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15 June 2006

Reasons Why the American Legion Kicks ASS [More:]

1. Dollar draughts
2. Sweet old men who buy rounds for the entire bar. And rounds. And rounds. And rounds.
3. Being able to buy a reciprocal round (or two) for just under twelve dollars
4. Cute pool league flirters
5. Bobby the elderly German bartender who, when asked if she accepted credit cards, pulled down her pants, showed her ass, and yelled, "Go ahead! Swipe it!"
6. Dollar bingo. Which I totally won, bitches! Four dollars, y'all!
7. Soft pretzels the size of your head for a buck-fifty.
Meet up at the Legion!
posted by jrossi4r 15 June | 20:18
I love the beer halls of all fraternal organizations.

They give us places to have swing dances, family parties, odd concert benefits, and fun nights like yours.
posted by Miko 15 June | 20:18
Meet up at the Legion!

Totally! It's an open post, too, so we're all welcome! And it's right on the water.
posted by LeeJay 15 June | 20:20
They give us places to have swing dances, family parties, odd concert benefits, and fun nights like yours.

Exactly. There is a luau coming up. Luau with whole hog underground cookery.
posted by LeeJay 15 June | 20:21
I've been meaning to check out the Canadian Legion - I've heard so much about them.

How was the demographic distribution at the place that you were at, LeeJay?

Another potential snag is that I'm a visible minority; do those of the... elderly pursuation - and ex military - keep old grudges?
posted by porpoise 15 June | 20:24
porpoise: Everyone in the post was white. Average age: oh, fifty or so, although there were a few of us young'uns coming in and out. It was pretty early on a Thursday night though and there weren't too many people there. I can say that along the wall were pictures of past and present Post leaders (Presidents? Captains? I don't know what their technical title is) and more than a few of them were African American.
posted by LeeJay 15 June | 20:29
Also, the subject never came up so I'm not sure about old grudges but I would assume that if they elect visible minorities as leaders there isn't too much venom flying around. I don't know how it is at other posts though.
posted by LeeJay 15 June | 20:35
Fair question, porpoise. Our local legion is white as white.
posted by jrossi4r 15 June | 20:40
You had me at dollar drafts and old men. Far as I know that is what awaits me in the sweet by and by.
posted by Divine_Wino 15 June | 21:06
I've never drank at a Legion post, but I've heard there's a Fraternal Order of Police bar in Portland that I really want to go to.
posted by cmonkey 15 June | 21:08
I hate the American Legion. I had a terrible experience at Hoosier Boys' State because of those guys, including being rousted out of bed at 1am with the rest of my "city" to be harangued by a drill instructor and jeered at by the rest of the participants. Also, getting threatened to be "sent home" for leaving campus [i.e. crossing the street from our dorm].
posted by sciurus 16 June | 06:19
5. Bobby the elderly German bartender who, when asked if she accepted credit cards, pulled down her pants, showed her ass, and yelled, "Go ahead! Swipe it!"

She's a keeper.

I love old guy bars of any kind, and dollar draughts..well...
posted by jonmc 16 June | 09:52
Some years ago a friend said he could get us into an after hours post-superbowl playoff party at the local American Legion.

As I was walking behind him to the door, I hear a black guy say to his date: "I don't know if we can get in there."

So I said to him, "just pretend like your with me, cause my friend has connections."

When I got to the door, it swung open in a grand manner. "Boy that Larry sure has connections" I thought.

I was even more convinced when they handed me a free drink. But then I looked at the window and see my friend outside signalling me to come back out.

Just then the bartender says: "So you're friends with Mean Joe Green, Huh?" (Pittsurgh had just that day won the superbowl playoff game, thanks in great part to Joe.)
posted by StickyCarpet 16 June | 09:52
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