WTF?

Would someone please explain to us what this wacky billboard means?

For those with sketchy eyesight, the giant board on Paradise Road reads: “HATE THE SIN. LOVE THE SINNER.” Gandhi Indian Bistro Unveiling 2009.

And if you think that’s weird, try this on for size: http://www.gandhilv.com/

And after viewing them both, please tell ELV:

What does any of this have to do with Indian food?

Or Gandhi?

Or Gandhi the Indian restaurant on Flamingo Road?

Or is it some oddball, Hindu thing?

And what the heck is an Indian “bistro” anyway?

Inquiring minds want to know.

All we can think of when we look at these is: how bizarre, how bizarre, and if we don’t get an answer soon, ELV has half a mind to go chow down on one of these.

7 thoughts on “WTF?”

  1. Peeked at this poster on Sunday and was promptly properly perplexed. Where? When? Why? were all whirling around in my witless mind. The confounded website certainly couldn’t calm my confusion. An awkward advertising attempt to say the least (apologies for the average alliteration).

  2. To the writer: It’s not “Ghandi”, it’s GANDHI. Re. the billboard, it’s probably just an attempt to get people attention with the catchy phrase and have nothing to do with Hinduism.

    Gandhi Indian restaurant is the oldest continous running Indian restaurant in Vegas. Moreover, Gandhi is a very common last name in India and also most recognizable name in the West.

    On your comment on what the heck is an Indian “bistro”. Well, in plain English language, bistro means an eating place. Indian bistro means a place to enjoy Indian food. Bistro could be American, Chinese, Thai or for that matter can be associated with any kind of food and/or culture.

  3. Whatever the billboard means, however you want to define “bistro”, we has an excellent meal at Ghandi Indian Bistro recently. I recommend it highly!

  4. “Bistro” is a French word derived from a Russian one (bystro) for a small eating place (with better food, though smaller than a “cafe,” but less elaborate than a “brasserie,” which, everyone knows, are Alsatian in origin and specialize in the Germanic-French food and beer popular in the Alsace-Lorraine. (Duh!)

    Russian soldiers occupying Paris after Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo were fond of yelling “bystro, bystro!” (hurry up, hurry up!) to harried waiters at small cafes with limited menus, and the term stuck.

    Sorry for the misspelling and thanks for the post, but Don’t Mess With The Zohan!

  5. John are you sure that Bistro is french? Those sneaky French are known to steal our merican words for themselves. Remember in the 70’s when they stole Hearty Burgundy and Chablis from us and then actually went as far naming famous wine making towns after them. Those tricky French

  7. I’ve eaten at Gandhi since I was a poor UNLV student, and have no idea what an Indian bistro could possibly be. Great lunch buffet, though! The billboard falls in the, well – bizarre category.

    Looks like I’ve been missing out on some great stuff in Vegas, but I’ve been cheerfully eating and drinking my way through Vienna and Berlin for six weeks. I’ve been shoveling cake and drinking Melange on a daily basis, and it’s worth every darn calorie! Lots of blogging to catch up on. And nice one, Heat Communications (Ken?) on the PR comment. ;)

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