Pre-Sunday Funnies “Stop drinking alcohol and save a lot money!”
Restaurant fires back at NYT columnist after he complained about the cost of his meal: ‘Keep drinking buddy,’ Fox News, Gabriel Hays.
When does a smoked burger by a reputable restaurant cost $78? When you add 4 drinks to the bill along with the $17 burger. No word on the tip left by New York Times columnist David Brooks. Bet it was not much. The “1911 Smoke House Barbeque” is now offering a special in Brooks’ honor:
More of the story . . .
A restaurant fired back at New York Times columnist David Brooks after his complaint Wednesday on social media about the cost of his meal. saying,
“This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible,”
Brooks commented on the bill along with a picture of his dinner. It consisted of a cheeseburger, fries and what appears to be an alcoholic beverage.
However, the restaurant 1911 Smoke House Barbeque pushed back on Brooks’ post on Facebook Thursday. It wrote:
“Looks like someone was knocking back some serious drinks – Bar tab was almost 80% and he’s complaining about the cost of his meal. “Keep drinking buddy – we get paid off of everything.”
Restaurant owner Maukrice Hallett also guessed Brooks ordered “two doubles” of whiskey which cost between $28 and $29. The owner explained prices are more expensive at the airport due to a partnership with a food travel company.
Unless you are drinking a cheap whiskey, $28 per double is about right in an airport. I will pay $18 -$19 for a double of Basil Hayden. File this under good publicity (for the restaurant).
AB: Brooks making a fool of himself after two doubles. Old men need to cut back to reality.
As a tea-totaler who’s done a fair share of dumb things after knocking back a couple double-whiskeys the first thought that came to mind was: see what happens when you take a drink ~ you post something stupid and the whole world ends up mocking you as your carefully crafted persona as a Very Serious Person Who Writes For The New York Times swirls away with the ice at the bottom of the glass
I laughed out loud …
@Ten,
I did, too. Then again, this is Bobo Brooks, so I wasn’t surprised. Hard to say whether he was intoxicated by the alcohol or by his own chronic sense of superiority and entitlement.
Joel:
Thanks for the laugh. Sometimes you have to just sit back and smile. What an idiot.
Ten Bears:
Correct. It is better just to read after a drink or two. Or watch TV. Or snooze. Or Read, if you can.
Put down the glass and the bottle and do something else.
Hey, stop buying automobiles and save even more money!
The Rising Costs of Owning a Car
NY Times – Sep 22
(The cost of owning a car) is going up — buying, financing, insurance and maintenance. The average annual cost of ownership, by one estimate, is $12,000.
(I’d guess that the biggest piece of that $12k is depreciation. But you can avoid that by driving a 15 year old auto, with maybe some extra repair charges in the mix.)