Restaurant charges 'thongage'

As I said in the post below; leopard’s don’t change their spots! Mr Spellman is back in the news and this time it’s about thongs. Thongs in this part of the world refer to footwear, not an article of lingerie. Thongs, flipflops, zori’s, whatever your local terminology is.

http://veronicas-secrets.blogspot.com/2010/01/every-gambler-knows-that-secret-to.html

A DARWIN restaurant is charging patrons $10 for wearing thongs while they dine.

The "thongage" charge is announced in a sign on the door of John Spellman's Tramontana restaurant on McMinn St.

Last night Mr Spellman said the "campaign" was setting the tone for his "boutique" restaurant. "It's a formal restaurant - tablecloths, napkins. I wear shoes and socks," he said.
"There's actually a button on the register. I just put it on the bill - you don't have to argue about it. Two lamb chops, one thongage.














Read the whole story below …

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/03/31/135971_ntnews.html


Darwin, being the town it is, has not let that news article rest without retaliation.
Read below and at the bottom of the article are comments from around the world … the story has grown and actually yielded fruit.


http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/04/09/138181_ntnews.html

After all, Easter is imminent, and you know what wet bunny fur is like …

Update from the Bureau of Meteorology today …

“Ex-Tropical Cyclone Paul is currently over the southwestern Gulf of Carpentaria
and is expected to move south towards the coast during Thursday. The system is
no longer expected to redevelop into a tropical cyclone.

Heavy rainfall and strong, squally winds are expected to continue in the
Roper-McArthur District during Thursday.

A Severe Weather Warning is current for damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall
in the Roper-McArthur District.

No further advices will be issued for this system.”

That’s my boy! Zipped in here, zapped out there, spun around and zipped in again, gave everyone a dust up and then headed off again to have a quiet time to himself (probably eating Easter eggs!).

So bloggers; it is now safe to answer the door. I will be home for Easter, watching out for the Easter Bunny; hoping there are some eggs left for me.

Hoppy Easter to all!