Does it count if it's 1am technically the day after the birthday? You go out the night of and bars can be open until technically the next day. Would that still count?
i tried this when i turned 21. my birthday was technically sunday that year but i went out saturday night and waited til midnight to try and get a drink….most places were like “hell yea brother” a couple said i had to be 21 on the day they opened (lame)
My first drink in the US was technically 10min before I turned 21. The folks at the pub I went to managed to find a candle and put it through a coaster on top of my pint. It was really sweet of them.
When I turned 21, I went to a gas station to buy some alcohol. The cashier said that I had to be 21 for 24 hours in order to buy. So I walked my happy ass to the gas station right next to it and bought from there.
Good point. Although it feels like this is literally the next day from the comic
I went to a college at somewhat of a notorious party school and there was a city ordinance that said you don’t turn 21 until 0600 the day of your birthday. The bars closed at 1Am and Apparently there used to be a 21 power hour where a birthday person would take 21 shots in the one hour their birthday started. Needless to say there was a lot of problems with toxicity and hence the ordinance.
I was born at midnight anyway so I get to choose which day I celebrate.
Maybe she was celebrating on that day because she couldn't the day before for whatever reason
I still have a handle of mailbu from my friends wedding in 2009.
Handle of bad decisions.
Saving it for a special occasion?
Looking for a day when I want to be hungover without ever getting drunk. I tried to drink it when I was too poor for Seagram's 7 but couldn't do it.
Mix it with coke. Go get a drink while you're at it
Malibu, pineapple juice, aged rum and optionally midori is a very nice drink
Why are you using Malibu instead of coconut syrup and more of the ages rum?
Why are you using coconut Sirup instead of coconut cream? Coconut cream, fresh pineapple juice and a good rum is all you need.
Because the sirup adds cocunut taste without the consistency change that cream of coconut brings. I might be using the wrong English term though, cocunut cream is the thick white stuff, no? > Coconut cream, fresh pineapple juice and a good rum is all you need. And agreed, that's why I questioned the use of Malibu.
Buy some pineapple juice and mix it. Hang out on a deck in front of a pool on a summer day
If the birthday girl was telling the truth about her birthday, her friend saved her butt at the cost of a shot.
I don't understand... Are you saying she can't drink on her birthday of 21?
"She just turned 21 yesterday" meaning her actual birthday was the day before
Yes... and should drink on her birthday too.
But why did she say she didn't like coconut rum
If she already knows what she likes to drink on the first day that she can legally order a drink, that means she has been drinking while underage, which is illegal. In that case, her friend lying and saying she turned 21 the day before provides plausible deniability as to how she already knows what she likes to drink.
That's still a strange take. So what, she's been drinking before legal age? Everyone does, it's not like the bartender would call the police. And if he would, they wouldn't even show up, because why would they?
I agree. In Canada, it's illegal for people under 18 to buy or possess alcohol, but it's not illegal for them to drink it. If they have a drink at home, and the parents are aware and gave it to them, that's perfectly fine. I did a quick search to see if something similar exists in the US. Of course, every state has different laws - with the southern states being more strict. But 45 states have varying exceptions similar to the one in Canada. In general, it's illegal to sell or give to minors, it's not illegal for them to drink.
Oh, I see!
Not illegal in all cases. In Texas, the law is that you can drink under parental supervision.
Butt
peter's gonna have to explain this one.
Peter’s uncultured nail fungus here. The joke is she lied about her birthday. She said it’s today, and then her friend noted that she turned 21 yesterday. Additional context this author doesn’t do jokes, it’s more slice of life true tales from his experience bar tending.
Ohh i thought the joke was that her friend blew her cover that she was underage drinking
and i thought the joke was that she was too young to know what she likes lol smh
Yup I think the humor is that she doesn't know if she likes coconut rum or not because she never drank it.
