Wanted in Hobe Sound: Shapely hot dog girls!
Tags: Add new tag, B's Honey Hut, florida, Hobe Sound, James Larson, sex, topless
| Sunday 1 March 2009 9:39 am
Picking up on an old Florida tradition – Who could forget the topless donut store downtown Fort Lauderdale? – a Hobe Sound businessman is using sex to lure men to his brand-new taco and hot dog shack.
James Larson, a reggae promoter who owns B’s Honey Hut roadside stand at 11475 Federal Highway in the Sound, received hundreds of applications to his recent Craigslist want ad.
Can’t miss it, it’s the one under this headline: “Attractive, shapely, outgoing hot dog girls!”
“With the laws and the hassles, we’re not going topless,” Larson said, “but they’ll be wearing short shorts, real tight revealing T-shirts and they’ll all look hot. Our clientele is 90 percent men. We have truckers, golfers, pool cleaners, so it’s something a little extra for them.”
With the tanking economy, Larson said he received applications from mostly over-qualified types, including a woman with a master’s degree from Penn State.
The ladies, who are being selected this weekend, will also be given the permission to flirt with the customers, Larson said.
“Dates? No, I won’t condone dates with the customers,” Larson said. “But I can’t control human nature.”
What a Joke! and a Crock of we know what! This Larson plans to pimp out woman in revealing attire and to “flirt” and “cant stop if they want to date” How do you spell P-I-M-P?? LARSON! He is nothing more than a greedy money hungry sexist who plans on degrading and demoralizing women for a “Hot-dog Whor**re house” why not just open a strip bar where drugs and sex are sold openly? I have no use for trolls like this who cheapen our communities and lower the standards. And besides with the recession no man is gonna pay high price for hot dogs and taco’s when he can go to taco bell and buy a playboy! thats just plain stupid, it will probably last under a year and will be gone, its just the point of him even doing it, in a time when we are trying to teach our teenage daughters NOT to become pregnant because of so many teenage pregnancies, this clown comes along with this insane idea! Hopefully most women {unless they are a skanky skaggy prostitute or stripper} will become one of his “taco-tarts”, and it wont last long anyway, its like a bad bad joke.
But Mr. Larson, I promise you I will come and bring many many people to buy if YOU put on a g-string, grab some hot dogs and flirt with the customers, put your money where your mouth is, put a sexy g-string speedo on and get down to business I DARE YOU!! what? what? NO you say? thats right I forgot you just exploit young women to act like hookers, never yourself or loved ones! You are a hypocrite and a danger to the community, when you go bankrupt please crawl back under that rock!
My gosh Raven, settle down. You say this hot dog business is doomed to failure, so why rant? You’re upset because you don’t qualify for the job.
Settle down indeed!
So Larson wants to be a little different than other food establishments - you got to have an angle, got to have a gimmick that sells. Cheapen the community? This is Hobe… hello, go down to the beach and it gets so much more revealing. So the guy wants to offer food at great prices for EVERYONE (not just guys), so Larson offers jobs to women, big crime! If you’re angered by beautiful women with jobs, serving food, helping the economy - then stay clear of this place.
I feel this will be a hit and Larson will have to open up a chain, and then maybe Raven you can re-apply.
Raven! Whoa Be careful what you wish for. He just might throw on his speedo and then you will rant all your anger that he is a narcissistic sexist showman pig! What would you say if most of his customers turned out to be women coming by to check out his “hot dog”. Do you start screaming at everybody at the beach when they are all in their little skimpy revealing form fitting wet bikinis!! Loosen up, Raven
Raven,
my guess is that you are fat and ugly. Am I right?
Hey there are only so many things that will “stimulate” the economy and girls in skimpy shorts serving hot dogs is sure to be a hit! I say way to go for this guy, atleastes he’s CREATING jobs. Believe me when you have a masters and you get laid off cause of a bunch of suits and you’ve still got it, jobs like this are very appealing, and it’s not exploiting yourself or anyone else, it’s making money, it’s doing what you have to do to put food on your table and pay your mortgage. Survival is what it comes down to.
