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Skanky Eureka Hotel Gets Sued by Six Flags


Posted by The Editor on 05 Feb 2010 /
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When it rains it pours.  It wasn’t long ago that the Eureka Days Inn was rated the second worst hotel in the country, and now they are getting sued by Six Flags.

The amusement park said the hotel uses deceptive advertising to promote itself as having an association with Six Flags. Six Flags is seeking both injunctive and monetary relief.

“Six Flags has never authorized the use of the Six Flags mark and the facility has no association, sponsorship, affiliation or any other connection with Six Flags,” the theme park said in a statement.

Damn, how did they even find out about this little crappy hotel?

“The story [about that Days Inn new dubious ranking] brought to our attention the unapproved and illegal use of our name by this hotel,” said Elizabeth Gotway, a spokeswoman for Six Flags. “We gave the hotel an opportunity to remove the name but it didn’t do so in a timely manner.”

So I guess all press isn’t good press after all.

In a related story I’ve recently found out that not all fat girls actually need lovin’ too.  Some of them get real upset when you motor-boat them while waiting for the self checkout lane in Schnucks.

via St. Louis Business Journal


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Visit St. Louis! It’s Difficulty is ‘Easy’ and It’s Only 6 Steps!


Posted by The Editor on 25 Sep 2009 /
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Apparently visiting our fair city is foreign enough to people that someone had to write an article on eHow describing the steps to take.  Here is a sampling:

Difficulty: Easy

St. Louis is known as the gateway to the west and it was the first major settlement west of the Mississippi. St. Louis is home to three major league sports teams: MLB-Cardinals, NFL-Rams and NHL-Blues. St. Louis was home to the 1904 World’s Fair and is also home to many other attractions, and tourist attractions.

Step 4: Enjoy a cruise on the Mississippi River onboard either of two riverboats; the Becky Thatcher or the Tom Sawyer.

Step 6: Experience the thrill and excitement that is Six Flags theme park when you ride on on any of the adrenaline charged thrill rides and roller coasters.

Two things jump out at me here: 1. Is Six Flags isn’t much of a St. Louis attraction, I mean there are a bunch of them.  2. At what point can we stop talking about a fair that happened over 100 years ago?  Yes, it was a big deal at the time, but let. it. go.  We sound like the damn Cubs for christ sake!

Someone edit this and add something about reading Punching Kitty in step 7.  I would do it, but that wouldn’t be right.


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