During his time at Cornell, Feynman is asked to give lectures every week in Buffalo. He therefore is required to travel there every weekend, for which he is compensated thirty-five dollars a week (on top of his regular pay and travel expenses). Since he is less than enthusiastic about making the trip to Buffalo every week, he decides he is going to make a point of spending this extra money to entertain himself on these trips.
He decides he wants to visit a "trendy" bar, so he asks his cab driver for a recommendation. The cab.....
