"The Pink Taco"

[scaeagles]

The is a huge uproar in Scottsdale, AZ about the opening of a new restaurant called "The Pink Taco".

In a world of Hooters, is this any big deal?

There's also a restaurant in Phoenix called "Big Richard's", and the well endowed waitresses wear t-shirts proclaiming "I love big dick's".

Just thought the whole thing was funny enough to post.

[BarTopDancer]

There is one of these in the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas. It is sooo good. Amazing margarittas, good prices. Wonderful food.

[AllyOops!]

There is a Pink Taco located inside of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. I've never eaten there, but it looks like fun! And I do have the black baby tee with the words Pink Taco emblazoned across the front in day-glo pink glitter.

And no, I've never, ever worn it. Except for Sunday Mass & Holiday dinners at Mom's. I want the "I like big dicks" shirt for casual Fridays at the office. Naturally, I'll cut the bottom off the tee so my bags can be exposed on the bottom. :p ;)

I'm so kidding! However, I have never worn it. I'm just not gutsy enough!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Do all the waitresses sport camel toe?

[Gemini Cricket]

Well, I think gay tacos deserve just as much representation in the food community as regular ones do.









:D

[blueerica]

Pink Taco = Good

That is all.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Am I the only woman who isn't a fan of calling my genitalia a taco? Eeeewww.

[Gemini Cricket]

Am I the only woman who isn't a fan of calling my genitalia a taco? Eeeewww.
It's only gross if the taco has cheese in it.
:D :evil:

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Do they sell fish tacos there?

[€uroMeinke]

Damn it, I can hardly tell if I'm hungry or horny anymore

[Gemini Cricket]

Make a run for the border, NA.
:D

[katiesue]

I'm with CP - not sure I like the Pink Taco moniker for my girlie parts either.

[Capt Jack]

Damn it, I can hardly tell if I'm hungry or horny anymore

who says the two are mutually exclusive? :)

[blueerica]

I don't know if I concern myself much over referring to my bits as a "taco" as I am concerned that I have some really bizarre version of Rawhide on my iPod... or that any version of that song made its way to this playlist.

At any rate... Pink Taco makes some nice tacos and even better drinks. Of the food variety.

[Stan4dSteph]

It's just crass IMO.

[Isaac]

They should give it a more Disney-ish name, like Whitewater Snatch. :D

[Not Afraid]

I think Pink Taco is only a sexual parts reference if your mind is in the gutter - which most people's are. So, I say, get out and give it a rest.

Maybe you ARE just hungry.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I can see it now....instead of "American Pie" it's "American Taco"....

I mean, seriously now, what's with the food monikers? Gross. :p

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I think Pink Taco is only a sexual parts reference if your mind is in the gutter - which most people's are. So, I say, get out and give it a rest.

Maybe you ARE just hungry.
Do they serve a taco that's the color pink?

[Ponine]

Maybe a shrimp taco

[Ghoulish Delight]

I think Pink Taco is only a sexual parts reference if your mind is in the gutter - which most people's are. So, I say, get out and give it a rest.And Hooters is an owl themed restaurant.

[Not Afraid]

Words that really mean other things unless you wink while saying them:

Taco
Hooters
Peaches
Melons
Meat
Sausage
Wiener
Monkey
Dachshund
Chihuahua
Coconuts
Fig
Piece
Member
Fruit

And the list goes on and on.

[scaeagles]

And Big Richard's is just a sports bar owned by a large man named Richard.

Of course it's a marketing ploy!

[€uroMeinke]

I mean, seriously now, what's with the food monikers? Gross. :p

Do you have something against oral?

[Not Afraid]

??
http://photos.xenarchy.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_IMG_5020.JPG

[scaeagles]

I don't think I'm eating at a place called "The Bunghole".

[Not Afraid]

It's a Liquor store.


A bunghole is a hole bored in a liquid-tight barrel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_%28storage%29). The hole is capped with a large cork (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_%28plug%29)-like object called a bung (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bung).

