I WAS IN THE TOPLESS COFFEE SHOP WHEN THE TOPLESS COFFEE SHOP BURNED DOWN

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ITEM: Just a few months after it opened, the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine burns to the ground. A state fire official says it was arson.

I’m guessing the fact that the owner was thinking of upgrading it a strip club may have been a factor.

Leave it to CNN to miss that angle. And leave it to Fox News to catch it.

Personally, I think turning it into a strip club would have been a mistake. Strip clubs are a dime a dozen – okay, maybe not in Vassalboro, but you get the idea. But how many topless coffee shops are there?

Also, people generally go to cafes for a specific kind of vibe – one that’s more quiet and relaxed. Well, not relaxed, exactly. And not all that quiet either. But the point is that yr there to take a break, recharge, socialize, and work on yr thesis or something. The fact that yr barista might have no shirt on, while an amusing and fun attention-getter, doesn’t really alter that vibe too much. Or at least it wouldn’t for me.

Strip clubs are virtually the antithesis of that. Tits aren't just a gimmick – they're the main attraction. Which is fine if you want booze, loud music and hollering, but not if you just want a cuppa joe. Or get yr thesis done. (Unless it's an ethnographic study of strip clubs, of course.)

Still, I wouldn’t advocate arson as a strategy to prevent it. And I can’t say for sure that’s what motivated the arsonist in this case. Either way, it just goes to show: boobs still have the capacity to freak certain people out.

What makes a man start fires,

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