Post #697412 by AdOrAdam on Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:02 PM

This thread has had some derailing! I particularly like that BigBroTiki appeared with a SHAZZAM when called :)

On 2013-10-21 16:43, TikiTacky wrote:
I feel like this thread is turning into "My concept of tiki is better than yours." All I wanted to do was lament the recent dearth of traditional form tiki mugs.

Ha ha :)

Anyway...

RE: Whats your definition of a tiki mug?

On 2013-10-20 08:03, TikiTacky wrote:

1. It's a mug. 2) It has the image of a tiki on it.

On 2013-10-20 15:06, AdOrAdam wrote:
Too narrow. What about barrel mugs & coconut mugs? Or the Trader Vics coffee grog skull mug? :wink:

I thought about this post & thought 'Ill post a good selection of mugs & they'll still count as tiki mugs...'

And then I realised... Yes, only one of the mugs in my photo is a 'tiki' mug, the tangaroa one.

The barrel & bamboo are sort of 'non tiki tiki mugs' - i.e. traditional style mugs that would not be out of place in a tiki bar. Skull & coconut mugs etc would also be in this category. The Hemmingway mug is too much of a stretch - likely classified as a 'character' mug.

Tikitacky, I stand corrected! :)

But are they low brow?...

Im not sure what that 'tiki slot machine' mug on page 4 counts as (?!) but I imagine most people would agree on low brow.