[scaeagles]

Well, that knowledge makes me feel a bit better.

[Not Afraid]

Has our society really become even more puritan than before? Words don't just become dirty once they're been used as a "dirty" euphemism.

(insert Babette here saying "hehehe. He said Magnification") ;)

Well, maybe to some they do - and I get my foot stuck in my mouth 50% of the time with people hearing something dirty in something I say. Of course, I always think that's funny.

But, Pink Taco?

Can' I still go to Pinks for weiner?

[scaeagles]

Is it that people think dirty or that certain words and phrases have become common euphamisms?

[Not Afraid]

Is it that people think dirty or that certain words and phrases have become common euphamisms?

I don't know. Naughty is fun but then the naughty police come in and the word becomes "bad".

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, there's nothing inuendo about the Pink Taco in Vegas, other than its name I suppose (but I think that's a stretch). Such great, great food and knock-you-down-if-you-knock-em-down drinks. I never associated the place with any inuendo. Just a name, folks. Tell the peeps in Phoenix to chill.

[€uroMeinke]

I just think the name fails in it's cleverness, coming across more juvenile than sophisticated - Pink Taco, Hooters, Big Dicks, they're all kinda something your seven-year old would giggle over.

On the other hand I love the club name Liquid Kitty, though it is also a play aon certain sexual euphamisms

[blueerica]

Is it that people think dirty or that certain words and phrases have become common euphamisms?

I think it's a combination of both, but it's all in the realm of the individual as to whether it's a bad thing. I think these euphamisms are common enough that even the cleanest of minds can pick up on a great extent of the verbage. Verbage is just that, though... nothing but a bunch of words we assign a personal meaning to.

I just think it's funny. But I think most things are funny.

[scaeagles]

Tell the peeps in Phoenix to chill.

It's the mayor of Scottsdale. If she hadn't made such a big deal over it I'd never have heard of it.

[Not Afraid]

I have never even used the phrase "pink taco" and would think nothing of it if the Mayor of Scotsdale hadn't revealed her own kinky nature. ;)

[Alex]

Has our society really become even more puritan than before? Words don't just become dirty once they're been used as a "dirty" euphemism.

Yes, but has Pink Taco ever been anything but that euphamism? I honestly don't know and maybe the bar started it all, but if you search the phrase you don't find anything that isn't either a reference to the "naughty" meaning or the restaurant in Vegas (I have no idea and will never find out since you'll never find me in a place with "Planet Hollywood" or "Hard Rock" over the door).

So is this not more like a case of someone naming a bar "Vagina" and saying "Hey, you can't think we were talking about actual vaginas we were just using a word without any meaning."

There are certainly cases like Bob's Big Boy and Juicy Lucy (at least once, in D.C., these two restaurants are next door to each other) where euphamistic meanings have accumulated and others like Hooters and Big Richards where they pretend to have no idea what you're talking about. I assume Pink Taco to be in the latter category.

That doesn't mean I really care if they have that name and if the food is good enough (Lani and I will stop for wings at the local Hooters every once in a while) I'll still go in. And it could be worse, I used to know a guy who referred to it as the furry tuna-fish taco. This was also the guy in the dorm who kept a two-liter soda bottle under his bed so that he wouldn't have to make the 8-foot trek to the common bathroom (and didn't feel it needed to be disposed of until full).

[Not Afraid]

I guess I must live a sheltered life.

[blueerica]

I don't think the folks who started The Pink Taco bar/restaurant have denied it's reference to female bits and pieces...

[Not Afraid]

I don't think the folks who started The Pink Taco bar/restaurant have denied it's reference to female bits and pieces...

"(The name) came out of a dish (that's on the menu), but it's tongue-in-cheek. It was amusing, catchy," Pink Taco CEO Harry Morton said. "You've got to stand out from the rest of the crowd."



Link. (http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dining/articles/0422pinktaco.html)

[blueerica]

I don't think that goes to any length in denying it's reference... It's "tongue-in-cheek" ... Haha, even tongue in cheek gives me a chuckle in relation to this.

