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Two words I never thought I'd see together in a CNN headline

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060516/ap_...0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

Heh. 😀

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The name of a new restaurant in Scottsdale is stirring up some trouble. The Las Vegas-based Pink Taco Mexican Restaurant is scheduled to open its second location in downtown Scottsdale in June.

Nearly half a dozen people in the upscale city recently expressed their objection to the name, claiming it's a derogatory slang term for a portion of the female anatomy.

In late April, the city received four e-mails, three of which bore no names, objecting to the restaurant's name.

One of those e-mails stated: "The City of Scottsdale has a very fine reputation around the world. Let's keep the standards high. Let's let what plays in Vegas stay in Vegas."

Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross has said she is offended by the name and went so far as to ask the owner to change it, although he refused.

Restaurant spokeswoman Lisa Perez said the company's name comes from one of its menu items.

Perez said the company has not received any complaints or objections about its name.

The original Pink Taco is inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The Scottsdale City Council is scheduled to decide Monday whether to recommend the restaurant get a liquor license. If granted, the restaurant's application would then be sent to the state liquor board for review.

 
Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross has said she is offended by the name and went so far as to ask the owner to change it, although he refused.

I guess she got the pink taco with sand in it.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
someone should open a 'pink burrito' across the street
Nah, Harry Taco would be better. Or maybe that would be more suitable at the truckstop outside of town. 😀

 
Originally posted by: PinmasterJay
How did I miss this place when I went to Vegas over Spring Break!

It is in the Hard Rock, a couple blocks off the strip so easy to miss. If you DID go to the Hard Rock and still missed it, well, I would attribute that to too much alcohol.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Nearly half a dozen people in the upscale city recently expressed their objection to the name...

In late April, the city received four e-mails, three of which bore no names, objecting to the restaurant's name.
So is this one person?
 
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Nearly half a dozen people in the upscale city recently expressed their objection to the name...

In late April, the city received four e-mails, three of which bore no names, objecting to the restaurant's name.
So is this one person?
LOL @ "Nearly half a dozen people."

 
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Nearly half a dozen people in the upscale city recently expressed their objection to the name...

In late April, the city received four e-mails, three of which bore no names, objecting to the restaurant's name.
So is this one person?
LOL @ "Nearly half a dozen people."

That would terrible if the population were nearly a dozen. Otherwise to take anything even remotely serious because not even 6 people out of how many hundreds of thousands complained is just ridiculous.

 
I was listening to 97.1 FM talk here and the triplets mentioned this.

"nearly" half a dozen and 3 being no-named, basically implies 1-2 MAX people that complained....

HOW THE FVCK is this news worthy??

I hate the media sometimes.

danny~!
 
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