New York bar wants no 'sensitive' drunks after 'Irish drunks' joke backfires

Well, where's the sense in that?

Sun, 27 Jul, 2014 - 16:35

Jill O’Sullivan

Picture: Pauline Turley

A bar in New York that included 'Irish drunks' on a list of things forbidden on their premises has changed their sign to read 'No sensitive drunks' after the original sign caused offence.

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