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"WHO WANTS TO TAKE THE PLUNGE?"

Undoubtedly, you've probably heard about the Humphrey's Plunger. The picture to your right is one of the earliest "plunger pics". This was taken some time when plaid blazers were fashionable, meaning, a long time ago.

Much like the "Humphrey's Man", there are many rumors about the origin of the famed plunger.

One night in the mid 1970's, Bob "Humphrey" Mangelsdorf offered a patron who demanded a free shot on his 21st birthday a drink out of the bar's plunger. In honor of that tradition, patrons who come to the bar on their birthday are offered a free shot in a plunger they can keep. You'll be happy to know that the plungers are specially made for birthday shots, and are not the bar plungers!

 

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The plunger is also featured twice in the movie "One Night at McCool's", which was written by a Humphrey's regular who based it off of Humphrey's!
 
   
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