If anything, that blurb highlights that there's a pink taco on the menu, of which I know there is one... Though I think I got the chicken ones when I was there.

[BarTopDancer]

Psst.

Let's go to Vegas.

[AllyOops!]

Damn. There goes my lifelong dream of opening my own non-sexual, delicious restaurants, both named Meat Flaps (where I would serve steak & flapjacks :cakes: ) & Whisker Biscuits ( I would serve country fried chicken, gravy n' biscuits, naturally.)

;) :p

[innerSpaceman]

I have no idea and will never find out since you'll never find me in a place with "Planet Hollywood" or "Hard Rock" over the door
Hmmm, couldn't Hard Rock itself be considered a sort of sexual euphemism?

[CoasterMatt]

It was so weird to eat at Planet Hollywood in Vegas on our most recent visit - so much of the stuff there is things I see every day at work. Had a really good bbq chicken pizza, though.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Link. (http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dining/articles/0422pinktaco.html)So, the guy admits it.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Do you have something against oral?I really hope the guy "eating" isn't thinking about tacos at the time

[Not Afraid]

So, the guy admits it.

I wouldn't call that "admitting", but he understand the implication could be there if you thought about it that way.

[Ghoulish Delight]

"I haven't had a single flap since the restaurant opened - in 6 years," Morton said.I mean, come on!

[innerSpaceman]

Huh? Why would anyone who's clientele of a place like the Hard Rock Casino raise a peep about a restaurant called The Pink Taco?

Have you been to the Hard Rock in Vegas? Not a crowd I'd call too prudish.

[CoasterMatt]

Yeah, some pretty crazy chicks at the Hard Rock Vegas...
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/coastermatt/images/roselick.jpg
This is BEFORE the concert, and the drinking, and the gnashing of teeth...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Huh? Why would anyone who's clientele of a place like the Hard Rock Casino raise a peep about a restaurant called The Pink Taco?

Have you been to the Hard Rock in Vegas? Not a crowd I'd call too prudish.
It's the mayor of Scottsdale. If she hadn't made such a big deal over it I'd never have heard of it.

--

I wouldn't call that "admitting", but he understand the implication could be there if you thought about it that way.According to the quote, he's banking on you to think of it that way, and remember it because of the connotation.

Clarification - I have no problem with people doing such things, I just think it's dumb. I agree with Mr. Meinke in that. Plus, this isn't a chick thing - I'd roll my eyes just as quickly at a place called "Weiners" that had scantily clad men serving jumbo hot dogs. Call me crazy, but I really don't want to eat a taco while thinking of the double entendre, same as I'd pass on a hot dog while thinking about penises.

[€uroMeinke]

In college, the jock dorm Zeke, would have monthly showings of such classics as Debbie Does Dalles, or Wanda Whips Wall Street. Hot dogs were always served.

[Not Afraid]

I read CP's post then her sig.

Package is another addition to my above list.

As for food and sex......chocolate, whipped cream, peanut butter......I'm just hungry I suppose. :evil:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

As for food and sex......chocolate, whipped cream, peanut butter......I'm just hungry I suppose. :evil:Everyone could use a little topping now and then :cheers:

[Alex]

Hmmm, couldn't Hard Rock itself be considered a sort of sexual euphemism?

Not really. At least not one that makes any sense. And if it did then it would be one that, like Bob's Big Boy is acquired after the fact and not by intent as it is with Hooters and Pink Taco.

Lisa, if you really think this is an interpretation of the name that is being imposed on the poor owners of the Pink Taco and not something they were thinking of when they picked then name, then yeah I'd have to say you're sheltered.

That said, the people of Scottsdale should grow up and just ignore that which they find annoying. I highly doubt it is the only sexually (or genitally) suggestive name for a business in the area. I bet they have a whole system of pubic libraries.

