81-515: Hooters is the registered trademark used by two American restaurant chains: Hooters, Inc. , based in Clearwater, Florida, and Hooters of America, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia, and owned by the private investment firm Nord Bay Capital (with TriArtisan Capital Advisor as its advisor). The Hooters name is a double entendre referring to both a North American slang term for women's breasts and
162-691: A Hawaiian Tropic model and worked as a waitress at Hooters . Her appearance at those venues led to invitations to the Playboy Mansion and, at the age of 21, after more than a year of such visits, Madison asked permission from Hugh Hefner and was eventually allowed to move in at the mansion. Facing credit card debt and potential homelessness, in August 2001, Madison moved into the Playboy Mansion and officially became one of Hugh Hefner 's girlfriends. Hefner controlled her finances, enforced
243-518: A Navy SEAL Senior Chief Petty Officer, was killed during a training exercise February 13, 2008. He left behind his wife, Christina, and two young children. Hooters established a fund in Valentine's name through Operation Homefront. Hooters is involved in the sports world. Previous sponsorships include the Miami Hooters , a now defunct Arena Football League team. Hooters formerly sponsored
324-599: A distaff ; and I hope to see a housewife take thee between her legs and spin it off"; the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet says that her husband had told Juliet when she was learning to walk that "Yea, dost thou fall upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit"; or is told the time by Mercutio : "for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon"; and in Hamlet , Hamlet publicly torments Ophelia with
405-889: A heart attack . Brooks's will gave most of Hooters of America Inc. to his son Coby Brooks and daughter Boni Belle Brooks. The Hooters Casino Hotel was opened February 2, 2006, off the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada , adjacent to the Tropicana , across the street from the MGM Grand Las Vegas . It became the Oyo Hotel & Casino in 2019, though the Hooters restaurant on the property remains open. As part of their 25th anniversary, Hooters Magazine released its list of top Hooters Girls of all time. Among
486-609: A plane crash near Bristol, Tennessee . They were flying back to the track for Sunday's race after making a sponsor appearance at a Hooters in Knoxville, Tennessee . Hooters remained in the sport, sponsoring drivers like Loy Allen Jr. , Rick Mast and Brett Bodine before ending their involvement in 2003. The restaurant returned to NASCAR in 2007 to sponsor a Craftsman Truck Series team led by Jason White , Derrike Cope and Brad Keselowski . Six years later, Hooters sponsored Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. 's car. For
567-564: A "toy Yoda " instead, claiming the contest was an April Fool's Day joke. Berry filed a lawsuit against Gulf Coast Wings, the local franchisee, and later reached a settlement. In 2004, it was found that job applicants to a Hooters in West Covina, California , were secretly filmed while undressing, prompting a civil suit filed against the national restaurant chain in Los Angeles Superior Court. The company responded to
648-572: A D. In 2011, Madison announced that she had insured her breasts for $ 1 million. In August 2012, Madison announced that she and Pasquale Rotella , whom she began dating in 2011, were expecting their first child. Madison gave birth to their daughter in March 2013, in Las Vegas. Madison and Rotella were married at Disneyland on September 10, 2013, with Bridget Marquardt as a bridesmaid, and resided in Las Vegas. Madison gave birth to her second child,
729-514: A Korean American immigrant who placed a takeout order at a Hooters in Queens, New York, sued the restaurant chain for racial discrimination after noticing a racial slur printed on a cash register receipt by a hostess who later confessed and subsequently resigned. The case was dismissed in 2013. On April 2, 2015, former employee Farryn Johnson was awarded $ 250,000 after an arbitrator found that racial discrimination contributed to her termination. Johnson
810-514: A campaign in support of breast cancer research, with awareness of the issue being spread through the Kelly Jo Dowd Fund. By 2010 the chain raised over $ 2 million for the cause. In 2009, Hooters partnered with Operation Homefront to establish The Valentine Fund in honor of fallen soldier SOCS Thomas J. Valentine. The fund supports the families of US Special Forces service members and other military families. Thomas J. Valentine,
891-490: A certain group of people was considered as racial discrimination. A statement from Hooters of America by Ericka Whitaker (Hooters of America senior brand manager) stated that she had no issue of having blonde highlights as a Hooters Girl prior to becoming a brand manager and the company will continue to diversify its employees, from the restaurant to the annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. On September 11, 2017, former Philadelphia -area Hooters waitress Jade Velez filed
