"If fate has led you to a dive bar man, you should bring them to Mac’s (if they haven’t already suggested it). The snaking pink bar is a great place to get lost in the scent of Marlboro Reds at 4pm. If the conversation lulls, don’t worry. A regular will inevitably insert themselves into your conversation, which will be charming and funny for the first five minutes, then rapidly get weird and uncomfortable. When that happens, stand up and head to the pool table, where you can escape that conversation and bond over what just happened." - ryan pfeffer