Bars have become the meeting places of choice now that libraries, public parks, and desolate midnight crossroads are all under Prohibition. Enjoy a legal and delicious dalliance with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of pub fare at the Pickled Onion.
The Pickled Onion is a casual neighborhood hangout that serves upscale bar fare for lunch and dinner. Midday munchers can nosh on classic bread bombs such as the warm turkey melt or the roast-beef sandwich, both served with a complimentary pile of potato chips and an extra-sharp pickle spear that can be used to stab runaway condiments ($5.99 each). Later pub-goers may opt for a dinner entree of beer-battered fish 'n' chips ($9.99) or the beef-smothered baked ziti ($9.99), and Wednesday- and Friday-night karaoke competitors can boost their singing stamina with a chili cheeseburger served on a kaiser bun ($7.99) and toast to an excellent effort with a classic two-scoop root-beer float ($3.99).
For people who are stuck in a rut of Saturday-evening solitaire, nerf-gun maintenance, and 7 p.m. bedtimes, the Pickled Onion offers entertainment salvation with nine HDTVs and a calendar packed with events such as karaoke, live music, and open-mic night on the patio, weather permitting.
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The Groupon Guide to: Surfing the Internet
Containing everything from the great works of literature to spoilers for the upcoming presidential election, the Internet can be a valuable resource—if you know how to use it. Use these tips to ensure a productive trip to cyberspace and back:
- Type the word surf into your computer's keyboard at anytime to access your Internet's web browser.
- If your computer is less than 10 years old, your browser must be voice navigated. Shout such things as "photo of a helicopter" or "birth parents?" and let the Internet do the rest.
- The Internet has more than 60 websites. Remember your favorites by "bookmarking" them (writing their names down on a bookmark you keep nailed to your computer).
- Surf safely. Not only is this practical advice, it's also the name of the web's official mascot, Surf Safely, the surfing coyote who reminds children not to burn down the Internet.
- Unplug and unwind. Using the Internet for more than four minutes a day will cause hair to grow uncontrollably from your mouth.
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