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ddvmor


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Cabbies can't wear World Cup garb

BLACKPOOL, England, May 20 (UPI) -- Taxi drivers in Blackpool, England, say a law barring any clothing supporting the British World Cup soccer team is unfair.


The Blackpool Council ruled any shirt with the word England, the Saint George Cross or the Three Lions shield may anger Welsh or Scottish visitors during the contentious soccer championships.


The Daily Mail reports London cabbies are not under the rule, which a 42-year-old Blackpool taxi driver called "barmy."


He found out about the rule when an officer suspended him until he changed out of a t-shirt with the word England on it.


The head of Blackpool's taxi association, Trevor Boaler, called on the council to draw down its ruling.




Now, I don't really give a toss about the world cup and my personal opinion is that anyone who wears a football shirt for anythinmg other then playing football or attending a football match is posessed of dubious taste, but this seems tad out of order.  Tell me again who's gonna be offended?


I guess that all football shirts will have to be banned in case the supporter of another team happens to see it and be driven into a blind rage.  And perhaps I should chuck away my T-Shirt with the union jack on it just in case a french person walks past and becomes angry.


Frankly, whether we're talking Scots, Welshmen or Outer bloody Mongolians, if you come to England during the World Cup you're gonna have to accept that you're gonna see the George's cross or the three lions and the only peopel who would find this in any way offensive are clearly nuts.  Or middle class white Daily Mail readers.


Just imagine the reaction if Americans were banned from displaying the stars and stripes in case it offends a visitor.


(A quick google suggested that this rule has been extended to Cheltenham as well, although I can't find any proper news pages to confirm it.)



-- Edited by ddvmor at 11:22, 2006-05-24

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JonnyStead


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If the wording of the rule is specifically for the British world cup team then they are ok - coz there isnt one! :)

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JonnyStead wrote:
If the wording of the rule is specifically for the British world cup team then they are ok - coz there isnt one! :)


hehehe true

i hate it when politicians or random people suddenly decide other people are going to be offended by the actions of others. was a poll taken of scottish and welsh people to ask if they would be offended by an english person wearing english paraphernalia? doubtful


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I took a straw poll.  I asked a scotsman and a welshman what they thought as I have both handy in the office.  Neither thought that seeing such paraphernalia was offensive in any way.

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again you astound us with your research capabilities

i think you should submit your report to the blackpool council

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ddvmor


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I think the barminess is catching:




England flag 'can provoke racism'
 
England fans flying the cross of St George on their cars could antagonise Welsh fans, according to the deputy chief constable of North Wales Police.

Clive Wolfendale said "incessant" flag-waving in Wales during the World Cup could lead to racism and violence.



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JonnyStead


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Maybe that was the real root cause of every war ever.


"what are they doing over there"


"Waving their flag i think"


"What in their own country?"


"Yes"


"INVADE THE BASSERDS!"



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ddvmor


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Yay.  Time to invoke Eddie, I think...





We built up empires - we stole countries! That's what you do,  that's how you build an empire. We stole countries with the cunning use of flags! Yeah, just sail around the world and stick a flag in.
"I claim India for Britain!"
They go, "You can't claim us, we live here! 500 million of us!"
"Do you have a flag?"
"We don't need a bloody flag! It's our country, you bastards!"
"No flag, no country, you can't have one! That's the rules that I've just made up, and I'm backing it up with this gun that was lent from the National Rifle Association."




-- Edited by ddvmor at 12:14, 2006-06-08

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