Hilarious Horror Stories That Prove St. Patrick’s Day Is a Bartender’s Armageddon

St. Patrick’s Day technically falls on March 17th every year, but cities like Chicago start celebrating a week early by dying its river green, a Pavlovian signal to locals that the party has officially begun.

The festivities, however, aren’t so fun if you’re a bartender working a 12-hour shift at any point during this high holiday season. Between the puking, fighting and blacking out, it’s truly the worst time of year to be slinging Guinness and Jameson. They have receipts to prove it, too.