Variations on a Mule
July 2, 2010 
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There is a new bar on 2nd and Cedar called the Kick Ass Saloon.
Apparently the owners thought it too offensive to display the word “Ass” on their signage, so a Ren and Stimpy style donkey with obscenely large testicles takes its place.
Make of it what you will.
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I admit to being a little appalled by this.
The old Rooster Grill (awesome sign, I hope they never tear it down) and the nearby Select Inn have the architectural potential to become something outstanding like the Doug Fir and Jupiter Hotel in Portland.
Instead we have a drugged-out donkey with gross, veiny balls staring out from several different windows on the building. C’mon guys, grow up and consult an interior designer if you want your business to be viable. I just can’t imagine this marketing scheme going very far.
Hahaha. I’m liking this ‘make of it what you will’ stuff, hilarious!
Um… wow. No words.
I don’t know, Mariah – I can think of a whole demographic of men who would probably go JUST BECAUSE there is a ball sack involved in the advertising. They tend to “fist pound”, and say things like “bro”, quite often.
Soon to be a Spokane landmark!
that’s pretty gross. I’d rather see the word ass – it’s less offensive and you don’t have to hold your hand over the eyes of small children because they can’t read yet. that, though… ew.
I walked by the place today. TACKY SIGN! Maybe a can of white spray paint and a razor blade applied strategically could taste things up a bit.
there was a short lived burrito place in pullman using the same motif: Fat (Ass) Burrito.
classy.
Meh,
It fits well with much of our built environment.
The best blog EVER made. This is hilarious. While a clever sign, it’s revolting. I dont want to eat my meal with the image of a donkey’s saggy balls in the window behind me.
Seriously? Is this really that offensive? I’m assuming that this is a small, locally-owned business (and we like those, right?), so cut them some slack. I shudder to even use the word, but these are some of the most elitist comments I’ve yet seen on this blog.
Don’t go pulling the “Spokane nice” card Nick. People are allowed to have their opinions, and yes, I for one do find this visually offensive.
Just because they are a local business does not mean they can do no wrong. Fortunately Spokane has hundreds of other more tasteful local establishments to choose from, and I’ll be voting with my dollars there.
I think it would be elitist if people started making assumptions about the intelligence of the owners, or the quality of the food based on this sign, but I don’t think anyone has said anything that goes beyond their opinion of the sign’s aesthetics. I don’t think having a preferred sense of design makes you elitist anymore than having a preferred sense of taste. Do you think all vegetarians are elitist? All bicyclists?
I just don’t like the design. Scrotum aside, the front legs are all stumpy and disproportionate, the back legs are spindly and broken-looking. The tongue is lolling out like a drunken slob, the eyes are crossed and half-lidded, the ears look like rat ears, the tail looks like the donkey’s rear end sprung a leak, I could go on and on.
No thank you, no thank you, no thank you!
As a small business owner, I commend them for trying to make something happen. If you don’t like it, or are offended, don’t spend your money there. But someone probably will like the place. Don’t disparage their choices and aesthetics. But at least these business people are brave enough to put their own money on the line and create something. I personally think people are way to easily offended BY EVERYTHING THEY DON’T LIKE OR UNDERSTAND around here. It’s just a damned bar. What you all should really be offended by is all the drunks coming out of all the bars at 1am and driving. And this notion that someone should vandalize the sign to “fix” it is disturbing. Don’t be a elitist snob. Leave their “art” alone…
You know what offends me? The sub title of this blog. “A mid-sized city miracle” Apparently the author thinks that mid sized city’s aren’t generally nice places to live. Or aren’t able to be vibrant community’s with lots going on. So they had to dub it a “miracle”. That is were the elitism begins and were it ends… nobody knows.
owners got balls bro. ::fist bump::
It’s posts like these that I’m going to miss when you retire, Pope…
30 yr old white male:
YOU are the one interpreting the subtitle in this elitist way. Apparently YOU think there is something subpar about Spokane.
I think it means Spokane is one of the best mid-sized cities in this country. Way more so than people give it credit for. So when they move here they think it is a miracle, although Spokane has been an awesome place to live all along.
Thinking about ways it can be better is paying tribute to how far it has already come. I’m sorry that YOU seem to be having trouble understanding that.