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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts) Tue Apr 24, 2012, 09:40 PM Apr 2012

Ideas that would only make money in the U.S.A.

Heart Attack Grill strikes again? Owner calls diners 'risk-takers'

The Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas would appear to have lived up to its reputation for the second time in as many months: On Saturday, a woman collapsed at the restaurant known for gleefully serving up artery-clogging entrees.

Owner Jon Basso said Monday that he wishes the customer a swift and full recovery. But, he added, the woman got exactly what she asked for: a brush with death.

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"We attract an avant-garde clientele -- thrill seekers, risk takers," he told the Los Angeles Times, adding that his restaurant is a "bad for you but fun" restaurant that "attracts people who don't really take good care of their health."

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The Heart Attack Grill is a hospital-themed restaurant that belly laughs at doctors' orders to steer clear of excessively caloric and fatty meals.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-23/news/la-na-nn-heart-attack-grill-20120423_1_heart-attack-grill-restaurant-diners

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Ideas that would only make money in the U.S.A. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 OP

Natural selection at work. frogmarch Apr 2012 #1

Selling hairballs certified to be from celebrities' cats. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #2

Snuggies HappyMe Apr 2012 #3

What about hedgehog Apr 2012 #4

That's not how it's served, is it? Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #7

Yep, that's a pufferfish, but this is a more typical serving method: hedgehog Apr 2012 #8

And I thought eating quail was bad. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #9

No one's forcing them to eat that food bigwillq Apr 2012 #5

Or Michael Kennedy CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #11

Is "avant-garde clientele" French for "fat, gluttonous pig"? NightWatcher Apr 2012 #6

Gee.. I think the only thing to say is Fuck That CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #10

frogmarch

(12,154 posts)

1. Natural selection at work.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 09:51 PM

Apr 2012

People can be so stupid.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. Selling hairballs certified to be from celebrities' cats.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 11:30 AM

Apr 2012

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

3. Snuggies

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 11:40 AM

Apr 2012

Any late night infommercial 'money making' schemes.

Well, and Las Vegas itself.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

4. What about

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 11:51 AM

Apr 2012

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

7. That's not how it's served, is it?

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 12:17 PM

Apr 2012

Is that the one that you can die from if it's not prepared correctly?

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

8. Yep, that's a pufferfish, but this is a more typical serving method:

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 12:33 PM

Apr 2012

I read somewhere that the chefs are not trained to remove all the poison, but rather to judge how to leave just enough poison in to give the patron a tantalizing edge of numbness.