New Year’s Eve is a time for celebration, laughter, and sometimes, a little bit of drama. In a packed club, a single guy finds himself in a hilarious yet tense situation. After a friendly chat with a group of girls, he jokingly offers to buy all their drinks for the night. What could possibly go wrong? Well, let’s just say that the joke didn’t land as expected, and things took a turn for the dramatic.
The Perfect NYE Setup

Meeting the Californian Girls

A Joke That Spiraled Out of Control

The Unexpected Twist

The Big Misunderstanding

The Drama Unfolds

The Great Escape ♂️

The Afterthought

A $1,200 Joke: The NYE Drama Recap
Our protagonist found himself in a sticky situation on New Year’s Eve. After a harmless joke about footing the bill for a group of girls’ drinks, he was later confronted with a whopping $1,200 bar tab. The girls had misunderstood his joke and racked up a hefty bill, expecting him to pay. He refused, leading to a heated exchange and name-calling. Eventually, security intervened, and our hero made a swift exit, leaving the girls to deal with their astronomical bill. A night to remember, indeed!
ESH: A joke that went too far, resulting in a massive tab

ESH for a joke that went too far, but they overreacted
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“NTA. $1,200 bar tab? They took advantage of your hospitality! “

NTA for refusing to pay $1,200 bar tab, outrageous prices!
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NTA. Lesson in hospitality and decency. Girls acted super trashy

OP is NTA for not explicitly stating they’d pay for all.
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Bartender confirms OP is NTA, but who’s the real a**hole?

ESH. They assumed free drinks, but ordering excessively was wrong

A joke turned expensive bar tab – ESH for going overboard!

Club culture is weird, but a $1200 bar tab? Absurd!

NTA. $1200 bar tab, not even talking to you? ♂️

“ESH – A joke that went too far, causing unintended consequences.”

ESH – Miscommunication and assumptions led to an expensive misunderstanding.
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NTA. You don’t owe them a $1200 bar tab.

A joke turned wild: ESH, you said free drinks, they went ham

Total ESH: Miscommunication and assumptions led to a bar tab drama

Drinks on you, but not on your terms? ESH

NTA – Joke misinterpreted, they’re AHs for running up the tab

Tab drama: ESH, but they were bigger AHs. Round on me!

NTA: Women took advantage of situation, got served the bill
