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Unless, of course, he's asked for advice. Just how valuable this advice might be depends on the story, but when you're desperate and maybe a bit drunk, it might seem like a good idea. Expect him to hear "[[Ill Tell You When Ive Had Enough]]" pretty often. The ''real'' weirdos will be the ones who get [[Drunk On Milk]].
Many bartenders are [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|known only by their nickname]]. They also often take up the duty of a [[Quest Giver|quest givers]] in [[You All Meet in An Inn|any fantasy]] (or [[Feudal Future|science-fantasy]])-themed [[Tabletop Game]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* At the center of the ''[[Criminal (Comic Book)|Criminal]]'' universe is Gnarly, the ex-boxer who runs The Undertow, a dive bar frequented by crooks, con-men and people who just plain run out of luck. Like most bartenders, he has seen and knows a lot more than he lets on, and is extremely judicious in applying it.
* A [[Nice Guy]] bartender shows up in one story in ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'' and ends up helping Tulip's best friend with some sage advise while she's feeling down about her (lack of a) love life. And then, because this is a [[Garth Ennis]] comic, we get a hilarious (for us, not for him) story about how he ended up chemically castrated after he got mistaken for a child molester by the police.
* Kadies in ''[[Sin City]]'' usually has waitress Shellie in the role as an earpiece as evident by Dwight's background confessions seen in many stories. Her (and Kadie to a lesser extent) seem to be able to get Marv calmed down, no easy feat.
== [[Film]] ==
* Cheech Marin's character in Robert Rodriquez's ''Desperado'' didn't even have a name. He was just called "[[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Short Bartender]]."
* [[Danny Trejo]] tended bar in both ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn]]'' and ''[[Anchorman:
* Brian Flanagan (played by Tom Cruise) learns the fine art of bartending from Doug Coughlin (Brian Brown) in ''[[Cocktail]]''.
* The extremely creepy Lloyd of the extremely creepy Overlook Hotel in ''[[The Shining]]''.
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