actually most upper class bars have a set up to an online drinks database where all they have to do is type on ingredients or a name and you get an encyclopedic listing of the drink like variations regional names ect ….. costs about 400 a year
And for everybody else, there’s Webtender, Cocktaildb, cocktailbuilder.com, etc.
thejeff
I’ve been looking for awhile for something online that’ll let you put in ingredients and suggest random drinks you can make.
Webtender did, but it was so full of weird random user entered things it wasn’t very useful.
“ALSO, HE IS IMPRESSIVELY DRESSED. ESPECIALLY THAT INTRICATELY KNOTTED PIECE OF CLOTH AROUND HIS THROAT. IT MAKES HIM APPEAR DISTINGUISHED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. CLEARLY, HE IS BETTER SUITED FOR THIS JOB THAN YOU.”
Usually when a sign like “Free Beer Tomorrow” is posted it’s because the person posting the sign has a sense of humor. That is *not* something I would normally ascribe to Galasso.
We don’t know he put up that sign; it might have been the bartender’s idea (she needs a tag, especially if we’re going to get more of Becky working at Galasso’s in the future, which I really hope we are, and not just because that means more Sayid).
I get to rerun a filk I did back in the later “It’s Walky!” days… Don’t turn around–Oh no!
Tie Kommissar’s in town–Oh NO!
You’re in his eye, and you’ll know why
You’ll work for him and have to wear a TIE…
On a related note, many in the House of Windsor were Nazis or near-Nazis.
No Name
Last I checked, Edward and Wallis were the only Nazis and Phillip was the only near-Nazi (emphasis on “near”). George, Elizabeth and especially Phillip all hated the Nazis, especially because Edward (and especially especially Wallis) didn’t. Also last I checked, three does not make many. Is there anyone I missed? I admit I’m not a historian.
Agemegos
No. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were Nazi supporters and may even have expected to rule the UK as their own quasi-fascist kingdom-cum-dictatorship. But in a typically confusing piece of terminology the Duke of Windsor was not even the head of the House of Windsor. In fact, there was a House of Windsor for twenty years before there was a duke of Windsor, and there has continued to be a House of Windsor for forty years after there was no longer a duke of Windsor.
It’s an easy mistake to make, because the terminology is not what you’d expect. The guy whom the tie-knot is named after was a fascist, and the only difference between him and a Nazi was that he thought he ought to be in charge, not Hitler. But George V (head of the House of Windsor until 1936) held Nazism in contempt, while George VI (head of the House of Windsor from late 1936 and through the War) despised and fear it so much that he took secret unconstitutional action to support Winston Churchill and to prevent Britain from negotiating a settlement in 1940. And then there were all the other male-line descendants of Queen Victoria — they were mostly tories I suppose, but those who were of military age fought dutifully for Britain in WWII.
Agemegos
Well, there was Charles Edward, some-time Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was technically made a member of the House of Windsor when it was created in 1917, but he was a German general at the time, and was stripped of his British peerages and princely status in 1919. He was a member of the Nazi Party and I think wore his Nazi Party uniform to [his cousin] George V’s state funeral. And his sons fought in the Wermacht in WWII. But I have to raise a quibble about whether they were actually members of the House of Windsor. At the time when Edward VII changed his family’s name from “House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” to “House of Windsor” Charles Edward was not his subject — he was a reigning duke of the German Empire and also a German general: fighting against Edward VII and not subject to his jurisdiction. Charles Edward and his descendants continued and continue to call themselves the House of Saxe-Coburg, not the House of Windsor.
126 thoughts on “Swamped”
Ana Chronistic
now, about that pesky “learning how to mix drinks” part
Madock345
What are you talking about, of course Jason can mix drinks, just look at that bowtie!
Shade
“I thought I knew what was in my drink order, but this guy has a bowtie so he must be right.”
Yet_One_More_Idiot
“I’m wearing a bowtie. Bowties are cool now, ergo I know what’s in your drink order.” 😀
Reltzik
He’s British.
