THE BRITISH THREAD II

spendi wrote:

Can a bar or cafe owner be fined and imprisoned if he allows customers to smoke within his/her premises?

I forgot to answer this question.

Yes, they can.

But two trials have already taken place here over such infringements.

In both cases, owners were released without penalty.

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Policeman mindful of basic training, carries out an impromptu health-and-safety assessment:

"Mr Thompson said: "It was obviously a frightening experience for everyone who was inside the restaurant at the time.

"Myself and Chief Superintendent McCormick were not in uniform at the time, but when we realised what was happening, Chief Superintendent McCormick immediately phoned police and I went to confront one of the offenders who was threatening members of staff.

"When I shouted at him, he turned around and produced a large knife, so I made an assessment that to tackle him could have put myself in danger. "

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@McTag,

'mornin all. Or afternoon really.

Well its young Barak's Big Day. Some while back when it was clear he had a good chance of winning, I experienced a brief moment of optimism. But that soon wore off. Its difficult to handle really, there is nothing worse than despair; except hope.

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@Francis,

Loved the joke Francis. I'll tell in the pub at the right moment.

Hey Steve. Mr and Mrs Obama have just emerged from a service in St. Johns.

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@spendius,

Yeah I know. What was he doing in there?

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@Steve 41oo,

Fascinating. CNN news flash "Consumers urged to use caution when eating peanut butter".

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@Steve 41oo,

Quote:

Yeah I know. What was he doing in there?

Playing to the gallery I should imagine. Like Lord Mandelson did.

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I saw a headline

FORMER KGB CHIEF BUYS EVENING STANDARD

and I thought so what? Big deal. I bought a Guardian today. So what?

Then I realised what it meant. Embarrassed

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Now, THAT's a headline:

British Courtesy Cost Lives on the Titanic:

Quote:

New research has suggested that a lot of the poor souls who drowned in the infamous 1912 Titanic sinking died because of good manners, while many Americans survived because they were pushy.

A study conducted by Swiss and Australian researchers showed that Britons were more likely to have died than any other nationality in the tragedy because they patiently stood in long queues while waiting to board lifeboats. They were too polite to rush and board the limited lifeboats.
... ... ...

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@Walter Hinteler,

According to Darwin, Walt, that would result in pushiness being selected in and good manners being bred out.

Did you notice yesterday that almost all the high sounding sentiments Mr Obama floated into the air were at complete variance with the general tenor one perceives on A2K. I laughed out loud at the more fantastical sections of the speech.

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@McTag,

Gordon's had to abandon his plans to let MPs bury their expenses claims, I see, after a lot of protest about the proposal, reported here by McTag, the watchful eye that never sleeps.

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@McTag,

There is more than one way of skinning a cat Mac.

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@spendius,

spendius wrote:

There is more than one way of skinning a cat Mac.

Does that include English cats ?

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@OmSigDAVID,

OmSigDAVID wrote:

spendius wrote:

There is more than one way of skinning a cat Mac.

Does that include English cats ?

There is no such thing as an English cat. Manx certainly. British possibly. Cheshire perhaps. But not English. You really should do some research before you step into these waters David.

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@Steve 41oo,

There's Pole cats Steve.

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@spendius,

and blue burmese. And the poles across the way squatting on their haunches and smoking look pretty cool, for cats. but they are not English cats, which is my bone of contention.

(what's bone of contention in Latin Spendy?)

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@Steve 41oo,

boner contendum

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@Steve 41oo,

Steve 41oo wrote:

what's bone of contention in Latin

Pomum discordium would be "apple of discord", but that's more horse than cat related ...

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