Some rocket scientist manager at a Hooters location in Florida has come up with an idea that makes me physically ill.Posted on 05/21/2004 10:04:38 AM PDT by mhking
Some rocket scientist manager at a Hooters location in Florida has come up with an idea that makes me physically ill.
Now I'm all for going to Hooters and chugging down a beer or three along with inhaling a few wings (and yes, even stealing a gander at the tightly clad wait staff -- at least when She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is looking in the other direction, lest I get smacked), but some people are just dead between the ears.
The sign on the verge advertising the Little Miss Hooters contest is, however, beyond the pale. We called this evening, asked for details. The contest is for girls 5 and under, and will require they be dressed in little orange spandex shorts, and a tied up Hooters t-shirt.Not just no, but hell no!
Dim bulbs like these make me want to get in the car, track 'em down and punt their gonads up into their throats.
Morons like this are what the Southern phrase, "He just needed killin'," was invented for.
Stacy Tabb (who originally saw this in her home town) has alerted her local media, and I'm sure the local constabulary has been alerted as well. Hmmmmm. I wonder if any federal laws regarding child endangerment are in potential violation here...
Oh, by the way. Hooters corporate offices are here in Metro Atlanta. Their e-mail address is: hooterspr@hooters.com.
And kudos to you for pointing this obscenity out, Mike.
"There are two groups of people to whom such a contest will appeal: Pedophiles, and the John/Patsy Ramseys of the world who think dressing up a little kid like an adult isn't going to warp the kid's mind. Both groups should be locked up."
Amen to that.
ping!
I'm looking forward to the day that I can take my family to a restaurant called "Swinging Dicks" whose emblem is a banana sandwiched in between 2 tomatoes. With the obligatory scantily clad young waiters. Good family fun, with a kiddies menu of course.
That's just plain damn creepy.
Wake up. The mascot is a giant owl with nipples for eyes. A "family" restaurant? I do not respect any parents who would take their kids there.
'I want to know as well' - ping.
That is a hoot! oops. I wonder how a chain called "Tonto's" would go over...Buff young men dressed as Indians in loin cloths, who clap their hands over their mouths and go "woo-woo-woo" when they come to take an order. Haven't thought of an appropriate logo for that yet.
I need to do some more digging; Seki doesn't have it on her site; she says you can e-mail her to get it...
I live in a mid-sized Florida town with the usual array of stuff, things and locales. On the main drag is a Hooters, which is a good enough place as an eatery goes. The waitress gimmick is laughable, at best...tolerable, when in pursuit of wings, boiled shrimp and beer.
The sign on the verge advertising the Little Miss Hooters contest is, however, beyond the pale. We called this evening, asked for details. The contest is for girls 5 and under, and will require they be dressed in little orange spandex shorts, and a tied up Hooters t-shirt.
The cretin who thought up this little sideshow should be hung by his/her heels from the nearest tree, beaten with sawgrass whips, then covered with sugar water and fire ants. My displeasure has been expressed to the local news outlets and will shortly be expressed directly to whatever corporate suits I can get my hands on. This is utterly fucking disgusting.
These morons are so fond of billing Hooters as a family restaurant. One wonders if they've ever bothered dining there themselves.
**UPDATE - Before anyone so foolishly accuses me of sporting a Puritanical attitude, let me clarify that my problem is with the placing of young children in harm's way. We are surrounded by sex offenders, 875 registered in this county alone. I'm not saying they couldn't find ample opportunity if they wish, I'm saying when you're swimming with sharks you don't throw fucking blood in the water.
**UPDATE the second - Some have requested pictures, so here they are:
High Resolution Original
Wide Shot
Sign Detail
And a thumbnail for those playing at home:
**UPDATE the third - If you need to know specifically which Hooters in which town this is, you're going to need to use the SekiTalk link up there on the left.
**UPDATE the fourth - Sorry, I didn't know that needed to be specifically noted, thought it was taken as a given. But since it was brought up as being separate from the above, let me assure you it is NOT. Children should be allowed to be children, dammit.
**UPDATE the fifth - Moving this up out of the comments, Hooters contact email: hooterspr@hooters.com
Has there been any confirmation that this was indeed a legitimate sign from Hooters? If it is, it's plain disgusting!
And on Sunday, right after church...
Sounds like "good old fashioned American porn" to me. Just ask Rush.
Stuff like this pisses me off even more than it did before she was born.
Mine's almost ten and thinks she's twenty.
(Although we've managed to get her programmed to prefer decent clothing, thanks to Amy Byer.)
It is written that teenage daughters are the cosmic payback for those who were once teenage boys.
It's gonna be a LONG decade ahead, and a bumpy ride to boot.
Hooters isn't a strip joint for gosh sakes!
The girls wear tights under their shorts and often wear two levels of tee shirts over their undergarments. Cleavage isn't as scary to most people as it was in the 1920's, you know.
The wait staff is great to my son and he has a lot of fun playing with beach balls with them and getting attention.
Don't base your opinions on a PR campaign!!!!
Hooters' managers don't exactly come up with the greatest promotional ideas. Remember when they had a contest for which waitress could sell the most beer, and promised the winner a Toyota? It turns out the contest prize was a Toy Yoda, and the "winner" rightfully sued.
This is just soooo wrong.
And I hate Hooters....I wouldn't take my dog there.
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