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Posted by: SickCert Jun 24 2008, 08:41 AM

Terror theme boosts Beirut cafe

A fast-food restaurant in Beirut has adopted a terrorism theme to attract customers.

Diners at Buns and Guns eat to the sound of gunfire instead of muzak, weapons and ammunition decorate the counters, and camouflage netting hangs from the ceiling, reports the BBC.

Owner Yousef Ibrahim presents dishes like "rocket-propelled grenade" (chicken on a skewer) and "terrorist bread". Other meals include the Kalashnikov, Dragunov, Viper, B52.

"They accuse us of terrorism, so let's serve terrorist bread, why not?" Mr Ibrahim told Hezbollah's al-Manar TV.

Buns and Guns (motto: A sandwich can kill you) is located in a strongly Hezbollah-supporting area, where the group's militia is lionised by many.

"My goal was to make people laugh before they ask me why weapons. The important thing is that they laugh," Mr Ibrahim said.

He insists the only way his sandwiches could kill the customers is by their generous proportions.

"It attracts customers in an unconventional way. You noticed the moment I opened the restaurant, there was a lot of business," he added.

Posted by: Kezz Jun 24 2008, 10:13 AM

lol that's the only thing that stood out for me SickCert.. I love B52's.. a slosh of kahlua, cointreau and baileys on ice

Posted by: Whimsical Logic Jun 24 2008, 04:50 PM

If I ever go to Beirut I'll visit that cafe if I can!
My kind of humour too.

Thanks for posting this, SickCert.



Whimsy

Posted by: Pete Jun 24 2008, 06:48 PM

Bet that place goes down a bomb!!!