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14. As much as I love BBQ, I doubt that they'd welcome my black ass in their establishment nt

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:46 PM

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 OP

If I heard the food was good, sure quinnox Jul 2012 #1

Nope. Denninmi Jul 2012 #2

Plus one peacebird Jul 2012 #4

Agree. gollygee Jul 2012 #6

+1000 DainBramaged Jul 2012 #121

I'd eat in a fucking McDonalds before I'd go into a place flying the stars and bars 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #3

Joan Kroc was a helluva good lady OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #8

Those flags are not the Stars and Bars, but the 2nd Confederate Naval Jack ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #9

I was in Johnson city yesterday A HERETIC I AM Jul 2012 #5

There is a really good Italian restaurant in mid-town Manhattan called the Olive Garden. madinmaryland Jul 2012 #46

If it wasn't for DU, I would have had no idea. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jul 2012 #62

I'd order: Black coffee, black eye peas, blackened seafood and a bowl of chocolate ice cream. nc4bo Jul 2012 #7

Four fried chickens and a loaf of dry white toast please! n/t brewens Jul 2012 #42

LOL nt Mojorabbit Jul 2012 #60

You want a coke with that? amandabeech Jul 2012 #130

I live in Johnson City stjohndoe Jul 2012 #10

Fair enough. I appreciate you bringing that to our attention. OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #13

no problem stjohndoe Jul 2012 #15

Most people around here stjohndoe Jul 2012 #22

Just to expand on what Stjohndoe wrote OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #16

Maybe. Though I like Kansas City bbq more than Memphis style. The menu looks good. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #11

I also frequently use sandwiches to judge the food OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #55

Sure, if they have good food. OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #12

As much as I love BBQ, I doubt that they'd welcome my black ass in their establishment nt MrScorpio Jul 2012 #14

I thought you had fewer than 6 degrees of separation from everyone on the planet OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #17

There's a dark side to my level of global connection MrScorpio Jul 2012 #19

they are located in TN quinnox Jul 2012 #24

Read a few posts above. xmas74 Jul 2012 #34

I wonder if they voted for Gore in 2000? If he could've won TN, then Florida becomes unimportant... Electric Monk Jul 2012 #43

More than likely. xmas74 Jul 2012 #53

Really? You think someone for whom it was important to include those symbols in their logo Electric Monk Jul 2012 #61

Yes, I really do. xmas74 Jul 2012 #69

Don't judge a book by its cover. xmas74 Jul 2012 #70

I'd check the Yelp reviews first slackmaster Jul 2012 #18

whether i go wouldn't be based on that sign JI7 Jul 2012 #20

You could not pay me enough to eat in that disgusting establishment. DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #21

I'm a vegetarian. From Boston. What do you think? yewberry Jul 2012 #23

There are some BBQ places that do some mean grilled veggies OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #57

Same here. I am a vegetarian from the Atlanta area. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #115

Hell no! And heres why. William769 Jul 2012 #25

I agree. They carry the "Sons of Confederate Veterans" logo and link to their website. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #39

I don't care for Logos like that. I would not based on that alone. I'm also waiting for RKP5637 Jul 2012 #26

No... but it's because I don't like BBQ. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #27

Automatic disqualifier. And I'm Southern, with a great-grandfather who fought for the CSA GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #28

Firehouse doesn't seem to be as good stjohndoe Jul 2012 #31

Oh, that's a disappointment. Some things should never change. GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #79

Depends. If I'm on the road, and I stop, adn then see the sign, I wouldn't leave. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #29

No. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #30

I walked out of a Subway restaurant once because the manager had a Klan tattoo on her forearm. FSogol Jul 2012 #32

Certain things brand people as idiots OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #59

No way. nt Chorophyll Jul 2012 #33

no, the sign would be a disqualifier for me n/t fishwax Jul 2012 #35

Yes OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #36

Nope, not even if they have bean burgers on the menu. nt Doremus Jul 2012 #37

for starters, it's not "real" barbecue zazen Jul 2012 #38

Mustard based or vinegar based? OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #52

I understand Red Mountain Jul 2012 #135

I have only experienced the Q in Southern of the two Carolinas OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #136

Must disagree. Mustard has no business being a BBQ base. GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #75

you forgot the :i'm being ridiculous: tag Tunkamerica Jul 2012 #94

Sigh Red Mountain Jul 2012 #139

DSQ AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #40

Not unless there was no other choice and I was seriously hungry. Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #41

What's the gray and orange thing at the top of the logo? nt woo me with science Jul 2012 #44

It's a stylized Confederate cap from the civil war, in case you had any doubt which side they're on Electric Monk Jul 2012 #47

Ugh. woo me with science Jul 2012 #48

I thought maybe it was a toilet. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #73

Hell no. lonestarnot Jul 2012 #45

There's a place in one of the Carolinas-- xfundy Jul 2012 #49

If they paid me... Incitatus Jul 2012 #50

It's a shame that isn't anywhere near me. 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #51

