Parrots That Talk

This title makes no sense, please disregard it.

The Schoolyard (named due to it's location, on School Street) has a promotion called "Riding The Rail", if you drink 12 different drafts and get your list checked off at the bar you get a t-shirt. If I ran a bar and had a promo like that I'd probably have to kick a lot of people out. School Street, School Street, home of the brave.

They also have a framed painting of Elvis above their fireplace, which led to the discussion of what icon you would put above your fireplace. answer: Gilbert Arenas

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Theoretically we should have bowled while at Southport Lanes, because that's what you do there. Unfortunately there's a long wait for one of the 2 lanes and there always seems to be a family of 9 with several small children occupying the place. Also, a previous outing to Southport featured the "worst billiards game of all-time", so that place will forever be cursed in terms of bar skill contests. Their menu is the same as the one at The Daily in Lincoln Square (and probably a few other places). The Honeymooner is delicious.

While at the Newport an older man with graying hair missed his stool when he attempted to seat himself and ended up on the floor. Several people laughed, much to the dismay and anger of the girl with him. We never could decide if she was his daughter or girlfriend.

I didn't know Lange's existed until last night. Baumer purchased a raffle ticket for one of those must-be-present-to-win drawings. We had zero intention of attending the raffle drawing and he knew this, which is why you should always have pretty girls selling the tickets.

The Gingerman probably has one of the 5 best jukeboxes in the city of chicago.

Unrelated to anything: I wonder if the dry cleaners are disgusted with me when i stop in wearing torn jeans.