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#1732798184732972-531: A competition of Hooters Girls from around the world; in 2010, this event took place in Hollywood, Florida . An African-American woman won the Miss Hooters pageant for the first time in 2010: LeAngela Davis of Columbus, Ohio . Hooters has been criticized for objectifying women. However, others have argued that feminism is about having a choice and that being able to work as a woman in whichever industry
1053-528: A lawsuit against Hooters alleging she was a victim of workplace sexual assault by a former kitchen employee. The lawsuit named the employee, three former managers at the Northeast Philadelphia Hooters restaurant where she worked, and Hooters of America, LLC et al as defendants. As of July 2020, the outcome of the case was still pending. On July 16, 2019, Scott Peterson, who was one of two men who alleged they were sexually harassed by
1134-602: A lawsuit was filed against Hooters in Michigan after an employee was given a job performance review and was told that her shirt and short size could use some improvement by two women who held positions at the headquarters in Atlanta. Michigan is the only state that includes height and weight as bounds for non-discrimination in hiring. The plaintiff alleges that she was made the offer of a free gym membership and told that if she did not improve in 30 days, her employment would be terminated. The company denied that they threatened to fire
1215-631: A male boss while working for Hooters in the Los Angeles area, reached a settlement with the restaurant chain in the Los Angeles Superior Court , though terms of the settlement were not publicly revealed. The other plaintiff, Paul "PJ" Cagnina, obtained a settlement in May 2017. On August 22, 2024, Hendrick Motorsports of NASCAR announced that they would sue Hooters for unpaid sponsorship fees. In employment discrimination law in
1296-436: A man. I'm really happy with myself and being with my friends... I'm focused on forwarding my career. I'm working on producing my own shows. Girls Next Door was a great place to start but it was somebody else's show. I'm just ready to move on." Madison has spoken openly about her cosmetic surgeries, having had both rhinoplasty and breast augmentation . After the latter procedure, her bust measurements went from an A-cup to
1377-420: A play on UNICEF . It has provided money and/or volunteers to charities such as Habitat for Humanity , The V Foundation for Cancer Research, Operation Homefront, Make-A-Wish Foundation , Special Olympics , Muscular Dystrophy Association and Stop Hunger Now . In addition, after the 2007 death of Kelly Jo Dowd, a former Hooters Girl, Hooters calendar cover girl and later restaurant general manager, Hooters began
1458-520: A reduction in menu items and employment of both male and female servers who are modestly dressed in t-shirts and khakis. The appearance of the waitresses is a main selling feature of the restaurant. A Hooters Girl is a waitress employed by the Hooters restaurant chain, and they are recognizable by their uniform of a white tank top with the "Hootie the Owl" logo and the location name on the front paired with short nylon orange Dolphin shorts . The remainder of
1539-596: A sentence said by another which was not intended as a double entendre but nevertheless could be interpreted with a double meaning, one of them sexual. Holly Madison Holly Madison (born Hollin Sue Cullen ; December 23, 1979 ) is an American television personality, best known as a former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner and for her appearance in the reality television show The Girls Next Door . She also starred in her own reality series, Holly's World , which ran from 2009 to 2011. She has released two books, Down
1620-511: A series of sexual puns, including "country matters" (similar to " cunt "). The title of Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing is a pun on the Elizabethan use of "no-thing" as slang for vagina . In the UK, starting in the 19th century, Victorian morality disallowed sexual innuendo in the theatre as being unpleasant, particularly for the ladies in the audience. In music hall songs, on
1701-559: A similar lawsuit in Maryland received $ 10,350 each. The settlement allows Hooters to continue gender-restricted hiring in its wait staff; the chain agreed to create other support jobs, like bartenders and hosts, that must be filled without regard to gender. In 2000, a federal jury ordered Hooters to pay $ 275,000 to former waitress Sara Steinhoff, who claimed in her lawsuit that she was the target of unwanted sexual advances, demeaning behavior and recrimination from managers while she worked at
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#17327981847321782-586: A son, in August 2016. Rotella and Madison were separated as of September 25, 2018. In February 2019, the divorce was finalized. In 2021, Madison revealed that she believed herself to be on the autism spectrum , something her parents had long suspected. She was later formally diagnosed, a fact she confirmed when appearing as a featured guest on the podcast "Something Was Wrong". The diagnosis led Madison to consider how her struggles with forming social connections may have contributed to her relationship with Hefner. "I thought to myself I've never really connected with
