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Car wash promises best 'hand job' in town
Judith Colletti, owner of the Elgin Car Wash, said an Elgin code enforcement officer visited Monday and asked her to take down the sign, which she said was merely a humorous play on words based on the business' model of having employees wash cars by hand, the Daily Herald newspaper in Arlington Heights, Ill., reported Wednesday.
"People laugh about it. They think it's a joke," she said. "In this economy, the way things are today, you have to think outside the box. It's a play on words. It was never meant to insult anybody."
Colletti said she changed the sign Tuesday evening but the decision was only part of her regular routine and not a result of the city's request.
Elgin spokeswoman Susan Olafson said that while the sign didn't violate any laws, city officials were concerned after residents complained.
"We merely suggested she reconsider her language," Olafson told the Daily Herald. "We fully support her First Amendment rights but there's a greater issue here. Is this the language that can be used to best promote her car wash? She's using a double entendre that could leave a negative impression of her business and the city."
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This news arrived on: 08/07/2008
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08-13-2008 15:21
dale wrote:
hand job sign
All of the people who were offended need to seek mental help , she was talking about the car wash by hand . Not what your dirty minds assumed .
08-12-2008 19:02
J.L.TAYLOR wrote:
hand job
YOU GO GIRL.
YOU GOT EVERYONES ATTENTION. THATS WHAT COUNTS
YOU GOT EVERYONES ATTENTION. THATS WHAT COUNTS
08-12-2008 17:59
Teri wrote:
Free Speech
This is not what the constitution means by free speech. All those who want to justify something that is offensive to others amazingly run and hide behind the constitution. Free speech was established so that you could publicly speak out against the government or politician without the fear of being unjustly jailed or punished. It sickens me that those who fought and went through so much to secure these rights for us are being used so that someone can say something just to get attention or harrass someone else!!
08-12-2008 08:36
Don wrote:
Greater issue?
""We fully support her First Amendment rights but there's a greater issue here."
Your community's image is no where near a greater issue than this woman's First Amendment rights. It's not even a close comparison.
Your community's image is no where near a greater issue than this woman's First Amendment rights. It's not even a close comparison.
08-12-2008 08:05
Lisa wrote:
Best Hand Job{at the car wash}
I laughed. Good for Ms.Colletti. Now think about this folks...The 'slogan', got your undivided attention, 'it' put her business in the news around the planet, and if you know 'both' meanings then there is a 90% chance that you are old enough to own a vehicle!!!! My husband and I own our contracting business and having said that; the slogan Ms.Colletti chose to advertise her business was one that did what it was supposed to do, to get attention, a lot of attention, worldwide attention... FREE. Smart business woman. Manollo's for you Ms.Colletti.Treat yourself!
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