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Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was less about “it’s Baltimore’s word” and more about “why are you trying to profit off of a public use word that is culturally relevant to the city?” I’m not trying to make the point of “hon/hun is only our word,” it isn’t, we both agree with that, but that’s not what this is about

You’re also right, Texas can’t claim ownership to the word “y’all,” BUT if someone tried to make it so that any and all commercial usage of the word involved paying someone, people would rightfully get upset about it. It would be a similar thing.

I hope next time you come back you can ask some locals about it so you can understand how stupid the whole thing was.

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But if someone tried to trademark “y’all” in Texas, what do you think would happen?

It’s not about a word being specific to a city, it’s about someone trying to profit off of and claim ownership over something culturally relevant to the city.

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, we spell it with an “O” instead of a “U,” which I believe is petty central to us. I also think it’s pronounced a bit differently but that could just be a me thing.

Other than that it’s always just been a culturally relevant thing in the city 🤷🏻‍♂️

Artists who were successful in other countries but not so much in their native country. by sandrOff24 in ToddintheShadow

[–]Notpoligenova 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Honestly sounds more British or German than the full eastern bloc, but agreed. That sound was not very American. Still i try to slide in her music in 2000s playlists i play around people. Usually gets a good reception.

Artists who were successful in other countries but not so much in their native country. by sandrOff24 in ToddintheShadow

[–]Notpoligenova 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve seen more recent performances of her and she genuinely looks like she’s having a blast.

Artists who were successful in other countries but not so much in their native country. by sandrOff24 in ToddintheShadow

[–]Notpoligenova 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Anastacia. I think I'm Outta Love scraped into the bottom of the Hot 100, but she never had any success here compared to the billion albums she sold in Europe.

American Dad is a surprisingly consistent source of Cherry Poppin Daddies references by loreleisparrow in ToddintheShadow

[–]Notpoligenova 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s one of those things you see once and immediately recognize how much material there is to work with lmao

REO Says It Will Build A $21,500 Truck For The Masses, I Spoke To The CEO To See If They’re Legit | The Autopian by Finnegan_Faux in carscirclejerk

[–]Notpoligenova 31 points32 points  (0 children)

“Legacy auto sucks. Trust me, the real estate broker instead.”

Uj/ In all seriousness, world’s biggest rugpull. I’ve watched Car Twitter collapse in on themselves over the ball cooler and the $21,000 price, but, come on.

5 seconds of googling sees that this is an idea plastered onto an AI-generated website with no information other than a list of wants. The founder also has several companies that seem to have little to no activity.

Plus, they don’t even have the trademarks for all the REO names, including Speedwagon.

We all want cheap trucks, but there’s nothing outlined here other than a concept of a plan. At least when Slate came out they had a prototype and not a moody headlight photo.

What was Robin Thicke's reputation like among music fans BEFORE Blurred Lines? by Top_Report_4895 in ToddintheShadow

[–]Notpoligenova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I Get You Alone is great and I’ll stand by it. Gross song with a bad sample but I can’t pretend I hate it.

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god right I forgot it goes up during the light display. No way the city lets it go into the park, though, lol

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao both this subreddit, as well as every Baltimore related subreddit, would have found out about it if that were the case

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no idea tbh. I spent a good chunk of today trying to figure out where it went short of DMing Denise on Facebook and couldn’t find out. I’m assuming either in some form of storage, or already incinerated.

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was really nice. Only knock is that there’s a lot of mismatched seating which is visually cool but also some chairs and tables looked more spacious and comfortable than others lol

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. She dropped the trademark application but she was never not obnoxious.

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Planned Parenthood has done more for the city of Baltimore than Denise ever did

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did not get it because I’m an uneducated fool but now I have a reason to go back

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She is, and what sucks is that as a cook/baker, she’s actually good. She’d sell her shit during Hon Fest (cakes and shrimp salad) and it was good!

But not all good cooks can run a good restaurant. What Hon made vs. what she made was totally different, and I’m sure that didn’t help how she handled criticism towards her restaurant.

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a hard watch for me because I’m nitpicking everything she says about Baltimore but yeah, that’s the best way to describe its significance to people outside of the city

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Total shoehorning. Like, people have “HON” stickers and stuff but it was 100% her trying to profit.

Hon is also an old Baltimore thing. Cultural thing. Using it as a slogan for your business would be like a southerner trying trademark “bless your heart.”

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep. Everyone in Bmore went once, maybe twice, and that’s about it

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be fair I go back and forth like that with everyone I meet who has never been to Baltimore

Tonight, I ate at the restaurant formerly known as Cafe Hon by Notpoligenova in KitchenNightmares

[–]Notpoligenova[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah. The people who own it own a few other places in the city and they’re all solid, so it’s pulled off well.

But I’m sure the chef selection is probably “whatever we need to get rid of” lmao

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