A man walks into a bar... The bartender smiles and says, "What can I get you today, bud?"
A man walks into a bar... The bartender smiles and says, "What can I get you today, bud?"
The man drunkenly says, "Pint of beer please."
"That'll be £4 please, sir."
The man looks at him wide eyed, "I'm not paying for that, you asked me what you could get me so I took up your generous offer."
Furious the bartender banishes the man, telling him he can never return to the pub. Not satisfied with just that he takes the man to a small claims court to reclaim his £4 and his pride.
The judge reviews both sides of the story and concludes the bartender had worded his request in such a way, it could not be considered anything but an offer which the patron had gladly accepted and gulped down.
He was a stubborn bartender and this moment constantly filled his mind. Never again would he offer someone a drink. Every time a customer came in he'd grimace and ask, "What drink would you like to purchase today?"
Seven years passed and one day a man entered his bar. He was older, but he made no mistake, it was the beer thief from so long ago.
"YOU'RE BARRED, GET OUT"
"Me? I don't know what you're talking about, I don't think I've even been in this bar before."
"Oh, sorry you look just like a man I once knew, you must have a double."
"Whiskey coke please, bud."