…. I’m not saying that ALL Brits know how to mix drinks, but I suggest never underestimating an Englishman’s proficiency with alcohol.
Ana Chronistic
Yelp review: “That blond bartender only serves two drinks: tea, and tea-quila. ☆☆☆☆★”
MM
5 stars for the bowtie, though.
bodmans
“BOWTIE.”
wwwhhattt
“Are you sure these are margaritas?”
“I’m sure I’m wearing a bowtie.”
“…alright then.”
nightshade
actually most upper class bars have a set up to an online drinks database where all they have to do is type on ingredients or a name and you get an encyclopedic listing of the drink like variations regional names ect ….. costs about 400 a year
Joshua Kronengold
And for everybody else, there’s Webtender, Cocktaildb, cocktailbuilder.com, etc.
thejeff
I’ve been looking for awhile for something online that’ll let you put in ingredients and suggest random drinks you can make.
Webtender did, but it was so full of weird random user entered things it wasn’t very useful.
King Daniel
Who’s that blond guy in the last panel?
Doctor_Who
The bartender. See the bowtie?
Fridge_Logik
Seriously looks like a different person when you can see white in his eyes.
Inahc
🙂
Bagge
“Boss, I wish you had told me before hiring that bowtie dweeb as bartender.”
“GALASSO DOES NOT HAVE TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF TO ANYONE.”
And thus Jason was hired.
Waffliesinyoface
hey now, don’t spoil tomorrow’s strip
Bagge
Galasso? Predictable? Naaaaah
butts
GALASSO SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHANGE HIS ACTIONS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE ‘PREDICTABLE.’
Cholma
I’m more surprised to learn that Galasso has an HR Dept!
Cholma
Oops. Bartender said “Payroll” not “HR”. I reed gud.
Needfuldoer
It’s probably Pamela doing all the paperwork to keep the business running, and Galasso just runs the restaurant.
CleverTrousers
I literally think this is what’s going on.
Abel Undercity
“YOU ABANDONED YOUR POST AND THE BOWTIED ONE SEIZED IT. GALASSO APPRECIATES HIS DARING AND TACTICAL PROWESS.”
Deanatay
“ALSO, HE IS IMPRESSIVELY DRESSED. ESPECIALLY THAT INTRICATELY KNOTTED PIECE OF CLOTH AROUND HIS THROAT. IT MAKES HIM APPEAR DISTINGUISHED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. CLEARLY, HE IS BETTER SUITED FOR THIS JOB THAN YOU.”
hof1991
Bartenders would rather be busy than split tips.
Keulen
Walky, you’re not nearly British enough to wear a bowtie well.
Cattleprod
I’m pretty sure Walky couldn’t put a bow tie on. No one tell him about clip-ons.
Reltzik
This is Walky.
He’d go for a Velcro bow tie instead.
Annonymouse
Velcro [tm] aka Felcron – that is so last century – Rare Earth Magnets is where it’s at.
Reltzik
True enough, but Walky likes what Walky likes.
Sporky
Walky’s definitely had a lot of practice with BSing.
Solenoid
he could get a BS in BS
Wizard
If he’d just apply himself, I’m confident Walky could earn a PhD in BS.
SeanR
Piled Higher and Deeper? (Punchline for an old joke.)
StClair
“FREE BEER TOMORROW”
jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never ever jam today
Stephen Bierce
Jam On It! (Yeah yeah, we know, we know) HUH!?
Pablo360
My health teacher in hs had the same sign but for candy. Most people only fell for it once. Most people.
Bicycle Bill
Usually when a sign like “Free Beer Tomorrow” is posted it’s because the person posting the sign has a sense of humor. That is *not* something I would normally ascribe to Galasso.
Pablo360
We don’t know he put up that sign; it might have been the bartender’s idea (she needs a tag, especially if we’re going to get more of Becky working at Galasso’s in the future, which I really hope we are, and not just because that means more Sayid).
Yumi
See, lying is a good thing.
Annonymouse
He is not lying, its marketing, spin, fake news …… errr …. Stating alternate reality facts …… uhmmmm…… Future facts ….. yeah, that’s it…. Future facts.
