There's nothing worse than a generic bar or restaurant with no personality. If you're paying money to go out and eat or drink somewhere, you want the place to have character - otherwise you would've just stayed at home! Here at Bored Panda, we believe in celebrating the establishments that go the extra mile to get a laugh or a smile out of their customers, and probably pour a damn good beer while they're at it. That's why we've compiled this list of some of the funniest, kookiest, and just brutally honest things people have encountered at their local spots. Vote for your favourites below, and let us know if you've ever laid your own eyes on them!
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New Mexican Restaurant In My Hometown
Local Bar Has Metal Coasters Made From Cars Wrecked In Drunk Driving Accidents For St. Patrick's Day
I knew someone who died because of drunk driving. I think awareness should be done everyday of the year.
I suspect most of us do. I think part of the issue is that we tell the kids, "If you drive drunk, you will get into an accident." Then they drive drunk and make it home ok. On a subconscious level, they think, ''Well, they said if I drive drunk, I will wreck the car. I drove drunk, and got home just fine. I guess they were wrong, I can drive drunk and be fine, why should I listen to them anymore?'' So they drive drunk, and end up killing themselves or someone else. I have my soapbox abound drugs and drinking, but I won't get into it here. It's just so sad. I lost a cousin a few years back, and a dear friend just lost her niece a few weeks ago. Who knows what some of these folks might has accomplished if they lived?
Load More Replies...I think that having a "legal limit" on blood alcohol keeps people thinking they can still drink even though they're driving, and instead of being sober they try to calculate how much they can drink and still drive. A zero tolerance would teach people that if you drive, you drink NOTHING.
I agree, especially since different things can affect how much alcohol is absorbed by your body. You could be under the limit one day, and be fine to drive, and then another time have the same amount to drink as before, but say you've lost weight or not eaten anything that day, more alcohol with he absorbed, and could therefore put you over the limit even though you've had the same amount of drink. Lots of people buy person breathalysers now, which i suppose is a good idea, as long as people actually take notice of the result and don't just go ahead and drive anyway.
Load More Replies...I do not get it. Responsable drinkers DO NOT drive! Otherwise you're noy being responsible. One beer reduces your reflexes and time response exactly like being tired. Those are facts. Look it up. Each drink worsens your time response behind a wheel. You dont drink AND drive, period, no matter how much.
Just wonder how much notice folks take when in the pub and perhaps already have had a few? Like the idea though, just not sure if it will hit the targets it's aimed at ?
Bars should get in touch with taxi companies and offer free phone calls or some such.
This is probably something that should be there and in many different bars across the country every day of the year. I wonder just how many coasters could actually be made from all of the vehicles throughout just a year that have been totaled due to Drunk Driving
Rather sobering message. This would be a very good advertising campaign for Traffic Departments the world over.
responsible drinkers don't care, and irresponsible drinkers.......don't care
I would rephrase that to "Responsible drinkers don't need it, and irresponsible drinkers don't care".
Load More Replies...I'll probably get down votes for this but everyone knows drinking and driving is wrong and dangerous. People don't need to be reminded that's it's a bad idea. They need solutions like better public transit and affordable taxi/uber services. Some bars even employ drivers to take people home. Those are realistic solutions, this is just a guilt trip.
Too many people think "I'm ok. I can still drive." This isn't a guilt trip, just a reminder.
Load More Replies...What does responsible drinker imply in this context? I have only ever been inebriated to a serious degree once in my life - that is not to say that I do not drink I just have a higher tolerance to alcohol for a number of reasons including my weight. Many have tried to get me to "loosen up" by offering to buy me drinks, as I generally avoid wasting my money, with no success. I'm an extrovert - just give me some good music and watch me PAR-TAYY. Anyway back to my point - people think that they are always able to successfully asses the effect of alcohol on their reaction time and general mental clarity and unfortunately that is not always the case. I know from experience that even though I do not get black out drunk even after a serious amount of alcohol I can definitely see that my responses are slightly delayed even after just one drink. Reminders not to drink and drive don't come with a caveat about how much you've had to drink AND apply to everyone in a bar that needs a coaster.
