UK Considers Banning Kitchen Knives

Godfather Politics ^ | December 27, 2012 | Philip Hodges

[the scotsman]

No.

[RedMDer]

So its probably cr@p.

[yank in the UK]

You should see the health and safety fanatic at my place of work, I used to call him “Guy Smiley” he walks around the manufacturing facility with a big ol’ stupid grin all the time, but I'd be grinning too if I got paid £40K per year to put up no smoking signs everywhere.
I call him “rubber gloves” too, he has a fetish for PPE’s he goes home at night, and puts on his ear defenders, and his safety specs, and his steel capped boots, and his new safety gloves, and has a w**k over a PPE catalog. He would make a great OSHA official

[moose07]

It bubbled up,was laughed at ,then submerged back into the swamp it came from.
So as of this moment in time, it is cr@p.
i’ll keep an eye out for bubbles...

[moose07]

One person came to mind:

Arnold .J. Rimmer.
Goodnight.

[Neidermeyer]

[the scotsman]

It would be if it had taken this suggestion seriously seven years ago. But it didnt and it dosent.

[Washi]

Violent imagery from the U.K.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Why not ban Cricket Bats next—They kill people? What about beer bottles? cars kill people too—lets ban them all!

[ApplegateRanch]

It’s the brain that controls the hands that control the weapons. If brains were removed they’d be no violence... Finally, we’ve got the answer liberals have been looking for...

A world of 6 billion Maxine Waters & Piers Morgans?!?

NO THANK YOU!!!!

[ApplegateRanch]

I could live for centuries before the thought of banning citrus fruits independently entered my mind.
————————————————————————————————————————Agreed, though banning citron could be an exception. But then, it’s not really a fruit-fruit, so would not really be an exception.

Kumquats, OTOH, are somewhat similar to citron, so maybe they could be banned...or at least be subject to common sense controls and regulations as well.

In both cases there is no real reason for either to be in the hand of just anybody who happens to have a kitchen; instead, if they are really necessary for anyone not a government food preparation professional, then perhaps properly licensed and trained chefs and bakers could obtain and use them in small quantities, under carefully controlled conditions in regulated facilities, provided NO FRUITCAKES were prepared in the same facilities.

Now since there are also green cultivars of kumquats, commonly called limequats, that could technically be referred to as kumquats, since they have several seemingly superficial, but critical, characteristics in common; then, they, too, would of necessity, be included in the staute.

Limequats resemble their larger cousin, the key lime; and since, except to an expert, it is almost indistinguishable from a regular lime; and since their juices all contain many of the same compounds, we must also consider bringing them under the umbrella of the citron ban...which brings us to lemons and ultimately, grapefruit, the WMD of the citrus family....

...ugh, Mister Speaker, I note that the Esteemed Gentleman from California has proposed an amendment to include cultivated Brassicaceae species....

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[TigersEye]

Not the mustards!?! I'm drawin' the line there, buddy.
Before long the Umbelliferaes will be under that umbrella.
No more carrot, only stick.

[ApplegateRanch]

If you’ve got the brass to fennel into the battle, you can try fighting to save the Brassicaceae. Otherwise, it solanum, thanks for all the fries.

[TigersEye]

Well, Sun, I’ll seed that point to you. But the whole thing fries my Asteraceae.