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Jill’s cousin in the news…
The Associated Press
READING, Ohio — A curvaceous, scantily clad mannequin can keep her spot outside a Cincinnati area barbecue joint, but local officials want her to cover up a bit.
The life-size figure stands as a busty beacon outside a restaurant in suburban Reading owned by Kenny Tessel. He told zoning officials at a hearing Wednesday night that the advertising gimmick has boosted business 40 percent.
The 5-foot-10 mannequin is on the street wearing a bikini top and tight short-shorts, though Tessel brought her to the hearing draped in a long, sleeveless gray T-shirt.
The board said Tessel may continue to use the figure only if it’s dressed more modestly in front of the restaurant, too.
He plans to appeal.
via foxnews.com
Jill is outraged. We are on our way to Ohio now to help in the crusade.
*coughs
May 15th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Okay, that’s just ridiculous. I see stores with scantily-clad mannequins all the time. Hell, I’ve seen mannequins that were completely naked, either because they weren’t finished setting up the display or because they were selling it off for some reason (usually because the store’s moving or going out of business, but not always). I’ve never heard of anyone complaining about that.
Only reason that might even remotely make sense is because they’re selling food and not clothes. But in that case, they might as well ban attractive waiters/waitresses because there are some restaurants out there which get a big boost in business due to the attractiveness of their wait staff. (And not just places like Hooters which are intentional and blatant in this regard.)
May 15th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
No shit. Does Cincinnati have no malls? Perhaps because she is on the sidewalk, they have signage rules. Here in Dallas, we have people standing on the side of the road with huge signs of advertisement at times (sale or business closing) because they can have no permanent signs stuck in the ground. This is crazy, but keep garage sale signs out of sight for the yuppie dallas plastic people who are NOT mannequins. go figure.
May 16th, 2009 at 9:37 am
nice
May 16th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Thanks for the heads-up on the post itself Shortie, and thanks for not sending it to my work email. *geez girl, you scare me sometimes
xox
May 19th, 2009 at 12:21 am
funny I actually live in Cincinnati! Kenny owns a BBQ rib restaurant… and he has been using the mannequin to attract attention from the cars passing on the very busy street…
I think it is insane they took him to court… economy is poor… if a mannequin is helping keep him in business then great for him for a great marketing tool.
It was in the local news as a positive thing, that he was boosting business and then someone had to complain… not like she was standing their nude! and women dress in less anyway so I say WTF Cincinnati!
But on a positive side, he now has had free press… so hrmm…
May 19th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
miranda -
Since you live there, I think you should visit that mannequin (what is her name, anyway?) and take a photo for us all. Couldn’t she hold a sign that said “Hi jill and kinkerbelle!”
we would love that. yeah.
May 19th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Her name.. ironically is Bar-be-Q … lol as it is a rib joint.. lol