Having spent more than my fair share in a bar, I know how this goes down. You are sitting there with your friends, enjoying your favorite beer, or usually a pitcher of Bud Light, and the next thing you know, some drunk is up on the bar dancing.
No one says anything to stop them, a few laugh, a few cheer, and then the drunk gets down and laughs about the whole thing. This was especially popular during the country’s “Macarena” phase (kids, see video to the right.)
Now, these people were usually feeling no pain, and it showed in both their dancing and their lowered inhibitions. I imagine, I have no evidence, but I imagine that Rory Beer was feeling pretty good when she climbed up on a bar in Chicago to do a little dancing, right before she took a header off of it.
Seeing that this is America, she’s now suing the bar:
The lawsuit claims that Bar Chicago encourages patrons to dance on the bar, but doesn’t warn people of slippery surfaces or provide handrails, “cushioned flooring” or “safety nets.” As a result, Beer took a tumble and severely and permanently injured her left foot and ankle. She wants at least $50,000 in damages.
Safety nets? Are you kidding me? And who would have thought that a bar would be slippery? How about anyone who sits at a bar at least once in their life?
“To choose the act is to accept the consequences of the act.” It’s pretty much my mantra for personal responsibility. But that idea is lost on Rory, who feels that the bar MADE her get up on the bar, MADE her dance on the bar and MADE her fall off the bar.
I hope the bar has video of this. Rory, I don’t know if you were drunk. I’m assuming you were based on my extensive bar experiences. I’m sorry you fell and I’m sorry you hurt yourself. But please note, you did this to yourself. No one forced you up there.
