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We were wandering from bar to bar, as we do when we get fed up of our usual drinking spots and we found this bar. The decor was a bit funky, but it was quiet and importantly the bar was well stocked and looked capable of supporting a long night of binge drinking so we decided to stay.
We get our drinks and find a spot close to the dance floor. At this point there are three of us and maybe five guys by the front door where we'd come in.
It occurs to me that there aren't any women in the place. But there were only a handful of people there so it was reasonable to assume that this was the reason for the lack of women. The music was a little too loud to chat and there was no atmosphere in the place so we're sort of looking around, checking the place out. Soon we stop looking around the room and we start looking at each other with that look that says "There's something not right here." The walls are covered with pictures of glamorous female movie stars from the thirties and the whole place was just a little camp.
My mate to the left of me leans in and he says, "Those guys by the door keep looking us over." I have a look and sure enough they're looking but there's no hint of hostility. Then one of the guys gets up, walks in the campest fashion ever to the dance floor and begins dancing rather provocatively about three feet away from us.
"Lads" I say, "There are no women in here, the décor is just a little bit camp and there is a guy in front of us dancing like a loony." "Yea
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