Unseen Rare Tiki Mug - Collecting Tiki

TR Tiki Royale Member The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA! Joined: Dec 06, 2002 Posts: 891	TR Tiki Royale Posted posted on Thu, Oct 28, 2004 7:37 PM On 2004-10-28 11:02, bigbrotiki wrote: Here's my favourite question again: Why would this mug, not being from a Polynesian restaurant, and NOT depicting a Tiki in any shape or form, be called a Tiki mug? It wouldn't be, in my book. I've seen you raise this question before BigBro... My take is that "Tiki Mug" as become a brand of sorts. Any ceramic vessel used for holding a tropical beverage whether it is in the shape of an actual Tiki (PMP mug, lelani, peanut guy)or not (mermaid, seahorse, hula gals) is referred to as a Tiki Mug. Not unlike calling any adhesive bandage a "Band-Aid", anything to blow your nose a "Kleenex", steel wool a "Brillo" pad. It's just an evolution of the language, maybe not always correct, but then again is it proper to refer to some of the modern, highly stylized creations by Munktiki and Bosko as "tikis"...? Just my 2 shots worth. Aloha, :tiki:

On 2004-10-28 11:02, bigbrotiki wrote:
Here's my favourite question again:

Why would this mug, not being from a Polynesian restaurant, and NOT depicting a Tiki in any shape or form, be called a Tiki mug?

It wouldn't be, in my book.

I've seen you raise this question before BigBro...
My take is that "Tiki Mug" as become a brand of sorts. Any ceramic vessel used for holding a tropical beverage whether it is in the shape of an actual Tiki (PMP mug, lelani, peanut guy)or not (mermaid, seahorse, hula gals) is referred to as a Tiki Mug.
Not unlike calling any adhesive bandage a "Band-Aid", anything to blow your nose a "Kleenex", steel wool a "Brillo" pad.
It's just an evolution of the language, maybe not always correct, but then again is it proper to refer to some of the modern, highly stylized creations by Munktiki and Bosko as "tikis"...?
Just my 2 shots worth.
Aloha,
:tiki:

Post #122352 by Tiki Royale on Thu, Oct 28, 2004 7:37 PM