New Orleans bar: 'We never close'

Apparently Johnny White's, a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, has been open 24/7 for 17 years -- and didn't miss a beat because of Katrina.

From the BBC:

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Run by alcoholics for alcoholics was how it was described to me, and that is not far off the mark.

"What is the toilet etiquette?" I asked the barmaid, wondering if I should just go out into the street.

"Here is the restroom key," she said, handing me a torch, "and watch the body on the stairs."

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And this:

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Everyone has been told to leave, the city will never be normal again. But for now in this small corner of New Orleans where there is cold beer there is hope.

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