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alp227

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31. Remember the Philadelphia restaurant owner with the English only sign?

Fri May 25, 2012, 12:24 AM

May 2012

That would be Geno's Cheesesteaks. Thomas would've applauded owner Joseph Vento over this, but when a Latino restaurant turns the tables, Thomas goes into a panic with teary eyes.

I discovered this pizza restaurant story when I peeked at my local station carrying "The Savage Nation". Guest host (and Edmund Burke Institute president) Jeff Kuhner was HYSTERICAL, even calling the promotion an attack and insult on Middle American values. It seems that English as the True American (TM) language is a RELIGION to people like Kuhner and Thomas, even though the constitution never said a damn thing about an official language.

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Pizza!!! que? Pizza!!! que? Pizza!!! que? Tostada Italiano!!! Ay, muy bueno!!! [View all] MiddleFingerMom May 2012 OP

LOL! lunatica May 2012 #1

Yup, I live on a street with a Spanish name and here in my area of Los Angeles County Raine May 2012 #16

Is the name of that "spainish" street Takeco? lonestarnot May 2012 #21

Uh no Raine May 2012 #26

Soright Bobalouie. lonestarnot May 2012 #27

I live in a Spanish-named town in a Spanish-named county Retrograde May 2012 #23

These people are too much. surrealAmerican May 2012 #2

Easy: you have to order it in Italian... JHB May 2012 #3

It's all about "liberty" with these guys... jberryhill May 2012 #4

Somebody wanna call the whaaaambulance for Peter Thomas? gratuitous May 2012 #5

Peter Thomas' reaction is instructive here MrScorpio May 2012 #6

Remember the Philadelphia restaurant owner with the English only sign? alp227 May 2012 #31

You'd really have to try not to learn at least a little basic MineralMan May 2012 #7

I am VERY disappointed in myself for NOT learning much more than restaurant Spanish. VERY. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #9

It doesn't take much language skill MineralMan May 2012 #12

A SMALL minority of the troops in Germany gained real fluency in the language... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #13

People almost never think Americans know any language MineralMan May 2012 #17

Sometimes... but there's WAY 'Murrcans" out there who will say... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #19

I am so glad you agree! 50 shades of grey May 2012 #30

Hey Pete nykym May 2012 #8

What an idiot. Solly Mack May 2012 #10

Pizza Patron is gonna have a hell of a lot of new hifiguy May 2012 #11

I HOPE that's true. I admired their accepting pesos (Michiganders have been been accepting... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #14

lol, i like Little Ceasar's OriginalGeek May 2012 #15

You know, I've heard enough people sing their "praises" in the last few years... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #18

lol well I'm not sure "praise" is the right word.. OriginalGeek May 2012 #24

I love Little Ceasar's Aerows May 2012 #28

What a great way to get hundreds of adults to study another language. Even a little. n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #20

Can the tantrums get any more childish than this? n/t Bolo Boffin May 2012 #22

saw this story earlier -- seems like an awesome promotion fishwax May 2012 #25

When Latinos do it, it's discrimination. When they do it EFerrari May 2012 #29