Load More Replies...Bartender Just Poured This Cat A Shot Of Milk At The Bar In New Orleans
Went To A Cafe Today, Saw A Glitch In The Matrix
An Urinal In A Bar In Barcelona
They change the background person to whom is culturally distasteful at the time
Found At My Local Cafe
I've seen a note saying "Don't tap, you stress the banitzas". P.S. Banitza is a traditional food in Bulgaria, something like a strudel, but stuffed with white cheese.
Sign At The Restaurant Where I Ate
Saw This Outside A Local Restaurant
Saw This In The Bathroom At A Bar Today
Wish I could put this up where I work but I think I'm in the wrong profession to be so blunt with my clients.
A Bar Near My Town Framed Their Bathroom Vandalism
A Bar In Devon, Uk, Found An Interesting Way To Stop Their Female Bartenders From Being Sexually Harassed
Coffee Shop Owner Austin Simms Was Fed Up With Rude Customers So He Put Up A Sign Indicating Their New Pricing Policy
Most Convincing Bar Sign Ever
I Saw This At Restaurant As We Were Leaving
Passive Aggressive Note At This Diner
My Dad Asked The Waitress For "One Very Small Check." I Think That She Out-Dadjoked Him In Response
Napkin From A Bar In Russia
What The World Thinks. A Bar In New Zealand
I wish the world would remember that the majority of us did NOT vote for the dipshit.
Sign Outside A Wine Tasting Bar In Napa
Can't Fault The Logic Of This Bar
It Is A Refrigerated Strip In The Bar Itself. You Set Your Beer On It And It Stays Cold
A Bar Hidden Behind An Old Coca-Cola Machine In Shanghai
Bar Advertisement Win
At This Bar I Go To, The Prices Of The Beers Change Every 15 Minutes Based On Supply And Demand Inside The Bar
Woo! Definitely Going To That Bar - Oh Wait
Went To This Restaurant Today. I Appreciated Their Honesty
Local Pub's Sign
Found This Awesome Mirror At A Outdoor Store/ Café In North Michigan
A Pub In Ireland Had A Problem With Graffiti On The Toilet Doors, This Was Their Solution
My Local Burger Barn Makes Some Astute Observations On The Back Of The Bar Menu
My father was drunk at a wedding he is an engineer and is designing aluminum parts for landing gear for the airplane parts he designs. he could not say the word aluminum if you paid him. the closest he could say was "you know that stuff tin foil is made out of." so funny
Some Sage Advice From My Local Subway Restaurant
Saw This Sign At A Salad Bar Today
My 6 y.o. boy tasted broccoli yesterday for his first time. And he enjoyed it!!!
Love These
This Pub Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About Bread
Had Dinner At An Expensive Restaurant. This Is How They Delivered The Bill
A Local Bar Puts These On Windshields Of Vehicles Left In Their Parking Lot Over Night
This is fantastic! All the bars in my town will have you towed if you leave your vehicle :(
Found This Majestic Beast At A Local Restaurant. I Almost Pulled It Off The Wall And Walked Out
Saw This Sign Outside A Pub In Atlanta. No Hipsters
Saw This Outside A Pub Today
This Mexican Restaurant Near My House Changed Its Name From "Uno Mas" (One More) To "No Mas" (No More) When It Closed Down
That's.... Actually quite sad, but I'm glad they kept part of their humor in tact
Hummus Bar Gives 50% Off Arabs & Jews Who Eat Together
I didn't know you could buy Arabs & Jews that eat together in Hummus Bars. Huh...
And That Was The Last Time I Wore A Puffy Vest To The Bar
Local Bar Noticed My Building's A/C Went Out. They Decided To Help Out
Deep Thoughts From My Local Piano Bar
New Bar Door Sign In Florida
Til - There Is A Bar In The Middle Of Kabul Afghanistan And It Has A Bitchin Name
Finally A Restaurant That Truly Understands Me
I Work In A Restaurant. This Is Our Christopher Walk-In
The Local Bar Sculpted The Vent Into A Dragon
The Guy At My Local Bar Must Have A PhD In Marketing
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Your comments were often funny, too. Thank you! 😊
Load More Replies...I don't drink (can't stand the taste of alchohol), but I still enjoyed these!
Your comments were often funny, too. Thank you! 😊
Load More Replies...I don't drink (can't stand the taste of alchohol), but I still enjoyed these!