Posted on 05/01/2019 10:49:14 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
Sales Now Skyrocketing
A sticker at an Illinois hamburger restaurant is getting a lot of attention.
A bumper sticker at Gross Burgers says, “If you can’t read this, thank a Marine.” There is Arabic writing on the sticker.
The owner of Gross Burgers, Brad Gross,says the sticker has been up for YEARS, given to him by a marine who served in Iraq. He’s never had a problem until now.
According to WCIA-TV:
Some say this message is offensive because it makes it seem like there’s something wrong with speaking Arabic–or we are protected from people who speak Arabic because of the Armed Forces.
The backlash has been rather harsh.
According to this:
A customer of the Danville burger joint posted a photo of the sign on Facebook last week, slamming the sticker – which includes the acronym for the United States Marine Corp – as “absolutely disgusting.”
“If you can read it, thank yourself for being a multicultural human and not a xenophobic garbage human,” read one comment on Facebook.
“Come for the burgers, stay for the blatant racism!” wrote another.
Sam Schnelle, the customer who posted the complaint, also called the restaurant, alleging the manager said they would “certainly not” be taking down the now controversial sticker.
He’s standing firm. Brad says it was never meant to be hurtful, and he has no reason to back down.
The owner of Gross Burgers, Brad Gross, says the sticker was not meant to be offensive. “The bumper sticker has been in my restaurant for more than a decade from a Marine that served in Iraq. He brought it in and asked me to put it up, and I said sure go ahead and put it up and it’s been there for all these years,” says Gross. Despite recent flack about the sticker–Gross says a lot of people in the community have still been supportive.
In fact, BPR notes that business has been booming and that supporters have been very vocal:
“It’s not about speaking another language. Be fluent in as many [ways] as you want. That’s great. But the sign is about being under a Muslim law or Sharia law & government that would make us write Arabic and abide by their laws,” one person wrote. “We need to thank our military we are not forced to be under that type of law.”
“Learn the history of the restaurant, Marine owned and operated. Get over it.”
Gross Burgers even apparently sold out of their signature item this weekend, as community members come out to show their support.
So, what do you think? Is the sticker inappropriate? Or is this just another case of Leftists finding reasons to be offended?
I wonder IF this bumper sticker is still available? I would put it on my truck, proudly.
No one here comes close to my hatred for leftards. What I really..really want to do every one of them, i cant post.
Does Gross Burger have a website? I might see if they got promotional items that I can buy... Sorry, but snowflakes are annoying me and my friends...
I sent this to a friend who has studied Arabic and he said it is the “takbir” or “Allahu akbar” (God is great).
Outstanding!
Probably says: "Lettuce, tomatoes, and bacon are included on all hamburgers here."
AMERICA is and always has been a melting pot. REAL AMERICANS would prefer to hear American English spoken in OUR COUNTRY!!! The America I was born in to American Parents as were My Brother and Sister.
There have been enclaves, groups, packs whatever you want to call them that speak Their native tongue with and within Themselves, fine have at it.
It’s when a person, group, pack, enclaves, POLITICAL PARTIES AND TERROR CELLS, GROUPS POSING AS A SUPPOSED religion start trying to FORCE their ways on Us IS WHEN it becomes a REAL PROBLEM !!!
If they want it to be that way then go back to the Country you came from and have at it, by all means wave BUH-BYE and DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT you in the A$$ on the way out.
I have the same thing to say about trying to force the farce of sharia Fricking law on AMERICA AND AMERICANS AS WE DO NOT WANT IT IN OUR LIVES !!
Most Americans are not “racist” by the true definition AND THAT INCLUDES PRESIDENT DONALD JOHN TRUMP...
Now on to the U.S MARINE Sticker the snowflakeFAKES or PRESIDENT TRUMP neverTRUMPers/haters. That Sticker has been in place for Years. So to All of you and your types-
SHUT UP, STOP YER BITCHING, PISSING AND MOANING !!! and DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE FOR AMERICA OR LEAVE !!!
And to assist in your exiting of AMERICA We will provide you and your kind with one (1) Free Ticket to EXIT AND NEVER RETURN. you will have the choice of the least expensive Air or Bus fare or if you are REALLY in a hurry a spot in the back of a MAC C-130 Hercules, C-141 Starlifter or if you have enough family and friends a C-5 Galaxy as a group. your flights will Depart from a Public Airport however it will return to a U.S. Military Base after you and your comrades have Disembarked from 20,000 feet. If you have a Parachute it would be a good idea to bring it with you, if you have a spare I’ll bet your comrades would like it. As far as breathing- bring an O2 tank, one of them Inogen O2 concentration things or be ready to do a HALO while holding yer breath.
Have I made Myself clear you commiedemonratscumbags ???
If you are really slow or skipped too much School the try rereading My Post.
PING !
This is the year where everything makes those snowflakes upset.
Ohski-Welski, too bad for them.
add this early 40s saying ..... "STOP YER BELLY-ACHING" !!! "
One small detail: how many ISIS fighters can read, in any language?
I would say that the answer to all your questions would be yes.
Who cares?
May 20, 2011
AUGUSTA, GA - Orville Smith, a store manager for Best Buy in Augusta, Ga. told police he observed a customer, later identified as Tyrone Jackson of Augusta, on surveilance cameras putting a laptop computer under his jacket. When confronted the man became irate, knocked down an employee, drew a knife and ran for the door.
Outside on the sidealk were four Marines collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program. Smith said the Marines stopped the man, but he stabbed one of them, Cpt. Phillip Duggan, in the back; the injury did not appear to be severe.
After police and an ambulance arrived at the scene, Cpt. Duggan was taken for treatment.
"The subject was also transported to the local hospital with two broken arms, a broken ankle, a broken leg, several missing teeth, possible broken ribs, multiple contusions, assorted lacerations, a broken nose and a broken jaw ..... injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell off the curb after stabbing the Marine," according to a police report.
Don’t gonna suger coat your rants ! .....:o)
ditto!
O Sir, Not Me.
My Account was hacked by one of them demonratcommieterroristscumbags...
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