The quickest way to get into a fight in a 1960s Australian pub

[Las Vegas boxing guy]

I saw this classic video and had to post it here. This is hilarious.

[coneye]

Don't think the young ones would actually know about that nowadays ,, but i've seen it happen a couple of times few years ago , pissed dickheads turning the glass upside down , then get belted . Australia was a different world a few years ago , unfortunatly , planes and modern times its caught up with the rest of the world .

[fox]

I’m a bit younger than the 60s but I seen a few blokes turn their glass upside down. Where I’m from that just meant they were finished and the barmaid didn’t have to pour them another. Lucky they didn’t get punched by the sounds of it.

[margaret thatcher]

turn their glass upside down, presumably when they have something in it?

[Las Vegas boxing guy]

turn their glass upside down, presumably when they have something in it?

Apparently in certain areas, placing your empty glass upside down on the bar can be taken to mean that ‘I’ll fight anyone in the pub’ - it's not recommended.

[coneye]

Years ago upside down and in some place on its side , simply meant your ready and willing to fight anyone in the bar , seen it happen a couple of times will say it was in country towns ,, nowadays , to be honest never seen anyone turn it upside down for years and most would'nt know its meaning if you did , turning on its side now just merely means your out of there finished for the night don't want another

[toppity]

Years ago upside down and in some place on its side , simply meant your ready and willing to fight anyone in the bar , seen it happen a couple of times will say it was in country towns ,, nowadays , to be honest never seen anyone turn it upside down for years and most would'nt know its meaning if you did , turning on its side now just merely means your out of there finished for the night don't want another

Yep, to me on the side always meant I'd had enough for the night. I must admit I've never seen upside down though. But I started drinking in pubs in the 80's.

[coneye]

Years ago upside down and in some place on its side , simply meant your ready and willing to fight anyone in the bar , seen it happen a couple of times will say it was in country towns ,, nowadays , to be honest never seen anyone turn it upside down for years and most would'nt know its meaning if you did , turning on its side now just merely means your out of there finished for the night don't want another

Yep, to me on the side always meant I'd had enough for the night. I must admit I've never seen upside down though. But I started drinking in pubs in the 80's.

Your a bit young ,you missed all the action .

[Brute]

turn their glass upside down, presumably when they have something in it?

That was known as "declaring the bar." Best done in an empty pub.