Poor choices are the spice of life. The musky stench of regret that lingers after you've made one eventually settles into dinner party anecdotes, but that's only once humiliation and sleepless nights have squeezed the joy from your existence.I'm talking about the kind of poor life choices that start with an invitation for one drink and lead to downing 16 tequilas because, by that stage, you're wolverine and your liver is lined with Adamantium.Should you find yourself hankering for a powerful sense of morning-induced self-loathing, pop into one of these Joburg spots and let the spirit of Bacchus take you.BABYLONThe sexual compass of straight men thinks that visiting gay bars is a sure-fire way to invite unwanted contact.But the open secret about gay-friendly clubs is that there are plenty of single straight women around with whom you can try your luck.As the name suggests, Babylon is as much fun as a cosmopolitan biblical city on the hit list of repressed puritans.198 Oxford Road, IllovoArrive with: An open mind and some shoddy dance moves.SUNRISEThis Randburg joint stays open long past the point of prudence and is equipped with pool tables, counter-top slot machines and the whiff of societal underbelly.Silver Pine Shopping Centre, 176 River RdArrive with: A healthily low level of aggression. Starting a fight here has a high likelihood of going badly pear-shaped.GREAT DANEChilli tequila is the lubricant of short-term enjoyment and long-term regret and Great Dane has it by the bucket-load. By day it manages a veneer of trendy civility but as the sun disappears, so do inhibitions.5 De Beer St, BraamfonteinArrive with: Every shred of youth you have; you'll need it to keep up...