@birdpoems I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartenders clearly hate you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, "no. get out."
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems gosh sometimes I miss bars that were kinda shitty except for the fact that true shit behaviour was just not an option
@LaraASchroeder @birdpoems accurate
@birdpoems And the dude next to me says, "hey i'm not doing anything, i'm a paying customer." and the bartender reaches under the counter for a bat or something and says, "out. now." and the dude leaves, kind of yelling. And he was dressed in a punk uniform, I noticed
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems my tattoo artist had a similar explanation...do one questionable tattoo, six months later you're a Nazi shop and the non-Nazis disappear.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Punks legitimately have the most experience fighting Nazis of anyone who isn't a vet and I wish more people would listen to them
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems That is a top shelf bartender
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems The first time I opened the thread it ended here, and I thought the bartender was just so dedicated to nobody talking to one another that sitting next to another person was too friendly 😂
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems That is exactly how they used to behave in the 80s/90s. You got to stomp 'em hard and fast.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Sat at a roadside bar (table) in Halong Bay drinking local beer and 'vodka' with Russian sailors, we were approached by two young ladies - one said "you want to f*ck my friend on the beach?" - I politely declined - as chat up lines it's not the most alluring 😱
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems I can't tell you how many times I've shared this story. It is becoming a part of history.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Oh shit. That's exactly same with the thing that a cult in South Korea does. There is a cult and they call themselves a church. They are super big btw. One of the member goes to a regular small local church, become a good member of the church and get loved by the members.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Bro, you made a fucking friend that day. Stop ignoring him.
@IamRageSparkle @Devindra @birdpoems I mean the song “nazi punks fuck off” exists for a reason
@IamRageSparkle @eriquita @birdpoems Was it the CrowBar in San Francisco? Cause that bartender didn't take any shit.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems I was at a shitty job once doing some collaboration. One of those shitholes where the IT department clearly hates you. So the IT drone and I were ignoring each other when someone next to me invites us to use Microsoft Teams, and the IT drone immediately says "no. uninstall it."
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems That's why when I'm not working, studying or spending time with my family I'm always hanging out anywhere for no reason, even by myself 😁. Just being around strangers gives you amazing life experience… Kind of an unintended, flawless and open-to-anyone brainstorming session 😎
@IamRageSparkle I feel like I should spend more time in bars so I can learn to protect myself lol
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems This thread was like three months ago. Feels like three years. I think about it all the time, and I wish it'd start losing relevance already.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Best thing I've read on Twitter all week! Great story@
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Sounds like a pretty not-shitty bar to me 🤷♂️
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Great story 🙏. All should read and heed. Starts with one Nazi flag, then it’s 3 and 7 and before you know it, it’s all over.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Karl Popper walks into a bar ...
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems This is an excellent story. I am also keen to know more about the word 'crustpunk', though. Is this in the UK or the US?
@IamRageSparkle Dreading Twitterpocalypse, I took the liberty of capturing this classic, succinct explication of the paradox of tolerance https://miniver.blogspot.com/2... https://x.com/IamRageSparkle/s...
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems I miss The Rat in Kenmore Square. Bouncers used to ask friend and me to back them up with problem customers. We happily obliged as that place was a refuge I did not need disturbed by idiots acting out
@IamRageSparkle @arthur_affect @birdpoems He was actually expediting their service.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems @SublimeImbibing great story and lesson
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Hope you tipped him good 🔥
@IamRageSparkle @oldcityguardian @birdpoems Gimme a location of the place, was it on Bedford or Driggs?
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems Wish we could see the OP.
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems @n_sulejman check the thread
@IamRageSparkle @birdpoems @reverenderyk thought you would appreciate…
@IamRageSparkle @HLeeHurley @birdpoems The sort of bar where you wipe your feet on the way out. I’ve been in loads of those.
@IamRageSparkle @AbeleBrenda @birdpoems That was me, sorry.