J D Wetherspoon
JD Wetherspoons have already banned smoking in their pubs. They have tried very hard to ban swearing. They have also banned juke boxes and music from their pubs.
They are now banning football shirts - even to the extent of telling the mother of a two-year-old to take the toddler's shirt off or be thrown out of the pub.
I'm fairly sure talking and any taste in their food will be the next to go.
The excuses:
"for a family-friendly atmosphere". Well, if you want children in pubs then they no longer become pubs (but that's a rant for Rob). Any atmosphere in there has already long gone.
"for social responsibility". Again, fine sentimanet, but which is the most dangerous - smoking, talking, football shirts, loud music, or drinking. Personally, I believe the last of those - it kills far more of non-imbibers and ruins far more "other" lives than smoking. So which of those is not banned? Drinking, of course.
"we want to sell more coffee". This isn't bl00dy Paris.
"having a postive impact on society". By removing choice and homogenising and sanitising everything. Bl00dy health fascists. And I don't drink OR smoke.
"to protect the staff". I'm a H&S professional and there are better ways of protecting staff...
"because football shirts cause trouble". No, taking a toddler's shirt off causes trouble. The wearers of football shirts when fueled by alcohol cause trouble. And JD Wetherspoon sell... Oh that's right, alcohol.
Boycott them. Idiots. Not everyone wants to be exactly the same, conform to what is "good for us" and be criminalised if we don't fit into the stereotype.
They are now banning football shirts - even to the extent of telling the mother of a two-year-old to take the toddler's shirt off or be thrown out of the pub.
I'm fairly sure talking and any taste in their food will be the next to go.
The excuses:
"for a family-friendly atmosphere". Well, if you want children in pubs then they no longer become pubs (but that's a rant for Rob). Any atmosphere in there has already long gone.
"for social responsibility". Again, fine sentimanet, but which is the most dangerous - smoking, talking, football shirts, loud music, or drinking. Personally, I believe the last of those - it kills far more of non-imbibers and ruins far more "other" lives than smoking. So which of those is not banned? Drinking, of course.
"we want to sell more coffee". This isn't bl00dy Paris.
"having a postive impact on society". By removing choice and homogenising and sanitising everything. Bl00dy health fascists. And I don't drink OR smoke.
"to protect the staff". I'm a H&S professional and there are better ways of protecting staff...
"because football shirts cause trouble". No, taking a toddler's shirt off causes trouble. The wearers of football shirts when fueled by alcohol cause trouble. And JD Wetherspoon sell... Oh that's right, alcohol.
Boycott them. Idiots. Not everyone wants to be exactly the same, conform to what is "good for us" and be criminalised if we don't fit into the stereotype.
posted by Jonathan | Monday, June 05, 2006
1 Comments:
Stumbled across your blog, Jonathan, and loved it so much, I added it to my 'links'.
Like you, I too am fast becoming one of the grumpy, old men hovvering precariously between false hopes and the realisation that most things (and most people) suck bottom! Keep it up! ESU
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