Recently we received a message from Burgeoningfoodie, who shared this link to a short news report about a sexy mannequin helping sell barbecue in Cincinnati (rest assured, this is a CNN video so it is safe to open at work). Watching the video brought several questions to mind, none of which are particularly insightful but all of which I will share anyway:
- Would any North Carolina towns abide such a brazenly bold buxom barbecue display?
- Do the good people of Cincinnati have a difficult time distinguishing between mannequins and real people? The video indicates that passersby have been fooled into believing Bar-Be Q is a real woman.
- Did the restaurant owner consider finding a “sexy” anthropomorphic pig-woman to advertise his restaurant? And would that be more or less disturbing than his current approach?
- Are there any examples of sex being used to sell barbecue in NC?
- Can we trust the people of Cincinnati–a city known for its bizarre, cinnamon-chocolate-chili–to judge good barbecue ?
- Finally, why does Greensboro, NC–a City located in the heart of Lexington-style barbecue country–have a Cincinnati style chili restaurant but no barbecue joints downtown? And should we put a sexy mannequin outside as a form of retribution?
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