My God I didnt realize I was to encounter so much hostility from my comments. I assume the replies are all from men and I expected that. This man selling food is not my problem nor is the girls in shorts and bathing tops {it IS florida} it was his last comments saying he condoned flirting and if “dates” were made it would not upset him, it may upset some wives and girlfriends through would’nt it?? Is this a restaurant or a bordello? When I first came to Fl I was a server at Gentleman Jim’s and Banana Boat and made great money I never had to seduce my customers and lower myself, I have more class talent looks brains and self-respect for that. My problem is with this man trying to degrade women, and I stand by my statement HE should don a g-string and grab a tray, I would pay big money to see that! No I am NOT fat and ugly as a poster said nor very old, perhaps just a little old-fashioned with some morals, and that is not a bad thing! but guys go there if you must, pay eight bucks for a hot-dog, flirt with the servers who will take your money home to THEIR boyfriends and families and have a ball! I am over this discussion. If you are foolish enough to line this scammer’s pockets with gold: Go for it, spend the money for nothing!
I wonder if so much discussion would be raised if a group of MEN were to don tight shirts and shorts (not g-strings) and worked at the same establishment? Would the out-of-work, all-the-time-in-the-world-to-complain Raven be so aggravated?
Can an establishment really stop ‘flirting’ and ‘dating’? Isn’t that more up to the individual themselves? I think someone has to re-evaluate the difference between buying food and social interaction. It sounds like poor Raven was hurt once too many times. My advice, have a hot dog and a smile!
Raven, you should do your homework before you rant and rave. I’ve been to this establishment and they have VERY affordable food 2 for $2 tacos and hotdogs.
The girls are dressed very tasteful and Larson seems to being doing a fantastic job promoting a new business.
Bark at your-unhappy-self in the mirror, next time!!!
Hey Raven, You might be interested to know that after all of your “RAVINGs” I decided to go down and check it out for myself. The girls are cute, but were certainly not under-dressed by any standard. Also the hot dogs (excellent quality I may add) sell two for $2.00, not $8.00 a piece, as you some how managed to conclude. Should you dare check it out yourself you might want to apologize to the people trying to make a living at B’s Honey Hut. Perhaps you didn’t know that the two women employees there were Mr. Larson’s sister and wife. Something else I took the time to find out, which you obviously didn’t.
Raven… do you seriously think that this place of business will contribute to teenage pregnancy? Get a grip, woman. I have two adult daughters, so I can speak as one with knowledge! Also, if you did work in the restaurant environment as you claim, you would know that “dating” happens EVERYWHERE!
Good luck to you, Mr. Larson, and to those who work for you!
Lets put all this bickering aside and all do what Alicia said, ‘have a hot dog and a smile’. C’mon lets all grab a hot dog or taco (2 for $2 AND a free soda). You can’t beat those prices! Hey maybe we can all meet and have some food and a laugh - its a great place! Be there tomorrow at noon! RON you better be there!
I am baffled by you Raven. Your argument here is what? That these poor women are being exploited? Seriously though, sex sells and anyone who has ever been in the restaurant industry knows that flirting with customers is not an uncommon way of making more and bigger tips. How can you even bring teen pregnancy in to this? How exactly can you compare a hot dog stand in Florida with girls that have clothes on (where most days you see far less clothes on people than any other state) with a strip club? I think you need to relax, go have a hot dog.
Raven, I understand you feel left out.I eat there regularly and will do the g-string thing for you and your friends.So bring lots of cash and get ready for the BIG WOODY DOG ( 1/4 LB DOG…$3 with chilli and cheese).I’ll also top your taco with what ever you like.pick your favorite charity.I’ll donate all my tips!No touching though..that would be wrong.
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Hi, Im female and Im pretty good looking at least thats what Im told,(ALOT LOL) any way I think that your Idea for a hot dog buis. is great as a matter of fact Im trying for the same thing on a smaller scale here in Pcola, anyway, the reason for my comment is : no-one gets mad at Hooters for doing the same thing. The fact is Sex sells,we dont have to like it but its the truth so instead of me being mad about it Im going to use it to my advantage and so are the girls that work for you, we have families to support and if their like me I married right out of high school and have four boys, my husband was to insecure for me to further my education so when we divorced Im forced to either work for minimum wage waitressing in some god awfull uniform depending on the snow birds to tip me enough or I can use what my momma gave me and “exploit”it, and be able to have something in this world. Sorry if that comes across harsh but sometimes the truth hurts.IMHO. Thanks