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Subject: Bar Stories
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 12:41:17 EDT
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From: Ron Singleton <rsingle@bbncc-washington>

Chris Miler asks: "Why do we think any other species would be interested in
a bar?"

    The immediate response from my (sometimes malfunctioning) synapses is:
Given most sorts of advanced society structure folks (species, if you wish)
will have *some form* of informal social gathering spot where they can
discuss (and complain about) their day (or second, or year, depending on
lifespan and/or how long since they've had the chance to perform this
'ritual').

    Writing primarily from the human viewpoint and quite often using
human-dominated situations, the 'bar' environment is a natural.  A social
club, church or family/clan gathering are others, and I suppose they have
each been used.

    Ron Singleton


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