1863-542: A strict schedule and curfew, and denied her opportunities to earn income outside the mansion. In February 2002, after all but two of his girlfriends left, Madison became his "#1 Girl". During her time with Hefner, Madison stated that she wanted to marry him and have his children. However, in an interview at the Playmate of the Year luncheon in May 2008, Hefner said, "I love Holly very much and I think we're going to be together
1944-607: A term for the vulva ). The title of Sir Thomas More 's 1516 fictional work Utopia is a double entendre because of the pun between two Greek -derived words that would have identical pronunciation. Spelled as it is, or especially spelled as "Outopia," the title means "no place"; meanwhile spelled as "Eutopia," with the same English pronunciation, it would mean "good place". Shakespeare frequently used double entendres in his plays. Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night says of Sir Andrew's hair, that "it hangs like flax on
2025-463: A white book and a blue book, and would ask his audience which book they wanted to hear stories from. If they chose the blue book, he could blame the audience for the lewdness to follow (in the UK, "blue" colloquially refers to sexual content, as in "blue jokes", "blue movies" etc.). In the United States, innuendo and double entendre were only lightly used in radio media until the 1980s when
2106-423: Is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, one of which is typically obvious, and the other often conveys a message that would be too socially unacceptable, or offensive to state directly. A double entendre may exploit puns or word play to convey the second meaning. Double entendres generally rely on multiple meanings of words, or different interpretations of
2187-508: Is a long tradition of double entendre songs in American blues music of the 1920s and 1930s, called hokum . Double entendres are very common in the titles and lyrics of pop songs, such as " If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me " by The Bellamy Brothers. By one interpretation, the person being talked to is asked if they would be offended; by the other interpretation, they are asked if they would press their body against
2268-474: Is a phrase that can be understood in any of three ways, such as in the back cover of the 1981 Rush album Moving Pictures which shows a moving company carrying paintings out of a building while people are shown being emotionally moved and a film crew makes a " moving picture " of the whole scene. In Homer 's The Odyssey , when Odysseus is captured by the Cyclops Polyphemus , he tells
2349-418: Is erect and tall––I stand up in bed––and whiskery somewhere down below. Sometimes a countryman's quite comely daughter will venture, bumptious girl, to get a grip on me. She assaults my red self and seizes my head and clenches me in a cramped place. She will soon feel the effect of her encounter with me, this curl-locked woman who squeezes me. Her eye will be wet. This suggests the answer "a penis " but also has
2430-472: Is our Hooters Girls who make our concept unique. Hooters offers its customers the look of the "All American Cheerleader, Surfer, Girl Next Door." Female employees are required to sign that they "acknowledge and affirm" the following: In 1997, three men from the Chicago area sued Hooters after being denied employment at an Orland Park, Illinois , restaurant. Each of them was awarded $ 19,100. Four men who filed
2511-614: The Las Vegas Sun , "The politician and the former Playboy house bunny joined forces to usher in the city's summer swimsuit season..." in an event timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign . The 281 parade participants broke the prior record of 250. The mark has subsequently been eclipsed by events in the Cayman Islands (331), and Brisbane , Australia (357). Madison starred in
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2592-727: The 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway , Hooters made a comeback in the Cup Series with a one-off paint scheme for Greg Biffle . Hooters most recently sponsored the No. 9 of Chase Elliott from 2017 to 2024. Hooters has sponsored the Major League Eating -sanctioned "Hooters Worldwide Wing Eating Championship" since 2012. Hooters has also licensed its name for the Hooters Road Trip PlayStation racing game. Furthermore, Hooters licensed
2673-533: The A&;E documentary series Secrets of Playboy . Madison was the subject of the show's second episode which aired in January 2022. She described, among other things, the Playboy Mansion as "dangerous" and "very cult-like" and accused Hefner of manipulating her in order to advance her career and even attempting to offer her quaaludes during their first sexual encounter in the summer of 2001. She also said that she
2754-562: The Howard Stern Show began to push the envelope of what was acceptable on the radio through use of double entendre and ironies. This garnered so much attention it spawned an entire genre of radio called " shock jock radio" where DJs will push the limits of what is an "acceptable" double entendre to use over-the-air as the Federal Communications Commission has been known to hand out large fines for
2835-582: The Tampa Bay Area , Chicago metropolitan area , and one in Manhattan , while all other locations were under the aegis of Hooters of America, which sold franchising rights to the rest of the United States and international locations. Under Brooks's leadership, the collective Hooters brand expanded to more than 425 stores worldwide. Brooks died on July 15, 2006, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, of
