Blog imitates life

I was at Sonya's tonight when a dramatic turf battle erupted over the window seat in the back bar! Dramaaaaaaaaaaaalamaaaaadingdong!

I saw the two guys get up to order drinks at the bar, and the two ladies came in and decided to shove all of their stuff aside -- cell phones, bags, and so forth -- to sit there. One guy comes back from the bar and says something to the effect of "hey, we're sitting here," The women (who happen to be black) start spewing some of the most racist bilge I've ever heard in any bar.

Actually it wasn't really all that dramatic of an ending, since the two guys decided to get up and leave the bar instead of escalate the situation. Good on them for taking the high road.

Or perhaps not. I'm doing my usual local Internet rounds and nearly fell out of my chair when I saw a post, allegedly from one of the men involved in tonight's tempest. The forum post I'm linking to at The Stranger's I, Anonymous is mean, in that catty high school girl sort of mean.

As for the "ladies" all I can say is, if that's the type of patron welcomed by Sonya's, I'll be more than happy to take my business back to the bars on Capitol Hill.

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