Overheard Starbuck

"When do you think there are more free drinks given away? New Year's Eve or St. Patrick's Day?"
---"More people party on New Year's Eve."
"Yeah but more politicians are in their bars on St. Patrick's Day!"
---"Let me get you another one--how about a double espresso? ... If you're only talking about bars within fifty miles of Chicago or Boston and counting the number of times someone says 'let me buy you a drink' then ..."
"Ireland too!"
---"Saint Patrick's Day isn't celebrated in the non-Irish parts of the world."
"Damn shame."
---"Drink up".