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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Eric on January 28, 2010, 19:55:58 PM

Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Eric on January 28, 2010, 19:55:58 PM: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246724/Dads-Army-board-game-banned-eBay-inciting-racial-hatred.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246662/Stunned-driver-fined-blowing-nose-Michael-Mancini-faces-trial.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246608/Postman-signed-parcel-behalf-frail-customer-lost-job-Royal-Mail-took-disciplinary-action.html
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Scunner on January 28, 2010, 20:04:36 PM: The second one was on the news here. How you can be accused of not being in control of your vehicle, when sitting in stationary traffic with your handbrake on is beyond me. I have a feeling this one might be dropped :)
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Scunner on January 28, 2010, 20:14:25 PM: The incident happened soon after Pc Gray handed out a £50 fine for littering to unemployed Stewart Smith, who accidentally let a £10 note from his dole money drop out his pocket as he left a shop.
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Eric on January 28, 2010, 20:37:54 PM: Classic, money is now classed as litter!
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on January 28, 2010, 21:57:49 PM: IMHO you don't have to look hard in the Mail to see stories like this - they love them, personally I tend to ignore them
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Eric on January 28, 2010, 23:01:55 PM: Yes I agree, but they did happen!
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: brianthegardener on January 29, 2010, 07:15:43 AM: eric....the second one is the best, daftest, how on earth can you be fined for blowing your nose in a statinary car...and further down in the article a motorist was fined for laughing in a car..totaly crazy.
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Highlander on January 29, 2010, 12:26:07 PM: The Highway Code recommends that you avoid the certain distractions when driving or riding such as

loud music (this may mask other sounds)
trying to read maps
inserting a cassette or CD or tuning a radio
arguing with your passengers or other road users
eating and drinking
smoking

Try telling the present Mrs H that ;)
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on January 29, 2010, 12:57:35 PM: If you think they were bad. How about the advert for a reliable person that was considered not P.C. because it would offend unreliable people.. Here it is
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246201/Employer-told-advertise-reliable-workers--discriminates-unreliable-applicants.html
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: tribalelder on January 29, 2010, 13:51:46 PM: Apparently his colleagues call this politically correct moron "Shiney Buttons" because of his jobsworth attitude:(
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: Eric on January 30, 2010, 12:03:54 PM: ...and another one!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1247236/Enthusiastic-city-council-issues-inclusive-taxi-driver-license-applications--Braille.html
Title: UK Has gone nuts - again
Post by: friar tuck on January 30, 2010, 22:26:08 PM: Whilst driving my bus round Coventry City Centre I reckon quite a few of the taxi drivers there must use the Brail application forms :D 8)