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Guy goes into a bar, there's a robot bartender. The robot says, "What will you have?" The guy says, "Martini." The robot brings back the best martini ever and says to the man, "What's your IQ?" The guy says, "168". The robot then proceeds to talk about physics, space exploration and medical technology. The guy leaves, but he is curious, so he goes back into the bar. The robot bartender says," What will you have?" The guy says, "Martini". Again, the robot makes a great martini, gives it to the man and says, "What's your IQ?" The guy says, "100."...

Boston’s real-life Cheers bartender is laid off11th March 2009, 10:45 WST Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody’s name, at least when he started working at the tavern that inspired the television show Cheers. To the tens of thousands of tourists that later passed through, Doyle remained behind the bar to offer a smile, a beer and tips about where to find the Boston that wasn’t shown on TV. Now Doyle is out of a job, laid off from Cheers after 35 years. The bar’s owner has said a tough economy and sagging business forced the move,...

One night last August, someone called the St. Paul police and told them to get to the Pub East bar right away - the bartender’s outside firing a shotgun. When the cops arrived at 1180 East Seventh, the shooting was done and the pistol-grip shotgun was on a cabinet in the kitchen. On the way to jail, the bartender, Ronnie Eugene Stafford, well-liquored himself, had this to say. “I did what I had to do,” the bartender reportedly told the police. “I had to get ‘em out of the bar.” The city’s report doesn’t make clear to whom the bartender...

AUSTIN — A former bartender at a Texas Capitol-area bar has sued her old employer, claiming she was fired because she refused to serve state Sen. John Whitmire when he was drunk. A top aide to Whitmire, D-Houston, said she was present that night at the Cloak Room and called the bartender's allegations about the senator a "complete fabrication." In her lawsuit, Rebekah L. Lear said she lost her job at the bar because she refused to serve Whitmire a second scotch on the night of March 8. Lear also alleges that Whitmire threatened to have her fired. Lear claims...

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- A 32-year-old Norwegian bartender was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday for serving a customer so much tequila that he fell into a coma and died. According to a district court in the southwestern city of Hokksund the bartender, whose name was withheld, pleaded guilty to serving 34-year-old Leif Henning Nilsen 19 shots of the strong Mexican liquor in 90 minutes at the Spiseriet restaurant in May 2004. Nilsen lost consciousness and died three days later. The court said it could not hold the bartender accountable for the death itself, but sentenced him to prison...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The owner of a gay bar accused of racial discrimination agreed Sunday to mediation to settle the dispute. Les Natali, owner of the S.F. Badlands bar in the Castro district, has said all the allegations stem from misperceptions and misunderstandings. The city's Human Rights Commission determined 13 complaints were valid from eight complainants who said they had been barred from patronizing or working at the bar because they are African American. Natali has agreed to allow former mayor Willie Brown and attorney Scott Emblidge to mediate the dispute. Julius Turman, lawyer for the complainants, said Sunday he...

A popular bar had a new robotic bartender installed. A guy came in for a drink and the robot asked him, "What's your IQ?" The man replied, "130." So the robot proceeded to make conversation about physics, astronomy, investments, insurance, and so on. The man listened intently and thought, "This is really cool." Another guy came in for a drink and the robot asked him, "What's your IQ?" The man responded, "100." So the robot started talking about football, baseball, and so on. The man thought to himself, "Wow, this is really cool." A third guy came in to the...