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[skepticaemia]

Well, Harry's turned out to be a decent enough bartender. And I'm not just saying that because it's his birthday - the Banshee's brief financial woes have been more than managed, largely due to his strange talent with selling the more exotic unsellable drinks. I'm told the pumpkin schnapps had outlived three generations of landlord, though at this

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[pottersfield]

Selling the exotic drinks isn't so hard if you have a gimmick. Sometimes I tell them that the "Harvest Hurricane" is the day's special, and if you say something's special you'd be surprised how many people decide they want to try it. Another trick is to tell them that Harvest Hurricanes are all the rage in America. If it's from America, then they usually want to try it, if only to reassure themselves that Americans have crap taste.

[skepticaemia]

Lying to the customers is clearly a useful habit I must endeavour to obtain.

[pottersfield]

I don't tell lies. I tell people what they need to hear in order to swallow a drink made with pumpkin schnapps, rum, and orange squash. Harvest Hurricanes are pretty special, and they might be popular in America for all I know.

[skepticaemia]

It occurs to me that I should be most impressed that you managed to convince someone the Harvest Hurricane is the special in July.

[pottersfield]

I'm not the misguided genius who decided that pumpkin juice should be the official drink of the wizarding world, be it summer or autumn.

So if you're impressed do I get something? I mean, I don't need a raise, but maybe I could get a special rag to mop the bar down with.

[skepticaemia]

How about a bucket full of glitter and dirt?

[pottersfield]

Glitter and dirt? You don't need to be so generous as to offer me the entire contents of your dustbin, you know.

[skepticaemia]

Well I'm not going to offer to sort it for you.

[earnesternest]

You mean you've owned a bar for this long and still haven't got into the habit? Zacharias, I'm amazed!

[skepticaemia]

I imagine I'd be quite adept at it if I worked at the Dog. "Why no, our beer has no sawdust in it at all" isn't actually a lie at my pub.

[earnesternest]

Funny, funny man. It's not a lie at the Dog either. We serve quality booze to make up for the dodgy location.

[skepticaemia]

Quite so. The sawdust merely adds flavour.

[earnesternest]

Speaking from experience are you?