2916-692: The USAR Hooters Pro Cup , an automobile racing series, and the NGA Pro Golf Tour , a minor league golf tour. In 1992, Hooters sponsored NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki as he won the Winston Cup Championship, beating Bill Elliott by ten points, the closest margin in NASCAR prior to The Chase era. On April 1, 1993, Kulwicki, along with several others including Hooters Chairman Bob Brooks' son Mark, were killed in
2997-568: The United States Virgin Islands , Guam , and 28 other countries. Hooters also had an airline , Hooters Air , with a normal flight crew and flight attendants and scantily clad "Hooters Girls" on every flight. Hooters, Inc., was incorporated in Clearwater, Florida , on April 1, 1983, by six Clearwater businessmen: Lynn D. Stewart , Gil DiGiannantonio, Ed Droste , Billy Ranieri, Ken Wimmer and Dennis Johnson. The date
3078-544: The burlesque show Peepshow at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. She was brought in to replace Kelly Monaco after Monaco's three-month contract was up. Madison was likewise initially signed to a three-month contract, but due to the show's success, it was eventually extended to a full year. Madison starred in her own reality show, Holly's World , which revolved around her life at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. "It's all good-natured and not mean like other reality shows", Madison said of her show. "I'm really excited about
3159-568: The 10th-century Exeter Book , or Codex exoniensis , at Exeter Cathedral in England . In addition to the various poems and stories found in the book, there are also numerous riddles. Answers to the riddles were not included in the book, but have been found by scholars over the years. Some of these employ double entendres, such as Riddle 25 : I am a wondrous creature: to women a thing of joyful expectation, to close-lying companions serviceable. I harm no city-dweller excepting my slayer alone. My stem
3240-559: The Bond films were parodied in the Austin Powers series. Bawdy double entendres, such as (from the movie Sextette ) "I'm the kinda girl who works for Paramount by day, and Fox all night", and (from the movie Myra Breckinridge ) "I feel like a million tonight – but only one at a time", are typical of the comedy writing of Mae West , for her early-career vaudeville performances as well as for her later plays and movies. There
3321-478: The British broadcast media, including sitcoms and radio comedy , such as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue . For example, in the 1970s TV comedy series Are You Being Served? , Mrs. Slocombe frequently referred to her pet cat as her "pussy", apparently unaware of how easily her statement could be misinterpreted, such as "It's a wonder I'm here at all, you know. My pussy got soakin' wet. I had to dry it out in front of
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3402-487: The Cyclops that his name is Oudeis (ουδεις = No-one). When Odysseus attacks the Cyclops later that night and stabs him in the eye, the Cyclops runs out of his cave, yelling to the other Cyclopes that "No-one has hurt me!", which leads the other Cyclopes to take no action under the assumption that Polyphemus blinded himself by accident, allowing Odysseus and his men to escape. Some of the earliest double entendres are found in
3483-529: The Hooters Calendar for Hooters Calendar Girl , a mobile wallpaper application, and Hooters Calendar Girl Tubin' , a mobile game , both by Oasys Mobile . It was also one of several real world brands that appeared in the 2011 video game Homefront . Since 1986, the restaurant has issued a calendar featuring Hooters Girls, with signings taking place in some of their restaurants. Since 1996, Hooters has held Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant,
3564-685: The Hooters Girls uniform consists of the restaurant's brown ticket pouch (or a black one with the black uniform), tan pantyhose , white loose socks , and clean white shoes. Men who work at Hooters wear Hooters hats, T-shirts with long pants, Bermuda shorts , or attire more suitable for kitchen use. An older version of the Hooters Employee Handbook (prior to October 2006), published in The Smoking Gun reads: Customers can go to many places for wings and beer, but it
3645-608: The Hooters in Newport, Kentucky , between October 1996 and October 1997. In 2001, a jury determined Hooters of Augusta Inc. willfully violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited advertising faxes. The class-action lawsuit, brought in June 1995 by Sam Nicholson, included 1,320 others who said they received the advertising faxes from Hooters. Atlanta-based Hooters of America Inc.,
3726-502: The Horne depended heavily on innuendo and double entendre, the show's name itself being a triple entendre, a play on the name of its central actor Kenneth Horne and those around him, the sailor's expression "going round the horn" (i.e. Cape Horn ), and the fact that "horn" is slang for an erection . Spike Milligan , writer of The Goon Show , remarked that a lot of "blue" (i.e. sexual) innuendo came from servicemen's jokes, which most of
3807-571: The November 2005 issue. The women were featured again on the covers of the September 2006, March 2008, and February 2009 issues. During seasons three and four, Madison was shown working at the Playboy studios as an intern and later a junior photo editor. She also helped design and put together The Girls Next Door calendars. In February 2009, with the ending of the sixth season she quit working for
3888-876: The Rabbit Hole in 2015, about her life in the Playboy Mansion and her relationship with Hefner, and The Vegas Diaries: Romance, Rolling the Dice, and the Road to Reinvention in 2016. Madison was born Hollin Sue Cullen in Astoria, Oregon . At age two, she moved with her family to Craig, Alaska , on Prince of Wales Island . When she was in middle school, her family returned to St. Helens, Oregon . She later attended Portland State University for two years, majoring in theater and psychology. Afterward, Madison moved to Los Angeles and attended Loyola Marymount University . To afford her college tuition, Madison competed to become
3969-565: The United States , employers are generally allowed to consider characteristics that would otherwise be discriminatory if they are bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQ). For example, a manufacturer of men's clothing may lawfully advertise exclusively for male models. Hooters has argued a BFOQ defense, which applies when the "essence of the business operation would be undermined if the business eliminated its discriminatory policy". Hooters has actively supported charities through its Hooters Community Endowment Fund , also known as HOO.C.E.F. ,
4050-479: The best-known were Lynne Austin (the original Hooters Girl), the late Kelly Jo Dowd (the mother of the golfer Dakoda Dowd ), Bonnie-Jill Laflin , Leeann Tweeden , and Holly Madison . After Brooks' death in 2006, 240 buyers showed interest in Hooters of America Inc., and 17 submitted bids, with that number being reduced to eight, and then three, before the selection of Wellspring Capital Management . Chanticleer Holdings LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina , which had
4131-419: The breakup, saying, "If Holly says it's over, I guess it's over". Madison was later among the former Playmates who spoke out in the docuseries Secrets of Playboy . The Girls Next Door was an E! Network show following life of Madison and others at the Playboy Mansion. Although Madison was never a Playboy Playmate , Playboy published a nude pictorial of Madison with her The Girls Next Door costars in
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#17327981847324212-595: The cast understood (they all had been soldiers) and many of the audience understood, but which passed over the heads of most of the Senior BBC producers and directors, most of whom were "Officer class". In 1968, the office of the Lord Chamberlain ceased to have responsibility for censoring live entertainment , after the Theatres Act 1968 . By the 1970s, innuendo had become widely used across much of
4293-407: The chorus "we've got big balls" can be read as referring to either formal dances or testicles . During the 1940s, Benny Bell recorded several "party records" that contained double entendre including "Everybody Wants My Fanny". Double entendres can arise in the replies to inquiries. The clichéd phrase " Said the actress to the bishop ", as well as "that's what she said", can be used to remark on
4374-486: The company altogether due to her split from Hefner making her position "awkward". Madison was chosen to replace Jewel on season 8 of Dancing with the Stars and was partnered with Dmitry Chaplin . She and Chaplin were voted off in a double elimination, ultimately placing 11th. In May 2009, Madison and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman led a Guinness World Record -breaking "largest bikini parade ever". According to
4455-482: The fire before I left". Someone unfamiliar with sexual slang might find this statement funny simply because of the references to her sodden cat, whereas others would find further humour in the innuendo ("pussy" being sexual slang for vulva ). Modern comedies, such as the US version of The Office , often do not hide the addition of sexual innuendos into the script; for example, main character Michael Scott often deploys
4536-675: The incident with additional employee training. In 2009, Nikolai Grushevski, a man from Corpus Christi, Texas , filed a lawsuit because Hooters would not hire him as a waiter. Grushevski and Hooters reached a confidential settlement on April 13. In September 2009, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina charter airline (formerly Hooters Air, owned by Hooters of America) on behalf of Chau Nguyen, an Asian flight attendant fired three years prior after complaining only white workers were being promoted. In May 2010,
4617-439: The individual woman in question chooses along with the ability for women to make their own money is empowering. Hooters in response to such criticism have said the company regularly donates to charities that help promote women's entrepreneurship and often promote Hooters Girls to management positions. 40% of Hooters restaurants managers are reportedly female. Double entendre A double entendre (plural double entendres )
4698-532: The innocent answer "an onion ." Examples of sexual innuendo and double-entendre occur in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales (14th century), in which the Wife of Bath's Tale is laden with double entendres. These include her use of the word "queynte" (modern spelling "quaint") to describe domestic duties while also alluding to genitalia ("queynte" being at the time an alternate form of " cunt ",
4779-469: The local restaurant's parent company, paid out $ 11 million. The jury determined that six faxes were sent to each plaintiff. With a $ 500 fine for each, that amounts to a $ 3,000 award per plaintiff. Also in 2001, Jodee Berry, a waitress at a Hooters in Panama City Beach, Florida , won a beer sales contest, for which the promised prize was a new Toyota automobile. However, the manager awarded her
4860-478: The logo (a bird known for its "hooting" calls: the owl ). The waiting staff at Hooters restaurants are primarily young women, usually referred to simply as "Hooters Girls", whose revealing outfits and sex appeal are played up and are a primary component of the company's image. The company employs men and women as cooks, hosts (at some franchises), busboys , and managers. The menu includes hamburgers and other sandwiches , steaks, seafood entrees, appetizers, and
4941-404: The new series because I am also getting a legitimate co-producer credit for all the work I do behind the camera. It's not a vanity credit. I'm super excited to learn from the best and take on new responsibilities." The show premiered on December 6, 2009, and ran for two seasons. In 2021, Madison shared in an interview some of the dark sides of the Playboy lifestyle, as further revealed in 2022 in
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#17327981847325022-503: The other hand, this kind of innuendo remained very popular. Marie Lloyd 's song "She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas" is an example of this. In the early 20th century restrictions were placed on lewdness in performances, including some prosecutions. It was the job of the Lord Chamberlain to examine the scripts of all plays for indecency. Nevertheless, some comedians still continued to get away with it. Max Miller had two books of jokes,
5103-438: The person doing the talking. Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan , in his somewhat controversial song " Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35 ", repeats the line "Everybody must get stoned". In context, the phrase refers to the punishment of execution by stoning , but on another level it means to "get stoned", a common slang term for being high on cannabis . In their song "Big Balls" on the album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap , AC/DC
5184-418: The phrase " that's what she said " after another character's innocent statement, to turn it retroactively into a sexual pun. On The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1 , listeners are asked to send in clips from radio and TV with double meanings in a humorous context, a feature known as "Innuendo Bingo". Presenters and special guests fill their mouths with water and listen to the clips, and the last person to spit
5265-524: The plaintiffs, and the suit was settled out of court. In 2011, a number of former Hooters executives left to start the Twin Peaks franchise group. Hooters filed suit and alleged that former Hooters executives stole trade secrets and management documents as part as their move to the new restaurant chain. In 2012, former employee Jheri Stratton filed suit after catching the airborne disease tuberculosis from one of her managers. Also in 2012, Kisuk Cha,
5346-457: The rest of my life, but marriage isn't part of my puzzle. It's not a personal thing; I just haven't had much luck with marriages." Reflecting on her time at the mansion, Madison claimed that her feelings for Hefner were attributable to Stockholm syndrome . On October 7, 2008, Madison announced that her relationship with Hefner had ended, but that she, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson were "still filming stuff together". Hefner confirmed
5427-448: The restaurant's specialty, chicken wings . Almost all Hooters restaurants hold alcoholic beverage licenses to sell beer and wine, and where local permits allow, a full liquor bar. Hooters T-shirts, sweatshirts, and various souvenirs and curios are also sold. As of 2016, there were more than 430 Hooters locations and franchises around the world and Hooters of America LLC. owns 160 units. In 2012, there were Hooters locations in 44 US states,
5508-497: The right to block the sale after a $ 5 million loan made in 2006, did so in a December 1, 2010, letter to the court. As a result, Chanticleer and other investors bought the company from the Brooks family. In January 2011, Chanticleer and others completed the purchase of Hooters of America Inc. from the Brooks family. As of July 2013, Hooters of America owned 160 restaurants and operates or franchises over 430. On July 1, 2019, Hooters
5589-634: The same primary meaning. They often exploit ambiguity and may be used to introduce it deliberately in a text. Sometimes a homophone can be used as a pun. When three or more meanings have been constructed, this is known as a "triple entendre", etc. According to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary, the expression comes from the rare and obsolete French expression, which literally meant "double meaning" and
5670-464: The suggestiveness of the English expression. A person who is unfamiliar with the hidden or alternative meaning of a sentence may fail to detect its innuendos , aside from observing that others find it humorous for no apparent reason. Innuendo is often used in sitcoms and other comedy where some in the audience may enjoy the humour while being oblivious to its secondary meaning. A triple entendre
5751-622: The use of double entendre on radio if they deem it to be in violation of their standards. In Britain, innuendo humour began to transfer to radio and cinema in the late 1950s. Particularly significant in this respect were the Carry On series of films and the BBC radio series Round the Horne ; although some of Round the Horne appeared to be nonsense language, the protagonists were sometimes having "rude" conversations in Polari (gay slang). Round
5832-526: The water out with laughter wins the game. Double entendres are popular in modern movies, as a way to conceal adult humour in a work aimed at general audiences. The James Bond films are rife with such humour. For example, in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), when Bond is disturbed by the telephone while in bed with a Danish girl, he explains to Moneypenny that he is busy "brushing up on a little Danish". Moneypenny responds by pointing out that Bond
5913-508: Was a "twisted world" that led to her being tempted to commit suicide. In May 2016, Madison released her second memoir, The Vegas Diaries: Romance, Rolling the Dice and the Road to Reinvention , which also debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list. The book chronicles her journey toward reinvention and self-acceptance in glamorous Las Vegas. In 2009, Madison said, "I'm never dating anybody again. I don't need
5994-500: Was an April Fools' Day joke because the original six owners believed that their prospect was going to fail. Their first Hooters restaurant was built on the site of a former rundown nightclub that had been purchased at a low price. So many businesses had folded in that particular location that the Hooters founders built a small "graveyard" at the front door for each that had come and gone before them. The first restaurant opened its doors on October 4, 1983, in Clearwater. This original location
6075-502: Was decorated with memorabilia from Waverly, Iowa , hometown to some of the original Hooters 6. In December 1984, Hugh Connerty bought the rights to Hooters from the Original Hooters 6. Robert H. Brooks and a group of Atlanta investors (operators of Hooters of America, Inc.) bought out Hugh Connerty. In 2002, Brooks bought majority control and became chairman. The Clearwater-based company retained control over restaurants in
6156-489: Was in love with Hef but it was very Stockholm syndrome, very Stockholm syndrome." In 2015, Madison released her memoir Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny . The book details her life in the Playboy Mansion and the beginning of her recovery afterward. She alleged, among other things, that the environment she experienced while at the mansion
6237-628: Was known as "a cunning linguist", a play on the word " cunnilingus ". In the final scene of Moonraker , while Bond is taking Dr Holly Goodhead "round the world one more time", Q says to Sir Frederick Gray, "I think he's attempting re-entry, sir". In The World Is Not Enough (1999), while in bed with Dr Christmas Jones , Bond tells her "I thought Christmas only comes once a year". Other obvious examples include Pussy Galore in Goldfinger and Holly Goodhead in Moonraker . The double entendres of
6318-430: Was often addicted to alcohol during their relationship and that Hefner would often have photographs taken of her and his other girlfriends when they were naked after getting wasted. Madison alleged this enabled him to use blackmail in order to maintain their relationship. She also maintained her previous allegation that she had Stockholm syndrome during her relationship with Hefner as well, stating "I definitely thought I
6399-410: Was sold to Nord Bay Capital and TriArtisan Capital Advisors. In June 2024, Hooters abruptly closed approximately 40 locations that were deemed underperforming, blaming rising costs and a decline in sales as part of the decision. In response to declining sales, in 2017 the company launched a fast casual spinoff of its format called "Hoots". Hoots is distinguished from its original concept primarily by
6480-572: Was terminated in August 2013 after her store manager (from the Hooters in Baltimore, Maryland) told her that she could not have blonde highlights in her hair. Johnson filed a civil rights complaint with the State of Maryland Civil Rights Division where her attorneys stated the applicability of the dress code for Black Americans and everyone else (e.g. non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander American) where one set of policies pertains to
6561-472: Was used in the senses of "double understanding" or "ambiguity" but acquired its current suggestive twist in English after being first used in 1673 by John Dryden . The phrase has not been used in French for centuries and would be ungrammatical in modern French. No exact equivalent exists in French, whose similar expressions ( mot/expression à ) double entente and ( mot/expression à ) double sens do not have
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