On 15 Apr 2021 20:33:13 GMT, "Dr. Bruce" >
wrote:

>Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:17:03 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent
>> wrote:
>> > On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> > > Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce
>> > wrote: >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
>> > >>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed
>> > Pawlowski >>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
>> > >>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
>> > >>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
>> > >>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had
>> > wine >>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red
>> > and >>>>>> one of white.
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
>> > >>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
>> > >>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
>> > >>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine
>> > and >>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times
>> > for >>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted
>> > around >>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer,
>> > Abercrombie & >>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
>> > >>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a
>> > well >>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
>> > >>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and
>> > orange >>> juice?
>> > >>>
>> > >> That is correct.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.
>> > >
>> > Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
>> >
>> A stupid question deserved a stupid answer.
>>
>> --Bryan
>
>Considering the US' anally retentive puritanism, where cider contains
>no alcohol etc, "wet bar" could mean anything as far as I'm concerned.

Yes. Bruce is a shining example of being an open minded, caring
person. And he's certainly not bigoted at all! No Way!! ;-)