There was just a contest for “Asia’s Most Annoying Bartender,” and boy was the competition tough! They wore costumes, juggled bottles, danced on the bar… In the end, the most irritating bartender was a dude dressed as Spiderman, who…
Huh? No, I’m sorry, that isn’t possible. I’ve just been informed that it was really the “Asia’s Top Bartender” competition, and this obnoxious flamboyance was considered a good thing. Apparently it’s called “flairtending.”
Well, this is exactly what’s wrong with the world. A ”top” bartender should mix the booze quietly, not fling it around like some kind of Benihana cleaver jockey. It makes me want to drink at home. Here is the report from Tara Joseph-Hui:
It seems kind of counterintuitive to me. If I saw a ballet-dancing Spiderman prancing around behind the bar, I’d assume I’d already had too much and go home.
My shpidy shense is pingling. Hahahah. Pingling! I love you, man.
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November 12th, 2007 at 1:25 pm GMT
It seems kind of counterintuitive to me. If I saw a ballet-dancing Spiderman prancing around behind the bar, I’d assume I’d already had too much and go home.
November 12th, 2007 at 1:32 pm GMT
It is to erase the memory of things like this that I turned to drink.
November 12th, 2007 at 2:47 pm GMT
A bar tender is no good unless they can do a double back flip while gently shaking a martini without bruising it.
November 12th, 2007 at 3:56 pm GMT
Drinking is overrated…anyone up for a trip to Amsterdam?
November 12th, 2007 at 4:28 pm GMT
Even this guy is a better Spiderman than ol’ Toby Mac.
November 12th, 2007 at 4:31 pm GMT
I’ll have a MadHattan. That’s a martini garnished with one green olive, a pearl onion and one cocooned cockroach. Slung, not stirred.
November 12th, 2007 at 6:14 pm GMT
My shpidy shense is pingling. Hahahah. Pingling! I love you, man.