Wouldn't give a nickel to someone with a confederate swastika. Hoyt Jul 2012 #54

Note above: Owner is a lifelong Dem OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #80

Well maybe he is. Maybe he's one of those "life-long" southern Dems like George Wallace Hoyt Jul 2012 #98

Nope Kalidurga Jul 2012 #56

Not in a billion years. Fuck that place. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #58

No. The logo frogmarch Jul 2012 #63

This owner hardly seems resentful Fawke Em Jul 2012 #72

This op-ed mentions he's a Dem. xmas74 Jul 2012 #77

Okay, and....??? Zalatix Jul 2012 #91

For some of us, it goes both ways. xmas74 Jul 2012 #103

The flag represents a failed attempt at a nation that fought for slavery. This is undeniable. Zalatix Jul 2012 #111

It was a part of your history ... for all of 4 years. ieoeja Jul 2012 #128

+1 on that. Talk with a southern accent up north and it's all you hear. We're all still Tunkamerica Jul 2012 #95

+infinity. The only place I see the Civil War fought is here Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2012 #137

For true racist BBQ.... doohnibor Jul 2012 #64

There's a place just outside of Columbia SC OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #82

Never, never, ever. Zoeisright Jul 2012 #65

Traitors to what? xmas74 Jul 2012 #78

Confederate Flag = enemy nation's flag. Little better than a Swaztika. Zalatix Jul 2012 #87

And the link shows he's a member of the Democratic Party. xmas74 Jul 2012 #88

Still a very very awful and horribly bad choice of flags. Zalatix Jul 2012 #90

Not in his neck of the woods, xmas74 Jul 2012 #102

Depends on the food, and Fla_Democrat Jul 2012 #66

I'd put up a sign, "White Trash Cookin' Done Right!" begin_within Jul 2012 #67

Will they allow a person of color from Michigan like me to eat there? muntrv Jul 2012 #68

I don't see why not. xmas74 Jul 2012 #74

Nope. Aristus Jul 2012 #71

According to this xmas74 Jul 2012 #76

"vegans not welcome" flvegan Jul 2012 #81

I think steakhouses and BBQ joints are pretty well outside your wheelhouse OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #83

You have a valid excuse. xmas74 Jul 2012 #84

Not a real fan Confederate flags outside of Civil War reenactments I have stronger reaction to ..... gordianot Jul 2012 #85

As a descendent and beneficiary of men who fought against that flag, I say automatic DQ. Zalatix Jul 2012 #86

No. And what does it matter if the owner is a Democrat? nt NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #89

Best BBQ place I went to had a portrait of Farrakhan. David__77 Jul 2012 #92

I don't eat at establishments owned by idiots if I can help it Scootaloo Jul 2012 #93

It's the flag of a local group, xmas74 Jul 2012 #105

"Local Group"... Scootaloo Jul 2012 #125

probably arely staircase Jul 2012 #96

No fucking way. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #97

I wouldn't eat there for three reasons obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #99

Not a chance madokie Jul 2012 #100

That's from the part of Tennessee where they didn't want to secede tularetom Jul 2012 #101

What's the image between the flags? KansDem Jul 2012 #104

I took it as a trailer hitch too! LOL Owl Jul 2012 #110

Nope, I've walked out of businesses where I"ve seen the confederate flag LynneSin Jul 2012 #106

My relatives fought in that war. JohnnyRingo Jul 2012 #107

So I'm thinking Stone Mountain isn't on your must-visit list? OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #116

Not a fan of BBQ Marrah_G Jul 2012 #108

Sounds like the owner is a full-blown racist.. -..__... Jul 2012 #109

Maybe it's time to switch to crossed Tennessee state flags OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #114

I'm wondering if it's affecting his business or not? -..__... Jul 2012 #118

Hell no. They don't have BBQ Foie Gras on the menu. Glassunion Jul 2012 #112

HELL no! MNBrewer Jul 2012 #113

Hey if your in the 'cities' azurnoir Jul 2012 #120

Live in north Minneapolis (barely). MNBrewer Jul 2012 #134

NOPE trayfoot Jul 2012 #117

Nope I would most certainly not eat there azurnoir Jul 2012 #119

no Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #122

Hell no. Alduin Jul 2012 #123

No, never, disgusting restaurant...nt StopTheNeoCons Jul 2012 #124

Nope. I don't support racism. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #126

No - the sign says to me "You are not welcome" jberryhill Jul 2012 #127

I,as a gay man wouldn't go in alone mitchtv Jul 2012 #129

As a gay woman I wouldn't go in at all Veruca Salt Jul 2012 #131

Hell no. RedCappedBandit Jul 2012 #132

No friggin way...the name Dixie is fine, the memorabilia of joeybee12 Jul 2012 #133

The flags are shaped like Klan hats ecstatic Jul 2012 #138

I'm white. Red Mountain Jul 2012 #140

Hey guys, it's been a great discussion, but I'm going to lock up now. OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #141