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Restaurant 'cashes in' on tsunami Disaster - January 20, 2005
A South African restaurant has been criticized for its menu which features a Tsunami Shake beverage. Boeta Botha, owner of The Day After Tomorrow Tavern, stated ‘We're proud of our restaurant's theme. A lot of research went into the name of that shake - it really knocks you off your feet, and simply carries you away.’
The shake had been introduced before the recent Asian wave disaster, leading some customers to accuse the restaurant of causing the earthquake in order to increase its sales. Reports of Mr Botha pushing several sumo wrestlers into the Indian Ocean from a helicopter on Boxing Day have yet to be confirmed.
Mr. Botha denied trying to profit from other people’s misfortune, "We're devastated that some people think we're cashing in on the disaster, but for another 230 rand, you can get the Tsunami Shake Meal Deal. What great value!"
Also on the restaurant's menu is the 9/11 Twin Pancake Stack, the Piping Hot Pompeii Apple Pie and the Flame-grilled Great Fire of London Burger with Irish Famine Fries.
Tsunami donations have now topped the £3 billion mark. Retailers are complaining that they are the real victims of the Tsunami disaster, with donations draining consumer spending and hurting their normally lucrative January sales. The Chairman of the British Retailers Association, Mr. G Reedy, said, “The drop in sales has hit us like our own Tsunami, we’re applying for government assistance ourselves. Please, donate to save an Argos near you!”
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