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11th Jan 2017

23 things you find in every shit local nightclub

I would dance, but my feet are stuck to the floor.

Alex Finnis

1. A floor so covered with old spilt booze that your shoes stick to it if you stay still for too long.

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2. A name that sounds like it’s been thought of by a candidate on The Apprentice.

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3. Some kind of deal on Jägerbombs, which are made with discount energy drink not Red Bull.

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4. About 50 different flavours of Corky’s, or something similar but equally bad.

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5. Drinks tokens which you’re given if you get in before a certain time.

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6. The “main room” which mostly plays pop music from a couple of years ago with the odd new song chucked in.

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7. A second “indie room” which basically just plays songs by bands like The Killers from the ’00s.

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8. The occasional “special appearance” from a bloke who was on TOWIE four years ago.

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9. A “VIP area” which is just a normal table with a bit of rope separating it from the rest of the club.

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10. Bouncers who are extremely strict on ID and the dress code given no one really wants to be in there anyway.

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11. A plastic tub of very old and withered limes for when someone orders a tequila.

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12. Horribly bright toilets with “graffiti” scribbled on the walls.

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13. And cubicles with doors that don’t lock properly, so you have to hold them shut.

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14. Fishbowl cocktails which have barely any actual booze in them and somehow glow in the dark.

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15. A DJ who thinks he’s a lot, lot better than he is.

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16. An official photographer who would take about six terrible photos of you and your mates, which then appear on the club’s Facebook page with a massive watermark on them a few days later.

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17. Club nights with awful, awful names like “Frat Party Fridays” and “Candyland”.

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18. A pole in the middle of the dance floor, which probably supports the entire building.

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19. Walls that literally drip with sweat.

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20. A really depressing smoking area / cage which is usually as busy as the dancefloor.

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21. The smell of cheap, sugary alcohol which wafts through the entire building.

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22. “Mr Brightside” always being the last song and all the guys in the room grabbing each other, jumping up and down and shouting the words.

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23. A stamp that always takes about three showers to wash off.

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