Just Jack Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Truck's name leaves bad taste The Schenectady-based Wandering Dago food truck, which had a contract to operate at Saratoga Race Course this season, was told to leave the track after opening day on Friday because an unnamed state official found the name offensive, according to the truck's co-owner Brandon Snooks. ... No concerns over the name were raised during six months of negotiations with the New York Racing Association, which manages the track, and Centerplate, which supervises food service there, Loguidice said. ... Wandering Dago is also banned from selling at Empire State Plaza in Albany because of its name, Loguidice said. The truck's name was accepted on state incorporation papers, she said, but an official of the Office of General Services, which oversees the plaza, said the name was unacceptable for a vendor. "It is ridiculous that we are a licensed New York state corporation, yet we are being blocked from doing business by state officials," Snooks said.
IDBillzFan Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 It's actually okay because it ends in a vowel. Seriously...I'm Italian, and grew up around Italians, and I have never, ever, ever met an Italian offended by the phrase 'Dago,' regardless of who says it. I mean, yeah, if someone says "You're mother is a whore, you piece of schitt Dago," then yeah, Italians don't like that much. But just the phrase? Dago B word, please.
B-Man Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Back in my area, we had a Burger King open without the "Home of the Whopper" sign, because a rather prominent local Italian businessman objected. .
Fezmid Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 There was a restaurant in Minnesota that was forced to remove the Hot Dago sandwich from the menu. Here's a link: http://voices.yahoo.com/restaurant-owner-told-remove-name-sandwich-from-414487.html?cat=22 I never had it at that restaurant, but have seen them on the menu of other places. Some people just like to complain.
IDBillzFan Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Back in my area, we had a Burger King open without the "Home of the Whopper" sign, because a rather prominent local Italian businessman objected. Too bad someone wasn't at least smart enough to point out to him that even as a perjorative, it's not whop, it's wop. Every dumbass dago knows that.
/dev/null Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 this may present a problem to my plan of opening a chain store called Creepyass Cracka Barrels.
boyst Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 I have been craving me some Burger King recently. Thanks In Sylvania, Ohio there was a place called Sufficient Grounds that rebranded to Beaners. Obviously it is a coffee place. It was not long before they had to change it to B's because it was offensive to the community...which is like 99% creepy ass cracka's.
Koko78 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 So... my lifelong dream (for the past 2 minutes) of opening a restaurant called "N-word's" is out the window?
3rdnlng Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 So... my lifelong dream (for the past 2 minutes) of opening a restaurant called "N-word's" is out the window? Well, you could always pander to the girls who play softball and have short hair and call the place *unts, the place to cum for Friday night anchovie frys.
/dev/null Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Well, you could always pander to the girls who play softball and have short hair and call the place *unts, the place to cum for Friday night anchovie frys. Instead of Ruby Tuesdays, you could call it See You Next Tuesday's
Nanker Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 I'll never order another "Vinny-the-guinea" sandwich at Randazzo's.
KD in CA Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 I have been craving me some Burger King recently. Thanks In Sylvania, Ohio there was a place called Sufficient Grounds that rebranded to Beaners. Obviously it is a coffee place. It was not long before they had to change it to B's because it was offensive to the community...which is like 99% creepy ass cracka's. One thing I've learned over the years is that 99% of the people who get offended about made-up 'slurs' are creepy ass cracka's who have never had any such slur directed at them.
Azalin Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 One thing I've learned over the years is that 99% of the people who get offended about made-up 'slurs' are creepy ass cracka's who have never had any such slur directed at them. hey, I'm a creepy ass cracka and I resent being automatically lumped-in with that supposed 99%.
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