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Unnamed Barkeep
Fictional Character
Hail! Hail!
POD: December 15, 1826
Type of Appearance: Direct (unnamed)
Nationality: Mexico
Date of Birth: Unknown
Occupation: Barkeep

A one-eyed barkeep served drinks to the Marx Brothers shortly after they slipped into December 15, 1826 from 1934. Julius Marx ordered four whiskeys. The barkeep, a man with an accent that sounded half Spanish and half Southern U.S., insisted the four strangers pay first. Julius laid out a quarter and two dimes to cover a forty-cent tab. While the barkeep did make sure the coins were silver, he didn't notice the dates, and so served them their whiskey.[1]

References[]

  1. Hail! Hail!, loc. 251-259, ebook.
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