WSO September Happy Hour - TONIGHT, 6 PM, Galway Hooker

As (un)official social chair of WSO, I welcome you to the Galway Hooker Midtown on 36th between 5th and Madison this coming Monday. Festivities will begin at 6 although I'm out when the market closes and can definitely head down there to pregame with others before the slew of everyone else shows up.. happy hour lasts until 7:00, $4 drafts and bottles as well.

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I'm down like a clown Charlie Braahhh...down like a clown Charlie Breeeeahh...down like a clown Charlie Brown.

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
 
FlakeI'm down like a clown Charlie Braahhh...down like a clown Charlie Breeeeahh...down like a clown Charlie Brown.

Wonder if you'll be saying that next time, champ. :)

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ballmouseInteresting. I'd come if I didn't have a paper due Tuesday that I will likely have to spend Monday night writing.

Indeed it is impossible to, I dunno, write a paper beforehand!

What he said ^^^ procrastinator!

"The higher up the mountain, the more treacherous the path" -Frank Underwood
 

I so wish I could come to this one, but I did nothing this weekend, so I'm slaving away at a paper as we speak and will be doing so the entire night. And I will be studying for 2 Tuesday exams tomorrow.

And guys, go to 244 West 48th Street. Best/cheapest Thai Restaurant you will ever find.

 
JamesHetfieldI so wish I could come to this one, but I did nothing this weekend, so I'm slaving away at a paper as we speak and will be doing so the entire night. And I will be studying for 2 Tuesday exams tomorrow.

And guys, go to 244 West 48th Street. Best/cheapest Thai Restaurant you will ever find.

Oh really? How interesting...

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In The Flesh
JamesHetfieldI so wish I could come to this one, but I did nothing this weekend, so I'm slaving away at a paper as we speak and will be doing so the entire night. And I will be studying for 2 Tuesday exams tomorrow.

And guys, go to 244 West 48th Street. Best/cheapest Thai Restaurant you will ever find.

Oh really? How interesting...

Is that sarcasm?

Put up some pics from tonight guys.

 

I looked at the pics...not a bad looking crowd, I was expecting a more dorky looking bunch. Where was it though ? The Guinness room, is that in NY ?

 
JamesHetfield
shorttheworldwe had our first unconscious monkey. milestones have been reached lol

Pics or it didn't happen.

qft

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Oh, it happened all right... It happened...

Bear Fights. Drunken Russians. Someone pulled a Midas.

For the record, I officially retire from being the dominant force for any sort of “Bomb” Drink, be it a Car bomb, Jaegerbomb, Cherry Bomb or whatever else you can come up with. I retire on top and with that I plan to move onto bigger and better things with drinking. Instead of drinking them, I will be moving on to cocktail crafting. It’s always been a passion of mine and I look forward to the new endeavor.

That said… I’m going on record about the WSO Happy Hour. So many stories to tell and so little time to tell them all. For those of you in attendance, it was great meeting you all, especially you Flake. I showed up around 7 and it was already somewhat packed in the back room at Galloway Hooker. There were a whole bunch of wallflowers, who I hopefully will start see posting more on WSO across all areas. There were a few folks from ops, a couple of traders and a few bankers in the mix. It was nice socializing with fellow WSOers.

While talking to In The Flesh, the subject of drinking came up. We ended up discussing a most deadly a drink, the Bear Fight. If you haven’t had a Bear Fight, be warned, it is a deadly beast. So, Flake comes up and starts asking me about the Bear Fight. If you haven’t met Flake, he looks like a shorter, more heavyset, Russian version of IlliniProgramer and drinks a whole lot more than the Dutchman. No disrespect to IP and his admitted status as a lightweight, but I think even he could have drank Flake under the table. That’s saying something! So I bring up the subject of the Bear Fight, a drink truly so heinous, it feels like a polar bear and a black bear are fighting in your stomach, and Flake wants in. In consummate fashion, I try to argue my way out of it; however Flake will have none of this. I pull every trick out of my book, from the giant X to a hell no, to the classy “Fuck Off, I ain’t doing it”, but have no avail. At this point, Flake was set on drinking with me, Gekko and Short. He ordered 4 Bear Fights, oh how I cringe at the thought, for the four of us. As In The Flesh will attest, I tried valiantly to get out of it, but when push came to shove, I did it. In true competitive fashion, the four of us tried to see who was fastest. Naturally, I won, hence the retirement. For the record, doing a Car Bomb followed by a Jaegerbomb is not fun and it definitely can fuck up your night.

Clearly, that’s what happened to flake. This was as 8PM. About 5 minutes later, it hit Flake like a ton of bricks. Scratch that… it hit him like a fully loaded Mack Truck with a Triple Cargo attachment hurdling down the Jersey Turnpike at 100 Miles per Hour. He was gone!

Flash forward about 45 minutes and Flake disappears. We don’t think much of it until someone points out that he’s in the next room puking his brains out. And that’s what did it for the rest of the night… people talking while Flake was puking. And puke he did. I think he left some serious stains on the carpet, but he was gone. As people were checking on him throughout, we decided at about 9:30 to end the night. Someone suggested Thai Food, which was immediately vetoed! Again, I reiterate, “NO FUCKING THAI FOOD”. We definitely had more than enough time to actually get it. If you guys remember the Monty in NYC Happy Hour, we didn’t want a repeat of it. However, we were left with a drunken Flake (and UFOInsider, Short, will either of you post the Midas Shot) passed out on the couch in the room next door puking. So, we have the lot of us (Gekko, Short, In The Flesh, UFOInsider, and a few others whose names I am blanking on right now) looking after Flake before the bartender comes in, telling us we need to get his drunken ass out. So, ITF and I carry the drunkard to the curb and throw him in a cab. A short ride later, we get him to where he would crash in the City (still in the clothing he wore that night) and he stumbled to the toilet for where he still lays. Don't worry, he's in good care.

