Awkward Silence

After Friday Funnies (see Gone Fishing), comes Saturday Silliness. It's the 4th of July week-end, after all.

This Daily Show report on the Mexican Food Restaurant, Pink Taco, by Ed Helms is funny without any other background.

TV Squad provides the precis:

Many residents of Scottsdale were upset with the news of the restaurant opening a branch in their town, because the restaurant name is slang for part of a woman's anatomy. Helms didn't quite understand, asking, "Can you cannnrow it down for m a lttle bit?" After the woman he was interviewing stammered a bit, he asked, "Is it slang for 'awkward silence?'" He also interviewed the man in charge of Pink Taco, discussing how the name isn't at all vagina-related (the vagina-themed restaurant idea has already been trademarked by Vagina Joes).

For the real story, Boston Globe has a report on the controversy, Pink taco restaurant name causes stir. I probably shouldn't admit it, but I had never heard this particular slang for that particular part. Even so, I could see a fuss-up if it was "Pink Pussy," but Pink Taco just doesn't have the same vulgar cachet.

Blogger comment dit-on? has the best sum up in her post, tacos, anyone?:

Proof positive that Middle America is
a) too uptight
b) doesn't have enough real problems to worry about (Darfur, anyone?)

Oh, and that sex sells. Damn those evil marketers ...

Tags: Daily Show, Ed Helms, Pink Taco, Video