TERRORIST THEMED RESTAURANT IS A BIG HIT

Terrorism is something that most of us don’t look at as entertainment. Blowing stuff up randomly just has never seemed like my idea of a good time, but then again, it’s the premise of any Die Hard, or Terminator movie. Personally I like those. Heck, Clint Eastwood made a career out of little cigars and sticks of dynamite. So, maybe a restaurant dedicated to terrorism could work? Well a business man in Beirut is giving it a shot. The place features sandwiches, fries and guns. The brilliantly titled Buns and Guns offers a range of dishes to the sound of recorded gunfire. In Beirut, that’s like traffic noise to us. The restaurant is decked with military camoflage netting, fake guns and ammunition. Items on the menu include 'rocket propelled grenade', otherwise known as chicken on a skewer, and 'terrorist bread'. Other meals include the Kalashnikov and the B52. I can hear the employees now: “Lock and load a Kalashnikov, hold the onion.” Owner Yousef Ibrahim told Hezbollah's al-Manar television station: “They accuse us of terrorism, so let's serve terrorist bread, why not? My goal was to make people laugh before they ask me, why weapons? The important thing is that they laugh.” Yea I bet it is. You don’t want to become a target of your own theme. Admittedly, giving an interview to the Hezbollah’s TV station was probably a smart move so that they actually know what you’re up to and hopefully they have a sense of humor. It might put a damper on the clientele to have a careening car of dynamite heading for the cash register. “It attracts customers in an unconventional way,” continues Yousef, “The moment I opened the restaurant, there was a lot of business.” The restaurant, which has the motto 'A sandwich can kill you', doctors have been telling us that for years, is located in an area where Hezbollah is popular. Well, it’s good to reach out with something familiar for your customers. I wonder if they give away plastic miniature AK 47s and Ouzis with their kids meals?  This gives a whole new meaning to the stomach bomb. “Hey waiter there’s a cartridge in my soup?”