All the recently opened Steampunk Saloon on West Sixth�Street was looking for when it posted a recruiting event on Facebook was �extraordinary individuals to join our team.� Instead what it got was a rib to the corset by way of hundreds of comments poking fun at the establishment and its bronze-and-brown-clad following. Here�s the original posting although, as many users have pointed out,�the bar has deleted many of the original comments. Take a moment to rejoice in a�modern technology ��screen grabbing ��and check out some of the post�s best comments below.

The posting, and the Steampunk Saloon in general,�raised many a question. Most importantly:

The scoundrels�of Austin need to know! One user created a helpful poll. Or just a poll.

Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction and Victorian-era�alternate history that�re-imagines modern technologies and�designs if they were heavily influenced by 19th century industrial steam powered machinery. It is not �egg.�

Other questions users needed answered?

In these users� defense the post does encourage questions. After confusions were cleared up �

Some users (many of whom can be assumed new to the world of steampunk) got behind the idea of an event at the Steampunk Saloon and planned on attending.

As the comment thread grew and�continued to rack up jesting comments, some users spoke out�in defense of the steampunk movement, although it became increasingly less obvious who was kidding and who was punking.

Steampunk Saloon�s post had us wondering: Can�t we meet halfway and share a beer to celebrate either the brilliance or absurdity of the steampunk movement? Goggles optional?

See you there. The American west in the 19th century, that is.

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