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defrogThis is quite possibly the post you've been waiting for.
Some of you may remember that in the wake of Presidente Obama’s first election victory, a number of entrepreneurs worldwide raced to cash in on his name. One of them was a restaurant/bar owner in Barcelona.
I have proof.
The building that houses it is under renovation, so that banner covers the original storefront signage, which looks like this.
As you can see, the Obama pub sports a British-African themed décor. Which is, to say the least, a little tacky, if not outright controversial. I don’t know if the décor was already in place when the owner came up with the name: I’m assuming it was.
Still, it’s the sort of thing that Orly Taitz or Donald Trump would find funny. Or compile into their Big Box O’ Evidence. Trump would probably buy it and open a chain of them across America if he thought it was worth the grief he’d get for it. Or if he was the least bit interested in the restaurant business.
Anyway, it is what it is, and I specifically took a detour to get a photo of it. Because I live to entertain you people.
Also, I live to annoy the kind of people who get annoyed very easily by Obama’s popularity. Which, of course, I find hilarious.
PRODUCTION NOTE: I didn’t have breakfast there, no. I was tempted, of course. But I didn’t really have time. And according to online reviews, it’s better for drinking than eating.
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Somewhere in Africa,
This is dF
Some of you may remember that in the wake of Presidente Obama’s first election victory, a number of entrepreneurs worldwide raced to cash in on his name. One of them was a restaurant/bar owner in Barcelona.
I have proof.
The building that houses it is under renovation, so that banner covers the original storefront signage, which looks like this.
As you can see, the Obama pub sports a British-African themed décor. Which is, to say the least, a little tacky, if not outright controversial. I don’t know if the décor was already in place when the owner came up with the name: I’m assuming it was.
Still, it’s the sort of thing that Orly Taitz or Donald Trump would find funny. Or compile into their Big Box O’ Evidence. Trump would probably buy it and open a chain of them across America if he thought it was worth the grief he’d get for it. Or if he was the least bit interested in the restaurant business.
Anyway, it is what it is, and I specifically took a detour to get a photo of it. Because I live to entertain you people.
Also, I live to annoy the kind of people who get annoyed very easily by Obama’s popularity. Which, of course, I find hilarious.
PRODUCTION NOTE: I didn’t have breakfast there, no. I was tempted, of course. But I didn’t really have time. And according to online reviews, it’s better for drinking than eating.
Up next: the random!
Somewhere in Africa,
This is dF
