Hooters Launches Lawsuit Against Euphemistic Rival

[3113]

From here:

Hooters, the restaurant chain famous for its scantily clad Hooters Girls, sued the partner of an upstart rival in Georgia federal court this week, accusing the company developing Twin Peaks restaurants and a former Hooters executive of stealing trade secrets in their bid to take on the “delightfully tacky yet unrefined” restaurant chain.

In their lawsuit, Hooters claims that Joseph Hummel, former Hooters vice president, jumped ship to help develop the similarly themed Twin Peaks restaurants (motto: “Eats, Drinks, Scenic Views”) in July and took “sensitive business information” with him. The alleged trade secrets apparently involve more than just skimpy waitress outfits. According to the suit, in the weeks leading up to his departure to Twin Peaks development partner La Cima Restaurants, Hummel downloaded and emailed to his private account a “substantial volume” of Hooters documents, including plans related to management, recruitment, distribution and sales.

I appreciate the upset, but, hey there's room enough for two such establishments, don't ya think?

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[Boxlicker101]

Personally, I believe there is room enough for far more than two.

Hooters doesn't have a chance of winning the suit. Even if it were legal to copyright an idea, this one has been around for millenia. Sexy, scantily clad women have been serving food and drink to patrons, especially men, for as long as the concept of eating establishments has been known.

As for "trade secrets" I doubt if they have any. Certainly they don't have any special, secret recipes for burgers. As for opening restaurants in competition, Hooters is so well established the new company would never be able to top them.

 

[TE999]

Trade secrets? Huh? Hooter's food is just like Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays, Chili's, Fatz, et al. It's the T&A that maintains their customer base.

That lawsuit doesn't stand a chance.

 

[El Folo]

Why not settle it with mud wrestling or something?

 

[monsterrdude]

Have they never heard of Emerson Biggin's?

 

[mynameisben]

Trade secrets? Huh? Hooter's food is just like Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays, Chili's, Fatz, et al. It's the T&A that maintains their customer base.

That lawsuit doesn't stand a chance.

As an ornithologist and specialist in nocturnal North American birds of prey, and with a particular interest in habitat preservation of the subspecies Bubo Virginianus Pacificus, I deeply resent the implication that Hooters clientele is interested solely in T&A. Unless, of course, you mean Talons & Alula, a topic I found myself discussing at some length with a very knowledgable waitress at Hooters just this Friday night. I ask for her to wait my table every Friday night, in fact, for just such stimulating discussions. I have nothing but admiration for an intelligent young woman who takes a keen interest in owl anatomy and habitat preservation. The fact that she has an incredibly firm ass and swallows my cock whole in her cleavage when our discussions continue inside my van long after closing is entirely irrelevant.

 

[TE999]

As an ornithologist and specialist in nocturnal North American birds of prey, and with a particular interest in habitat preservation of the subspecies Bubo Virginianus Pacificus, I deeply resent the implication that Hooters clientele is interested solely in T&A. Unless, of course, you mean Talons & Alula, a topic I found myself discussing at some length with a very knowledgable waitress at Hooters just this Friday night. I ask for her to wait my table every Friday night, in fact, for just such stimulating discussions. I have nothing but admiration for an intelligent young woman who takes a keen interest in owl anatomy and habitat preservation. The fact that she has an incredibly firm ass and swallows my cock whole in her cleavage when our discussions continue inside my van long after closing is entirely irrelevant.

Heh, heh, heh ... You said boob-o ... Heh, heh, heh.

 

[mynameisben]

Heh, heh, heh ... You said boob-o ... Heh, heh, heh.

You've got an owlishly sharp eye there, Beavis.

 

[TE999]

You've got an owlishly sharp eye there, Beavis.

Heh, heh, heh ... Cool ... Heh, heh, heh.

 

[JackLuis]

Can a "Torpedo Junction" be far behind?
or "Tender Valleys"
or....

 

[3113]

Can a "Torpedo Junction" be far behind?
or "Tender Valleys"
or....

See, now there's genius thinking. Why stop at "Hooters" or "Twin Peaks"?

 

[El Folo]

Soon there'll be fetish/themed bars and restaurants. Be careful when ordering at Hair O' The Dog.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JackLuis
Can a "Torpedo Junction" be far behind?
or "Tender Valleys"
or....

See, now there's genius thinking. Why stop at "Hooters" or "Twin Peaks"?

Maybe a place named Sweet Cheeks.

 

[Handley_Page]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JackLuis
Can a "Torpedo Junction" be far behind?
or "Tender Valleys"
or....




Maybe a place named Sweet Cheeks.

located in the Arse-end of nowhere ?

 

[The_Fool]

Twin Peaks has colder beer, better food, cuter girls and sexier costumes.

 

[TE999]

Twin Peaks has colder beer, better food, cuter girls and sexier costumes.

But do they have a damn fine cup of coffee?

 

[3113]

But do they have a damn fine cup of coffee?

And cherry pie?

 

[Handley_Page]

Of course, the cynic might regard this spat as a publicity exercise ?

 

[TheeGoatPig]

And cherry pie?

It is increasingly hard to find cherry pie of a proper age these days. Most of it is way too young to be considered by the majority of... Wait, you meant actual cherry pie? Oh...

 

[stephen55]

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Twin Peaks???

I'm not a geologist but I believe those are Hanging Valleys...just sayin'...

 

[The_Fool]

But do they have a damn fine cup of coffee?

Never had the coffee. Had the tea though. That is good. Twin Peaks does costume themes. A month or so ago it was school girls. On Saturdays I have seen College Football outfits. Coming up soon it is Halloween costumes.

 

[BONNIEBREA]

From here:


I appreciate the upset, but, hey there's room enough for two such establishments, don't ya think?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FdUAe6XrzLc/Ti-BQPO_hvI/AAAAAAAACV4/F3X9LpzPsVA/s1600/dis17576_TITS.jpg

I don't know if the lawsuit will succeed or not (based on the face of it and what I've seen it likely will). The issue isn't whether a second, similarly themed restaurant chain should be allowed to open, but that one of the principals in the new chain is a former senior Hooters executive who email to himself whole sheafs of Hooters inside stategic information. That's not only enough to stop the new chain, but to land the former executive in jail.

 

[jomar]

I like the idea of costume themes. One more way to bring em through the door to spend money.

 

[LettersFromTatyana]

But do they have a damn fine cup of coffee?

And cherry pie?

Is Laura Palmer there?

(David Lynch, anyone?)