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15 Minutes Restaurant

This restaurant would consist of a "wall of fame" very similar to many other restaurants that contain pictures of famous people that have eaten there before. The main difference is that the pictures on our walls are from everyday people, who for at least a moment in their lives, are now famous.

I came up with this idea on the way to Lake Geneva, I passed a small diner and thought about all of the people that travel from all over the Midwest that come to Lake Geneva and perhaps look forward to eating at a particular restaurant. I am sure that most of the businesses in a town like Geneva are based and rely heavily on tourism. So, these no name tourists come from all around to vacation and eat a good burger. What do the restaurants give back?? Nothing. Besides good food and perhaps a good story.

With all of this in mind we would construct a wall of fame for people that attend our restaurant. This can be done either with paper pictures or even digital monitors that scroll through visitors. The main key to this is that the size of your picture or "level of your fame" would be determined by how many miles you have traveled. Example: if our restaurant was located in Rockford, IL and someone ate there from London they would get the "supreme picture" say an 11"x7", and a person from Chicago would get a 2"x3".

This idea hits on many levels: great food, excellent atmosphere and the main key - fame for some poor schmuck who has been suckered into dragging his nagging wife and ungrateful kids across the country for what they call a "vacation".

Sickofthistown.com

This is an idea for a web page that would allow people to own a peice of civic history. This would be a compilation site where independent contributors would write about their hometown and document via fact, image and anecdotal information. The main page would consist of a map of the US, you would click on the state, from that point you would "drill down" to your city and contribute with others that share disdain for your hometown. The information contained could include political, social and moral issues that quite simply make you hate your hometown.

First entry: Rockford, IL - This is the town where more tax dollars are used on the 4th of
July fireworks than on road repair. Take a look at Harrison sometime, talk about a shithole of a street.

The combined hatred from people throughout a particular city would really make this an eclectic mix and an enjoyable website for young and old alike.