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Dickies Dogs Bombed Second Time In Four Years

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – I used to tell people that came to Scottsdale to try this place and I never got any bad feedback. And I don't make recommendations, especially for an eatery, unless I have been there myself and liked it. It's a simple Chicago-style hamburger and hot dog kind of place. Great location in the heart of N. Scottsdale and when I was the Dir of Sales for the Hilton Garden Inn Scottsdale North Perimeter Center I would go there for some peace and quiet, great dogs and some good conversation with the owner Dick Melone.

Unfortunately Dickies is closed as of last Sunday due to extensive damage caused by a bomb that some dickhead chucked into the kitchen of the restaurant, injuring the manager on duty. This is not S. Phoenix folks, this ain't supposed to happen here in N. Scottsdale and it's got people wondering. This is the second time in four years that some dickbrain decided he wanted to blow up Dickies. Hey, if you don't like the food here just SAY so. You got to wonder, is this some kind of vendetta to drive Dick out of business?

Dick Of The Month For September 2008

If so,it may have worked, the last bombing nearly ruined Dick financially. He's not saying when he will reopen but IF. Well Dick Melone, if this is any consolation you are the unanimous pick for the Dick of The Month, here on beingadick.com. You have the support of this Dick and the good Dicks of America. If you have your own website I will also give you a free featured link on my Scottsdale Link Directory ,a $200. value.

I will start this category off by announcing the appointment of myself as the very first Dick of the Month. I can do this because I am not only qualified, being actually named Dick, (almost 59 years of being a Dick) but this is my site! Fortunately for my readers this category has the potential to expand way beyond just Dick of the Year, Dick of the Decade, or even the Dick of the Century! No! It can get way more interesting than that. How about those other dick's, the ones we love to hate? Imagine; dick of the Year, dick of the Decade and even, heaven forbid, the dick of the Century! Whew! Who might wear that dubious distinction?

For now I will just say that my life as a Dick has been a pretty good one. If nothing else I grew up with a well-defined sense of humor with an emphasis on the self-deprecating approach. If you can't flog em, join em! Anyway, from the time I was a little kid I was challenged by the innocence of a mom who meant well but just didn't make the connection. She would answer a call to the house asking for Dick, her response being: "do you want big Dick or little Dick?" (thanks mom!). You see, I had the special distinction of being the son of a Dick too.

I don't know if being a Dick had anything to do with my choice of the Marine Corps when it became my turn to serve my country but I wasn't in the Corps very long when I was given the nickname "Skip" and it stuck. Even Marines are careful about using the name Dick, and rightly so.

My wife, before we got married, couldn't bring herself to call me Dick until about 6 months into our relationship, poor girl. She got used to the idea one day when we were waiting for a table at our favorite restaurant. We had put our name in and wandered over to the bar when a waiter came in hollering, "Peter, party of two", no answer was forthcoming and he said it a second time. That's when I piped in "will Dick, party of two qualify"? Everybody in the bar lost it! Hey, give me a break, I was hungry.

So congratulate me, I am officially the first Dick of the Month. I love dogs, kids and am an average joe kind of guy. Just ask my wife!