The Wrath of Bartender

[poofy_puff]

I can picture the Harvard Square bums trying to pull this shit on tourists, or college students. Some of them are pretty good at coming across as "artsy-musician" types to the uninitiated.

Mind you, there are some very respectable homeless people who at first glance might appear to fall into the "scuzzball" category, who would never DREAM of pulling this kind of crap because they have a little thing called "dignity".

[Jester]

Could there be any chance that the others in the group just did not like him, and decided to "embellish" things if not outright lie?

No.

Yes, I know, there is always a "chance," but in this case, just no. While they clearly did not like him, dude was a scuzzball and a freeloader, and when I first found out about him drinking the woman's beer, it was not because she told me this, but because I overheard them talking among themselves about it. I had to ask them about it before I found out about any of this. Once I pushed them, they started telling me about all of it.

Plus, I consider myself pretty good at reading people (those I date being notable exceptions, of course), and they seemed more bewildered and annoyed than spiteful.

Hope that makes sense.

[CatsLairArchives]

It felt good to throw someone out, as I don't get the opportunity to do so very often. And everyone was happy with this. Except Scuzzball. In other words: everyone that matters.

Could there be any chance that the others in the group just did not like him, and decided to "embellish" things if not outright lie?

I know only too well just how lacking in honesty most people can be (I have lost count of the number of times that people have lied to cause trouble for me. It is the reason that I now carry a recording device everywhere I go).

[superhotelworker]

Jester. You just plain rule.

[Jester]

She was probably shocked into silence by his utter gall. Or too polite to "make a scene" as many women are taught to be.

Pretty much nailed it on the head, on both counts.

I hate human parasites. Dude, there's a reason people don't want you hanging around with them. Get a clue!

He now has a clue. I gave it to him, in spades.

[XCashier]

In Skuzzball's case, what happened was Dude #3's wife (girlfriend?) had suddenly noticed that her beer was being drank by Scuzzball. She was completely thrown by this. Why she didn't say something to Scuzzball I don't know.

She was probably shocked into silence by his utter gall. Or too polite to "make a scene" as many women are taught to be.

I hate human parasites. Dude, there's a reason people don't want you hanging around with them. Get a clue!

[Jester]

Scuzzball didn't even have the excuse that he was drunk (at least not obviously). He was just a loser wastoid bum asshole scumbag dipshit fuckwad douchebag leech.

"New Boss Man! Now with extra coolness!"

Pretty much dead on accurate!

[chainedbarista]

"Hey, give the guy a break, he's DRUNK!"

um, no; hands off or you lose one and most deservedly. drunk excuses NOTHING imo; they chose to get drunk and are responsible for all actions thereafter.

[poofy_puff]

I wasn't worried about the peanut-gallery commentary since I was one of the people helping out with the open-mic, but ya, I have noticed that "being drunk" excuses everything... except being drunk.

[blas]

Aww, poofy, don't you know being drunk excuses everything?

Someone tried that with me the last time I shoved a drunk guy who tried to dance with me. "Aww come on, he's drunk, he doesn't mean it, don't start problems, ok?"

Your friend and his inability to control himself caused a problem. You're damn lucky I shoved him and the worst that happened is he fell over, and that my bf didn't get to him and put him in a coma.

[poofy_puff]

This story reminds me of something that happened a looong time ago at an open-mic I attended. There was a similar "scuzzball" hanging out where the musicians were tuning up. He asked me for a cigarette or a light or something, and expressed his appreciation by proceeding to grope me. I shoved him off of me and started yelling, only to have a couple of people say "Hey, give the guy a break, he's DRUNK!" ...like Scuzzball did something RIGHT and *I* did something WRONG.

[PatchO'Black]

Yes, I really do like New Boss Man!

"New Boss Man! Now with extra coolness!"

[Jester]

Told New Boss Man about this today. Normally when we throw someone out, we are supposed to go to the manager first, and I had not. I made a judgment call, and decided that since this was not a customer, or someone I was cutting off, I could just go ahead and toss his ass.

Not only did New Boss Man not have a problem with this, he basically said something along the lines of, "That's why I have you guys on the bar! Good job, Jester!"

Yes, I really do like New Boss Man!

Jester: You rock. And glad Dude 3 didn't seem mad about it, least once it got explained.

Ah, Dude #3 was cool. He was actually almost apologetic about the whole thing.

Maybe its just me, but skezzed out or not, If someone steals my beer, then theyre hearing about it...very loudly and RIGHT THEN.

Dont TOUCH my beer.

Oh, NO one steals MY beer. NO ONE.

(No one who wants to have continued use of all their extremities, anyway.)

In Skuzzball's case, what happened was Dude #3's wife (girlfriend?) had suddenly noticed that her beer was being drank by Scuzzball. She was completely thrown by this. Why she didn't say something to Scuzzball I don't know. I DO know that there was no way that Scuzzball could have used the excuse that he thought it was his beer....while everyone in the party was drinking bottled beer, when Dude #3 said he was buying Scuzzball a drink at the beginning, Scuzzball ordered a completely different beer than anything anyone else in the party was drinking.

[BlaqueKatt]

but we just figured what the hell is so wrong with these people that they think they can just follow strangers around?

Human Barnacle Syndrome-just like a barnacle they find something to attach to and cling....I have tolerated a few of those from time to time.....until my aggravation level usurps my pity level.......

[Amina516]

Maybe its just me, but skezzed out or not, If someone steals my beer, then theyre hearing about it...very loudly and RIGHT THEN.

Dont TOUCH my beer.