I just don't want to be him in the morning.

And for the record, Flake, next time when someone tells you that doing a Bear Fight is a bad idea... just fucking listen.

 
Frieds
Haha, that's rich. Just saw stw's post in the other thread, great stuff.
shorttheworldokay, back to taking care of Flake as he pukes all over my bathroom. socialism at its best
I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

Sounds like a fun night, sucks i missed it, but in my defense, my GMAT date is pretty close and it was a Monday.

How many people showed up finally ? It didn't seem like there was going to be big turnout judging by this thread.

 

Dayum. Especially given his avatar, I always imagined a drunk Flake would look something more like the following:

Sorry to hear he was puking his brains out! lol

“Millionaires don't use astrology, billionaires do”
 

Indeed. Hope he's doing okay. Great times!

Oh and Frieds, you left out one very important detail, that as you and I were carrying him out of the bar, we're apologizing to the other bargoers, "We're very sorry about this, he's a Red Sox fan, we apologize, it's just something that happens..."

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In The FleshOh and Frieds, you left out one very important detail, that as you and I were carrying him out of the bar, we're apologizing to the other bargoers, "We're very sorry about this, he's a Red Sox fan, we apologize, it's just something that happens..."

hahaha that's fucking hilarious

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Frieds Bear Fights. Drunken Russians. Someone pulled a Midas.

Actually fought a Russian Bears fan last night. Didn't pull a Midas though. Loved the story, great work.

Edmundo Braverman P.S. I love that someone losing his shit and puking his guts out is now referred to as the "Midas Shot".

Midas Shots come from different propulsion mechanism, start crack whore fights.

 
Midas Mulligan Magoo
Frieds Bear Fights. Drunken Russians. Someone pulled a Midas.

Actually fought a Russian Bears fan last night. Didn't pull a Midas though. Loved the story, great work.

Edmundo Braverman P.S. I love that someone losing his shit and puking his guts out is now referred to as the "Midas Shot".

Midas Shots come from different propulsion mechanism, start crack whore fights.

The bear attack was very intense and sudden, Midas. It left some of us so dazed as to stumble around wondering what happened. Some of us didn't make it, and as Frieds said, only the strong survive...we lost a lot of good men out there.

Next milestone is having a monkey thrown out of a bar. Any takers?

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The last thing I remember was me talking to Frieds. After that I'm waking up in a random apartment somewhere in mid-town at 4am. Still in my work clothes. One $100 cab ride later, I was finally in my own bed. In the middle of it all, I'm having flashbacks of shorttheword sitting on the other couch on his laptop, undoubtedly watching porn as I'm passed out.

Frieds why did you let me do that? FYI: I was pre-gaming the WSO happy hour on Stone Street, so when I came to the bar I was already a few drinks in.

I'm still drunk.

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
 

Fun night, guys, and glad to hear you got home, Flake.

"All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work."
 
WallStreetOasis.comFlake, good to hear you're ok...happy everyone had fun. STW sent me a couple of photos and I'll get them up on the WSO Facebook Group today.

thanks

Hope it's not the pictures I've seen.

Also, thanks to everyone who dragged my drunk ass around last night and didn't leave me to die. It was a fun night, I'm a little surprised my shirt didn't come off.

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
 
Flake
WallStreetOasis.comFlake, good to hear you're ok...happy everyone had fun. STW sent me a couple of photos and I'll get them up on the WSO Facebook Group today.

thanks

Hope it's not the pictures I've seen.

Also, thanks to everyone who dragged my drunk ass around last night and didn't leave me to die. It was a fun night, I'm a little surprised my shirt didn't come off.

I don't think you even had the coordination to stand up straight, let alone do that. :)

Metal. Music. Life. www.headofmetal.com
 
Flake
WallStreetOasis.comFlake, good to hear you're ok...happy everyone had fun. STW sent me a couple of photos and I'll get them up on the WSO Facebook Group today.

thanks

Hope it's not the pictures I've seen.

Also, thanks to everyone who dragged my drunk ass around last night and didn't leave me to die. It was a fun night, I'm a little surprised my shirt didn't come off.

From what I read, I'm surprised you didn't shit yourself.

 
In The FleshOh and Frieds, you left out one very important detail, that as you and I were carrying him out of the bar, we're apologizing to the other bargoers, "We're very sorry about this, he's a Red Sox fan, we apologize, it's just something that happens..."

Yeah... I totally forgot about that one. I think being dragged out the bar in the first place covered in puke is bad enough to overlook that fact.

Flake,

Frieds why did you let me do that?

Two things... 1) I warned against it. You kept insisting and even bought the round. 2) You chose to act despite my warning and constant refusal to participate. I have no tortuous liability with respect to your stupidity to engage in it, particularly after drinking.

 

Frieds, at that point all I heard was "This is going to be fucking epic".

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
 

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