[Not Afraid]

Lisa, if you really think this is an interpretation of the name that is being imposed on the poor owners of the Pink Taco and not something they were thinking of when they picked then name, then yeah I'd have to say you're sheltered.



Cool. It's nice to know I'm not as worldly as I think I am.:cool:

[Alex]

If you honestly believe what you've said then you're also not as wordly as what I thought. Do you also believe that the Hooters people are talking about owls?

[Not Afraid]

No way. Hooters is a boob joint. I just never have heard the term pink taco use for ANYthing. Red Snapper, yes, but Pink Taco? Is sounds like a taco stand run by girly girls. I love a good entendre, but I really don't relate to this one.

[€uroMeinke]

That said, the people of Scottsdale should grow up and just ignore that which they find annoying.

But that presumes they have the free will to do so ;)

[Alex]

As I said in the other thread: they do not, but we all have no real choice in behaving as if they do.

I have no problem with this.

[Alex]

No way. Hooters is a boob joint. I just never have heard the term pink taco use for ANYthing. Red Snapper, yes, but Pink Taco? Is sounds like a taco stand run by girly girls. I love a good entendre, but I really don't relate to this one.

Well since it has been about 20 years since I first heard the term pink taco referring to a vagina and in all that time I've only heard it in reference to a vagina (until first hearing about the restaurant a year ago or so) I find it really hard to believe they could have any other meaning in mind.

Wait until you learn what it means if you extend all four fingers of your hand and then use your thumb to hold back the ring finger.

[€uroMeinke]

As I said in the other thread: they do not, but we all have no real choice in behaving as if they do.

I have no problem with this.

Ah that's your "get out of jail free to be snarky" card - Now I understand

[Not Afraid]

Wait until you learn what it means if you extend all four fingers of your hand and then use your thumb to hold back the ring finger.

Is that a Mouse Adventure question?

And, I have no clue what that means.

Could it be that I am even more pop-culturally inept that you?!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Huh? Why would anyone who's clientele of a place like the Hard Rock Casino raise a peep about a restaurant called The Pink Taco?

Have you been to the Hard Rock in Vegas? Not a crowd I'd call too prudish.No! See...flap...get it? Flap? Oh, forget it.

[innerSpaceman]

^ um, no ... that's incredibly lame. Not surprised I missed such weak sauce.


Anyway, the comparisons to Hooters are absurd. Hooters would indeed by a restaurant named for owls ... if it weren't for the scantily clad women with huge breasts who wait tables there.

The Pink Taco has no such accoutrements. They do not give any indication in their business practices that the name of the joint is to be taken in sexual manner. It's just a restaurant (damn good one) and a bar (excellent one) with a slightly scuzzy name.

[Ghoulish Delight]

^ um, no ... that's incredibly lame. Not surprised I missed such weak sauce.
Yeah, that was the joke. Maybe I should just go back and edit a :p in.

[Alex]

And, I have no clue what that means.

Could it be that I am even more pop-culturally inept that you?!

Does the phrase "two in the pink, one in the stink" mean anything to you (and now for me to find a way to work it into MouseAdventure)?

I'm not pop culturally inept for the most part, I'm just inept on music. If vaginal slang is a leading pop-culture indicator then I'd guess I'm ahead of the crowd.

[Alex]

Ah that's your "get out of jail free to be snarky" card - Now I understand

Nah, you'll never see me try to ward off responsibility by saying free will doesn't exist. The existence or nonexistence of free will is a purely metaphysical issue at this point and has no implications on the way we experience the world (as one in which free will exists).

[wendybeth]

Nah, you'll never see me try to ward off responsibility by saying free will doesn't exist. The existence or nonexistence of free will is a purely metaphysical issue at this point and has no implications on the way we experience the world (as one in which free will exists).

Well, if that's how you want to look at it...;):p

[CoasterMatt]

Here's a bit of reference (http://www.rotten.com/library/language/the-finger/shocker/) on the hand gesture Alex mentioned...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Does the phrase "two in the pink, one in the stink" mean anything to you (and now for me to find a way to work it into MouseAdventure)?

