Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for January 13, 2021
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richard's poor almanack by richard thompson handy guide to irish pubs miserable - a fine establishment tommy o'spleen's tommy o'spleen's. a three-story pub offering a differ-ent fight on each floor: religion on the first, politics on the second, sports & general interest on the third. tuesday is lady's nite. the maudlin banshee - enjoy the music of the garrulous drones quartet (daily, noon till closing) in authen-tic irish ambience, including a newly-installed peat bog. they serve only bud-weiser. no shamrocks the maudlin banshee irish pub megans megapub megan's megapub - with a parking lot the size of county cork, megan's offers 5,723 beers on tap, in-cluding old balrog depleted uranium stout. bleariagh na-mnag-hriaebhngniocht's - the guinness on tap is as warm & sluggish as lava, there are tiny pebbles in the soda bread & the bartend-er hates you on sight, with a passion that time will not diminish. other-wise, it's ok.
DCBakerEsq over 3 years ago
We hit about 20 pubs during our last trip to Ireland and enjoyed every one. Great food was the most surprising thing.
PoodleGroomer over 3 years ago
Tommy O’Spleen has stadium seating on the roof for football rowdy night.
k8zhd over 3 years ago
Thompson’s research must’ve been extensive to have captured in 4 panels the wide range of Irish pubs, at home and abroad. Also the excellent marketing by Old Balrog’s Depeleted Uranium Stout.
fritzoid Premium Member over 3 years ago
1) If it doesn’t serve Guinness it’s not an Irish Pub.
2) A good Irish Pub should have someone Irish from Ireland behind the bar.
3) A GREAT Irish Pub will have Irish from Ireland on the OTHER side of the bar, even if they’re drinking Coors Light.
Sisyphos over 3 years ago
When in Ireland, one drinks Guinness. Here, at home, in Chicagoland. I drink Guinness.
But I am not an Irish Pub….