Posted on 10/05/2007 8:40:13 AM PDT by wbill
GREENVILLE - The Black Frog Restaurant has its own version of the "Naked Lunch."
Like the novel of that name by William Burroughs, which was banned in some parts of the country because of its alleged obscenity, this small restaurant’s version appears to be headed to the same fate.
For the past three years, owner Leigh Turner has offered customers the Skinny Dip, a mouth-watering sliced prime rib in a baguette roll. The sandwich is offered free of charge to those who take a naked plunge off the restaurant’s dock into Moosehead Lake.
According to Turner, there have been plenty of takers over the years. "We’ve had two or three a week," Turner said Thursday. During that time only one patron has suggested the activity was inappropriate, he said.
Apparently that same patron recently suggested to selectmen the activity should be curtailed. When the restaurant’s application for a renewal of its liquor license was presented by Town Manager John Simko for action Wednesday, the naked lunch issue surfaced.
Simko said he had been approached about the nudity and suggested that Police Chief Scott MacMaster speak to the owner about it.
Turner, who did not attend the selectmen’s meeting, said he would remove the free lunch offer if asked to do so.
The skinny dip was typically done at night and no frontal nudity was exposed to customers, Turner said. Only the nude backside of the body was viewed by some patrons, and a towel was readily available, he said.
"Most everybody applauded" those who sought the free lunch, and most of the nude dippers were men, Turner said. He said the offering, like the remainder of his menu, including mooseballs, is a light-hearted attempt to provide a little humor to his customers.
When fun is outlawed, only outlaws will have fun.
Holy Web-cams, Batman, how can we ever offset the sandwich cost?
Even free lunches are subject to shrinkage...
TANSTAAFL!
Fat Teddy and the rest of his clan have been doing this in Newport and Martha’s Vineyard for decades at every eating/drinking joint on the map. The only difference is when he does it they stop pouring him the free drinks.
“only one patron has suggested the activity was inappropriate,”
Every party has a pooper
That’s why we invited you
Party pooper, party pooper
A little silliness never hurt anyone.
"Mynd you, møøse bites kan be pretty nastï".
Well, one *did* bite my sister, once.
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