Post #248021 by GatorRob on Thu, Aug 10, 2006 5:43 AM

The good (tiki):

The bad (un-tiki):

The ugly (tiki - sorry Bob lovers):

One more time...

The good (tiki):

The bad (Un-tiki. After all, what screams out "TIKI BAR TIME!" more than a Key West sunset?):

The ugly (yes tiki, but apologies bigbro, just not my thing):

The purpose of this was to illustrate that while I don't believe tiki is in the eye of the beholder, beauty certainly is. While we can "agree to disagree" whether something has beauty, for the sake of the focus of tiki central, it's good to at least attempt to agree on what tiki is and is not. I think this thread is a painful, but long-needed exercise. The next time I see a Key West-inspired "tiki" bar pic posted on tiki central, I'll politely point the poster to this thread. That should be all that is necessary to get the message across.

[ Edited by: gatorrob 2006-08-10 07:46 ]