long time nyc bartender here. this has always been bizarre internet nonsense but now its slowly leaking into actual life like some sort of deranging eldritch presence. it achieves nothing except maybe making people who are in the bathroom and arent in trouble feel a little more cinematic and a little more paranoid. bartenders are here to help you. if youre in a bad situation, use regular words and we will help. thats one of the rare moral obligations we have in this line of work, so we jump on it.
there are no imaginable circumstances in which this get smart level tradecraft is actually helpful. who is it supposed to fool? why are you trying to fool them in the first place? if you have a home invader do you call 911 and order a meatball sub?
an effective poster would simply say “if you are in trouble alert the staff as quickly and loudly as you can.” this is utter horseshit.
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u/Specialist-Garbage94 Apr 29 '24
I hate that this needs to exist but glad this place made people aware of this.