Passchendaele
ooooh, red’s free beer tomorrow, my favorite
Pablo360
Alert! This is not a drill! We have a confirmed eye-whitey-bit on Jason Chesterfield!
…since we can see the whites of his eyes (or one of them at least), does that confirm that he’s fired?
Stephen Bierce
I get to rerun a filk I did back in the later “It’s Walky!” days…
Don’t turn around–Oh no!
Tie Kommissar’s in town–Oh NO!
You’re in his eye, and you’ll know why
You’ll work for him and have to wear a TIE…
Reltzik
If Walky had a bow tie, he’d refuse to wear it on the basis of firmly-held conviction.
newllend(henryvolt)
It’swalky version of walky was like that, we talking about that one ?
Kernanator
Leave his neck alone, you Windsor Nazis!
http://www.itswalky.com/comic/ties/
hof1991
On a related note, many in the House of Windsor were Nazis or near-Nazis.
No Name
Last I checked, Edward and Wallis were the only Nazis and Phillip was the only near-Nazi (emphasis on “near”). George, Elizabeth and especially Phillip all hated the Nazis, especially because Edward (and especially especially Wallis) didn’t. Also last I checked, three does not make many. Is there anyone I missed? I admit I’m not a historian.
Agemegos
No. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were Nazi supporters and may even have expected to rule the UK as their own quasi-fascist kingdom-cum-dictatorship. But in a typically confusing piece of terminology the Duke of Windsor was not even the head of the House of Windsor. In fact, there was a House of Windsor for twenty years before there was a duke of Windsor, and there has continued to be a House of Windsor for forty years after there was no longer a duke of Windsor.
It’s an easy mistake to make, because the terminology is not what you’d expect. The guy whom the tie-knot is named after was a fascist, and the only difference between him and a Nazi was that he thought he ought to be in charge, not Hitler. But George V (head of the House of Windsor until 1936) held Nazism in contempt, while George VI (head of the House of Windsor from late 1936 and through the War) despised and fear it so much that he took secret unconstitutional action to support Winston Churchill and to prevent Britain from negotiating a settlement in 1940. And then there were all the other male-line descendants of Queen Victoria — they were mostly tories I suppose, but those who were of military age fought dutifully for Britain in WWII.
Agemegos
Well, there was Charles Edward, some-time Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was technically made a member of the House of Windsor when it was created in 1917, but he was a German general at the time, and was stripped of his British peerages and princely status in 1919. He was a member of the Nazi Party and I think wore his Nazi Party uniform to [his cousin] George V’s state funeral. And his sons fought in the Wermacht in WWII. But I have to raise a quibble about whether they were actually members of the House of Windsor. At the time when Edward VII changed his family’s name from “House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” to “House of Windsor” Charles Edward was not his subject — he was a reigning duke of the German Empire and also a German general: fighting against Edward VII and not subject to his jurisdiction. Charles Edward and his descendants continued and continue to call themselves the House of Saxe-Coburg, not the House of Windsor.
DailyBrad
Walky is more clever than he thinks he is.
Rukdug
So in the Willis Multiverse, I presume bowties are the ultimate super weapon.
StClair
No, that’d be a tree branch.
HeySo
No, that’d be a Dina.
BenRG
Nah, just a cast-iron proof of being a professional in whatever job you need to con your way into!
newllend(henryvolt)
Wow walky is good at this con stuff.
Some Random Name
BUT WHAT’S HER NAME, WILLIS?
MM
Other Bartender, duh.
Needfuldoer
Sandy Macdonald? Anabella Hendricks? Heather Mackinlay?
I’m just throwing random brands of liquor together, here.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The Chosen One
WHAT’S YOUR NAME, BILLIS?
C.T Phipps
Barbara Tender
Ainara
Walky’s bowtie is kept in the same place his spare shoes are
Dean
The hallway floor?
No Name
Danny’s room
Mr. Random
Remember, Walky’s smart, he’s just lazy.
Needfuldoer