I'm not pop culturally inept for the most part, I'm just inept on music. If vaginal slang is a leading pop-culture indicator then I'd guess I'm ahead of the crowd.:snap: <---- But what does this one mean?

[Gemini Cricket]

If there was a restaurant called 'The Blue Veiner'. I'd be ill.
:D

[FEJ]

I don't see what the big uproar is about a mattress used to catch Tinkerbell....


ohh..."Pink" Taco...

nevermind...

:D

[Not Afraid]

Does the phrase "two in the pink, one in the stink" mean anything to you (and now for me to find a way to work it into MouseAdventure)?



Well, you learn something new every day!

BTW, I also learned the hand symbol for vagina last ngiht. There's a whole world of "dirty" hand symbols I've been missing. I'll have to pay more attention to what figure skaters are "signing" to the cameras after they finish their skate.:eek:

[Ghoulish Delight]

"I fondled your mom's saggy boobs while on Dumbo!"

[Alex]

:snap: <---- But what does this one mean?
"I'm withholding the half of the pink and all of the stink until you beg for it."

[Cadaverous Pallor]

"I'm withholding the half of the pink and all of the stink until you beg for it."Mojo mojo MOJO!

I just never have heard the term pink taco use for ANYthing. Red Snapper, yes, but Pink Taco?Red Snapper??? Lordy lou...

Like you said, "pink taco" doesn't mean anything otherwise. The only possible thing it could refer to is a taco in the vaginal sense. We all knew the taco=vagina equation a long time ago....it's been years since NirvanaMan started the Boobies and Tacos posts.

[Not Afraid]

I think I've just trained my brain to ignore certain things that I find annoying. I tend to not even notice most Monty Python references, Mel Brooks movie quotes, cute little "vulgarities" (just call it Vagina Eats if that what you mean) and meaningfully rude hand gestures. I've never been in a Hooters and have no desire too. There are certain "schticks" that I just blisfully ignore. And, while I love to giggle over double entendres among friends (Jeff, can I have a bit of your mean?) I find these blatent "entendres" sort of locaking in cleverness and unfunny. I personally don't find NM's taco referrences to be very cute or sexy either. (Sorry NM) But, that's my take on stuff.

[Ghoulish Delight]

And, while I love to giggle over double entendres among friends (Jeff, can I have a bit of your mean?) I find these blatent "entendres" sort of locaking in cleverness and unfunny. I personally don't find NM's taco referrences to be very cute or sexy either. (Sorry NM) But, that's my take on stuff.I don't disagree with this. Likewise, I've never been in a Hooters. But that doesn't change the fact that the restaurant founder was fully aware of the double meaning when they decided on the name.

[Not Afraid]

He may have been, but he's certainly not fully admitting that. He's saying that it came from a dish and that the extra meaning can't hurt for publicitiy's sake.

[innerSpaceman]

some of your mean???




What the heck does that meat?





(You really ought to watch those typos, NA)

[Not Afraid]

No, you do a fine job of watching them for me.

[Kevy Baby]

Liquor in the front,
Poker in the rear

[CoasterMatt]

Somebody stole my "Liquor in the Front, Poker In The Rear" tin sign (I also used to have a "Beware of Loose Women and Pickpockets" tin sign)

[Tramspotter]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f69/Nesira/Other%20pics/pinktaco.jpg

[Gemini Cricket]

^ That's their slogan?! Oy gevald!
:D

[blueerica]

That's awesome!

[Not Afraid]

I hope their grocery distributor is US Foods, whose motto is "Enjoy Life. Eat out more often" and their meat comes from Culver City Meats ... "you can't beat our meat."

[Cadaverous Pallor]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f69/Nesira/Other%20pics/pinktaco.jpgSo much for "IF people take it that way..."

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, if that's not a Pshop job, then - um - I take back everything I've posted in this thread.



(They still make great margarita's, and this chicken dish that's to die for.)