Brennan's Pub is home to the original turtle races. The turtle races are held every Thursday, twice a night!! You can bring your own turtle or rent one of theirs. Its pretty simple, the turtles are placed in middle of a circle then released. Once released they are free to run towards the outside of the circle, first one to hit the outside circle line wins! There are a few rules while watching and participating in the turtle races, the main rule to know is "Don't Point at the Turtles!" And well if you break the rule, you pay. Literally you pay, I think when I was there it is a starting fine of $10 dollars for pointing. It was quite funny, even though people knew the rule or perhaps they were a bit tipsy they still pointed. All laughed it off and all paid up!
On the particular thursday night I had gone, there was quite the crowd. No seats were to be found around the turtle races. Not only does Brennan make the race exciting and interesting but also it makes placing the turtles exciting (mainly for the men). Usually ladies were the ones to place the turtles and they had to in a 'sexy' lean over fashion. If they did it wrong, one of the turtle referees flagged them to repeat the placing of the turtles.
What more could you want out of a local bar? The drinks were reasonably priced (for LA) and there are many different beers to choose from. Oh and on this and other nights they have local bands performing. Beer, Music, and Turtles makes for a fun local bar!
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