Signs of the Times

Years ago, in 1984 I suppose, when I was in Pensacola for the Navy Electronic Warfare school, there was a popular place called McGuires Irish Pub.
It had great burgers and beer, but was memorable for three things that I've told stories about over the years. One was the signed dollar bills covering every inch of ceiling and most walls. Though in our youth we were impressed with lucre wallpaper, in the years since I've seen dollar decorations at other places. The second was the audience participation that the entertainment always encouraged. Raucous Irish songs were sung by the predominately young Naval aviators and their dates. Everyone sung and pounded the tables in time to the songs. Anyone who pounded at the wrong moment or kept singing during the sudden breaks in the songs would be instantly spotted. The singer would stop and everyone in the pub would begin chanting "kiss the moose, kiss the moose..!" This continued until the embarrassed patron ran over to the moose head above the fireplace and planted one on it's nose.
The third thing I remember about McGuires was also good-natured. The bathroom signs were quite confusing. These were ornate, painted victorian affairs with the disembodied pointing hand logo that was popular in the period. The sign on the men's room read "Women." Below was the pointing hand and "next door" in fine print. The other bathroom did the opposite. Confused? You bet newcomers were, as they went in the wrong bathroom every time. Over the years I've wondered about McGuires' dollars, moose, and bathroom signs. It turns out they are still there, but perhaps not for long. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273359,00.html