Bloomin' Onion

[Alice Faber]

Arnold Zwicky said:
>there was mention, a few days ago, of a dispute between
>Outback and Chili's over the use of this name.  Chili's has
>gone for the name Awesome Blossom, which i prefer on poetic
>grounds (though its failure to refer clearly to onions might
>be viewed as a point against it).

It's a little less poetic for thems of us for whom COT and CAUGHT aren't
homophonous. I actually had to explain that name to my sister (a
non-linguist, though she'd count as a talented amateur).

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