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L E S S   P O P U L A R   B A R S * .
BY STUART WADE

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Naughty's
Scruples
Rumors Lounge
Trampp's

Charlie and Charlie's
Simpletons
DUI Friday's
The Pulled Groin

Effluvia
Club 1040
Bea Arthur's
The Lowered Standard

At The Sign of the Bloated Haggis
Serrated Edge
Mazlow's
The Hideous Rictus

Tonto's
Skeet 'n Brew
Scotch 'n Stogie
The Doric Tavern

J. Edgar's
Karaokefenokee
Petrie Dish
Club Gergen

Flailer's
Orifice
The Alger Hiss Room
Fisticuffs

The Meat Locker
World Famous Beverage
Macbeth's!
The Double Wide

Secondhand Smoke
The Rusty Tankard
Tantrum's
Club Terre Haute

Busty's
Get the Hell Inn
Queasy Street
Skank's

The Old Oil Derrick
Jitters Lounge
Scared Straight Tavern
Decibel's

The Greek Baths
Blimey!
Angry Micks
Quitter's

 

 

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