According to The Onion, a group of co-workers met up for drinks in Brookline, feeling "professionally obligated," which became increasingly unpleasant over the course of three minutes. 

See The Onion for the full News in Brief piece. 

For those unfamiliar with The Onion, it is a satirical news source covering topics from politics to sports to science. The "News in Brief" section of the website is dedicated to short paragraph gags with made-up quotes and situations.

Another "News in Brief" example: NASA Calls It A Mission As Curiosity Rover Fills Up Whole 2-Gigabyte Memory Card 

For Brookline residents and folks familiar with the town, there are a couple of bits of (probably) unintentional humor: ProVantage Solutions, where the excruciating after-work drinkers work is a real company, but the headquarters are in Raleigh, North Carolina--none of their offices seem to be in Massachusetts. The bar in which the co-workers meet up is Freddy's Bar and Backroom-which isn't actually in Brookline, but in Brooklyn. 

When it comes to a joke, artistic license is allowed.

Some other Brookline headlines from The Onion over the years: 

• Roommate, Girlfriend Never Seem To Have Sex, Sept. 19, '11
• Area Man Claims To Be NHL Hall Of Famer, Dec. 14, '06.
• Area Woman Offended For Fourth Time In One Day, April 26, '00