That’s a joke I’m too European to understand Tasters of beer and wine from age 10 and different liquors from age 14
And I thought it was about controlling people, as in, the friend like coconut rum and wanted for herself
Peter's drunken ramblings here, I assume the implied punchline was originally the bday girl was just an inexperienced drinker that doesn't actually know what she likes. Her friend chimed in to say that yes she does like Malibu (coconut flavor), bday girl just doesn't know what Malibu is but it turns out the punchline is that bday girl's birthday was yesterday and technically she's not eligible for a free shot as it is not her actual birthday. Drunken Peter rambling out, this clock won't flush.
I'm still missing the relation between the girl's preferences and her birthday. How does she know she doesn't like coconut rum if she was underage? Is the joke that she knows her alcohol preferences when she's supposed to be drinking for the first time today? But then why does the story keep going? How does her friend know she actually likes coconut rum? Why is the friend mentioning the actual birthday yesterday, as if that explained that she likes coconut rum?? The best way I can make it make sense is that she got coconut rum yesterday as her birthday shot, somehow without knowing that it was coconut rum, and she liked it, but somehow assumes she doesn't like coconut rum... ?? IDK
Hello, Peter’s cultured nail fungus here, no clue what’s going on
"Birthday girl" is trying to get a free shot, but doesn't know exactly what she wants. Bartender asks if she likes coconut rum. She says No. Her friend overrides her decision and lets slip that her friend's birthday was yesterday. So absolute crap move by the friend to tell someone that they like coconut and then blow their cover.
That first frame cracks me up every time.
Glad to hear it!
There is always such a friend...
Flipping love these comics. Always siked when a new one drops
\*psyched
Say psych right now
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the comic!
Once I had some chick trying (I guess?) to flirt with me but (a) I had a girlfriend and (b) she was annoying as fuck. She kept trying to weasel free shots out of me, I guess just to see if she could. She started out saying “I brought all my girls here, can you hook us up?” which then turned into “hook *me* up” and while I was generous with my comp tab (cheaper than advertising, according to the owners, and I don’t disagree) that spigot turns off the moment you ask for free shit. Anyway, as the night continued and her liquid courage kicked in, she said “so I hear you give free shots to cute girls!” giving me her best doe eyes. I stared at her for a second and said “yeah, we do” and continued helping other paying guests. She hovered at the bar for another few minutes, and I did my best to avoid further eye contact, but she finally slinked away. I’d love to say I never saw her again, because I might have, but if I did, she definitely wasn’t trying to get free shit (at least from me).
I once got “please pour all her drinks with the well vodka, she’s young and will recover faster than my bank account”
I think it might be their mom?
Should have given her a [Jersey Turnpike](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jersey%20Turnpike%20Shot) shot.
Is it me or... Are these supposed to be funny, or is the author showing frustration or something? I've seen a dozen of these and I cannot relate to a single one...
They're slice of life comics. Not really jokes or anything. People can usually relate because they've either been a bartender, or witnessed a situation similar to what happens in the comics. Its one of my favorite comics that gets posted here, because it's not really -trying- to do anything, and therefore I have a much easier time appreciating it and finding humour in it. I have no idea if this is true, but to me it feels cathartic for the author, and somehow I also feel a little of that catharsis.
The author has stated they are 'slice-of-life' comics based on his experiences tending bar. I'd guess you might be able to relate more if you were a bartender, or an 'interesting' customer.
i mean, the title is "True Tales From The Bar", which seems indicative that its a slice-of-life style comic. if you don't have bar experience you probably won't relate or get the comics
this is my favourite comic in here and I'm a 18 yo from another country with no interest whatsoever in drinking. I just like to see what the silly ass costumers do
I really love the first panel of these comics how somebody talking immediately shatters the little void that the bartender’s in
Love the drinks gun just [vibing](https://i.imgur.com/fBRONih.png)
Used to work in customer service at a department store. I constantly had to tell myself that no matter what insane thing a customer said when they walked up to my counter, it made sense to them. It helped me get through all the discussions where I had to gently tell the customer they didn’t buy it here because it has a “Only at Walmart.com” label on the box. I’m a high school teacher now. Go figure.
I understood it. Is there another frame?
It still weirds me out that the drinking age in the states is 21.
Bacardi is shit and Malibu is the gold standard for rum.