Post #548662 by woofmutt on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 7:58 PM

Much like monkeys, nautical decor, flamingos, and parrots the big boobed bleach blond bimbo has been a fixture of Tiki bars since Trader Vic first stuck one in a cage and hoisted her over the Seattle Outrigger bar. But are they really Tiki? Consider the following photos of Sabu The Coconut Boy's sister, Sabina the Melon Girl which were taken for a Lands End catalog:

Probably anyone who sees these feels a definite Tiki vibe of some sort, Sabina the Melon Girl definitely brings to mind fantasies of tropical shores and exotic culture.

But still, is a big boobed bleach blond bimbo like Sabina the Melon Girl truly Tiki?

Trader Vic, who introduced the big boobed bleach blond bimbo to the Tiki bar, said in a 1962 interview on the All About Town With Herman Harrymore radio show:

"Well hell no you won't see a gal like Caroline Lewis naturally occurring on some tropical island. But she has a qualities most guys like seeing in an exotic bar. Qualities like giant coconuts, legs that won't quit, and she's easy to talk to because she doesn't know all that much."*

This seems to be strong evidence that the big boobed bleach blond bimbo isn't really all that Tiki. Yet big boobed bleach blond bimbos became such a Tiki bar fixture it's almost impossible to imagine a true Tiki bar without at least one big boobed bleach blond bimbo in cage or lying on the bar or sitting on the juke box.

What does everyone else think?

*Caroline Lewis was Vic's first Girl in the Cage