Fashion Board 6-9-04 to 7-13-04

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I didn't have a problem with PDA until this post.

Conf. to Flower: this is the kind of drip the chicks dig, take note.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Yes, but the thing about the story that impresses me the most is that Barrack Obama, his Democratic opponent, has had absolutely nothing to say about the scandal, replying that he thinks people should be more interested in what he has to say about the issues. It's so refreshing in Chicago to have a candidate who isn't a political hack and seems to be concerned with getting into office the right way and for the right reasons.

Can't you translate his statement?

"he thinks people should be more interested in what he has to say about the issues"

really means:

"I pray to God every day that people don't go digging into my closet, 'cause I got some shit in there that scares even me, man."

TM

Originally posted by the Spartan
Glad to hear he is a "genuine" guy and not another penis-envying wannabe chick posing as a guy. Also glad to hear that you probably actually felt him to be as such. NTTAWWT.

Your jealousy is unbecoming, Pensky.

[sunnybunny]

So, Mr. Bunny and I were in a bar last night (shocking, I know) and the bartender rang a bell hanging up on the wall behind the bar. I asked him why and Mr. Bunny gave me an explanation of why they do it and then a theoretical explanation of why it came about. I won't taint your answers with telling you what he said, but I'd appreciate if someone could share with me their understanding of this tradition. I told Mr. Bunny I was going to ask my imaginary friends, the ones who think his lunchbox collecting is lame, and desipte the fact that you guys don't approve of his lunchbox collection he was sure there were some self respecting bar patrons here that would prove that he was correct.

So please, do tell.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
So, Mr. Bunny and I were in a bar last night (shocking, I know) and the bartender rang a bell hanging up on the wall behind the bar. I asked him why and Mr. Bunny gave me an explanation of why they do it and then a theoretical explanation of why it came about. I won't taint your answers with telling you what he said, but I'd appreciate if someone could share with me their understanding of this tradition. I told Mr. Bunny I was going to ask my imaginary friends, the ones who think his lunchbox collecting is lame, and desipte the fact that you guys don't approve of his lunchbox collection he was sure there were some self respecting bar patrons here that would prove that he was correct.

So please, do tell.

A number of bars I've frequented over the years do have bells and ring them when the bartenders are tipped, but as I've never tended bar, I don't know the history of it...

Originally posted by sunnybunny
So, Mr. Bunny and I were in a bar last night (shocking, I know) and the bartender rang a bell hanging up on the wall behind the bar.

In some places it means last call. I have also heard that bells are rung in some places when the bartender is tipped, but I've never been in one. Assuming a full bar of non-Europeans, I would think the bell-ringing could get pretty annoying.

Most annoying bar noise: Canadian goal siren, especially when the Canadiens are beating the Rangers 6-1 as they apparently were that night I was trying to have a quiet beer in Montreal.

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by ironweed
In some places it means last call. I have also heard that bells are rung in some places when the bartender is tipped, but I've never been in one. Assuming a full bar of non-Europeans, I would think the bell-ringing could get pretty annoying.

Most annoying bar noise: Canadian goal siren, especially when the Canadiens are beating the Rangers 6-1 as they apparently were that night I was trying to have a quiet beer in Montreal.

I jsut read on some mixologist website that it's a thank you from a bartender for a tip, the bigger the tip, the louder the ring, but that wasn't what Mr. Bunny said either (he did say it was for tips though).

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
So, Mr. Bunny and I were in a bar last night (shocking, I know) and the bartender rang a bell hanging up on the wall behind the bar. I asked him why and Mr. Bunny gave me an explanation of why they do it and then a theoretical explanation of why it came about. I won't taint your answers with telling you what he said, but I'd appreciate if someone could share with me their understanding of this tradition. I told Mr. Bunny I was going to ask my imaginary friends, the ones who think his lunchbox collecting is lame, and desipte the fact that you guys don't approve of his lunchbox collection he was sure there were some self respecting bar patrons here that would prove that he was correct.

So please, do tell.

It means someone has bought a round for everyone. I have no idea why they ring a bell or why anyone does it.

When I tended bar, we'd ring the bell on a good tip too.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
A number of bars I've frequented over the years do have bells and ring them when the bartenders are tipped, but as I've never tended bar, I don't know the history of it...

At one bar I used to be familiar with, bell-ringing was reserved for really, really good tips. Which is, of course, a relative concept. For most of us, it was rung on a 40% and up tip. The chick bartenders rang it for negotiable securities, diamonds, and E class Jaguars.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by ironweed
In some places it means last call. I have also heard that bells are rung in some places when the bartender is tipped, but I've never been in one. Assuming a full bar of non-Europeans, I would think the bell-ringing could get pretty annoying.

In It's A Wonderful Life, the bartender rang a bell because that meant that an angel had just been created.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
I jsut read on some mixologist website that it's a thank you from a bartender for a tip, the bigger the tip, the louder the ring, but that wasn't what Mr. Bunny said either (he did say it was for tips though).

The suspense is killing me. What did Mr. Bunny say?


No, really, I'm desperate to know (I may just assign this project to a summer associate)

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
The suspense is killing me. What did Mr. Bunny say?


No, really, I'm desperate to know (I may just assign this project to a summer associate)

He suggested that the tradition originated not in thanking customers for tips, but to acknoledge to the other bartenders and barbacks (who all share money out of the tip jar) that money had been put in....to try and keep them from pocketing money...but he's always thinking about how to cheat, so this is to be expected from him.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
A number of bars I've frequented over the years do have bells and ring them when the bartenders are tipped, but as I've never tended bar, I don't know the history of it...

There are bars where this is the practice. There are also bars where they ring the bell whenever someone buys a round for the house. On slow nights, bartenders have been known to buy a round for the house just to get people drinking more. Thre's something about the psychology of getting a free drink that makes most people feel obligated to buy at least a couple more.

[ltl/fb]

It does not state whether the two suspects were blocking foot traffic while smooching.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast....ap/index.html

I'm telling you, ppnyc, you really need to grab the kissy-faced couple, throw them against the wall, and give them a piece of your mind.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
So, Mr. Bunny and I were in a bar last night (shocking, I know) and the bartender rang a bell hanging up on the wall behind the bar. I asked him why and Mr. Bunny gave me an explanation of why they do it and then a theoretical explanation of why it came about. I won't taint your answers with telling you what he said, but I'd appreciate if someone could share with me their understanding of this tradition. I told Mr. Bunny I was going to ask my imaginary friends, the ones who think his lunchbox collecting is lame, and desipte the fact that you guys don't approve of his lunchbox collection he was sure there were some self respecting bar patrons here that would prove that he was correct.

So please, do tell.

I don't know why they ring it. But I'm pretty sure that every time they do, some dumbass gets a lunchbox.

TM