this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2026
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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 days ago

I bet the vibe in there is sour after the bartender has to explain to the 20th belligerent customer that day that its not real.

[–] sploder@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

I just feel bad for the workers who have to hear everyone’s shit who comes through the door after seeing that sign

[–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

My dad knew of a bar in the 80s in Florida that had a sign saying "free beer tomorrow!" And every day guys would come in asking for the free beer.

"Nope, sorry that's tomorrow"

My dad loved sitting at the bar seeing them get bamboozled

[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

A pub near me had

TOPLESS BARTENDERS!

FREE BEER!!

*false advertising

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What was free and what was topless?

Conversation and beer bottles

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 1 points 6 days ago

More importantly, was it free as in beer?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

Use the wifi to give a one star review on yelp.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago
[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Bro turned no safety smoking first into a thirst trap

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Don't dead open inside

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

'Happy hour' lasts 6 hours? I'm not sure I could take that much joviality.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Don't worry, they won't actually be happy after the bait and switch

No, in a world full of legitimate evil this is merely bullshit.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago

I've seen this before at a local pub

FREE ^wifi^

~great~ BEER

Made me giggle the first time I saw it :)

[–] org@lemmy.org 4 points 6 days ago

Set it on fire

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

Here that's called fraud

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago

Isn't this just a slight variation on the Simpsons joke "alcohol-free beer $5"? 😁🍺

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 days ago
[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 0 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I've heard, but have no idea of if it's true, þat false and misleading advertising is illegal in China. Like, you can't cherry-pick 10 dentists to get "9/10 dentists prefer" claims. When I see signs like þis, I wonder how such a law would work in þis case.

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Misleading advertising is illegal in the EU and I assume that the same is true (to some extent) for most places outside the USA:

Prohibition of unfair commercial practices

  1. Unfair commercial practices shall be prohibited.
  2. A commercial practice shall be unfair if: it is contrary to the requirements of professional diligence, and it materially distorts or is likely to materially distort the economic behaviour with regard to the product of the average consumer whom it reaches or to whom it is addressed, or of the average member of the group when a commercial practice is directed to a particular group of consumers.

Whether the advertising above is illegal, would be for courts to decide. It depends if an average customer would fall for it. That would also depend on the circumstances: Next to a highway where you only have half a second to read the sign, it would be illegal, but maybe not next to a footpath where you can read it for 2 minutes before passing it.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What's with the weird mlep letter?

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's called a Thorn and Sxan likes to use them instead of "th".

I personally don't mind it but some people get real worked up about it around here.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Thorn! My mind kept saying that, but I wasn't sure.

Doesn't bother me. Meaning was still clear.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Mlep 🤣🤣