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SCHWEIN EU! Bavarian Buxom Barmaids Forced to Coverup?
itv.com ^ | 08/04/05

Posted on 08/05/2005 3:36:38 PM PDT by kaktuskid

EU threat to Bavaria's buxom barmaids 2.46PM, Thu Aug 4 2005

Bavaria's buxom barmaids could be forced to cover up if a "loony" EU directive comes into force over levels of sun exposure.

The proposals would force bosses to monitor how much sunlight their employees receive in a working day.

Such a ruling could affect the low cut outfits - known as dirndls - worn by German barmaids and made famous at Oktoberfest, the Munich beer festival.

The plans are thought to have caused consternation in Germany, with the mayor of Munich, Christian Ude, quoted as saying: "This is European law-making at its most pedantic.

"A waitress is no longer allowed to wander round a beer garden with a plunging neckline. I would not want to enter a beer garden under these conditions."

A newspaper from Munich reportedly described the EU initiative as the outright "cleavage ban".

The EU Optical Radiation Directive was originally designed to protect employees who work with X-ray machines or hot industrial equipment.

The European Commission added an amendment including sunlight as another potential danger to be controlled.

An EU spokesman insisted that if the legislation came into force, there would be no need for anyone to change their clothes.

"These proposals are seeking to protect people working outdoors and exposed to the sun for long periods," he said.

"According to Cancer Research, there are 69,000 new cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year.

"What this calls for is employers to assess the risk of skin cancer and retina damage.

"The measures of how to do that and the measures to act if there is a risk will be decided at a local level - in the UK, for example, by the Health and Safety Executive.

"There is no legislation calling for barmaids to change their attire, or for brickies to stop taking off their shirts.

"There are, of course, very simple preventative measures like sun cream - this is not about changing your clothes."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: socialism
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1 posted on 08/05/2005 3:36:38 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: kaktuskid
Why don't they go after these folks instead?


2 posted on 08/05/2005 3:39:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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To: kaktuskid

"A waitress is no longer allowed to wander round a beer garden with a plunging neckline. I would not want to enter a beer garden under these conditions."

Yep. We need to bring our boys back home. Pity. I enjoyed my time in Germany.


3 posted on 08/05/2005 3:40:14 PM PDT by battlecry
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To: kaktuskid

Who made the EU the titular head of Octoberfest modesty?


4 posted on 08/05/2005 3:40:14 PM PDT by Vaquero (Lets all play the Christian of European ancestry brand of Jihad.....its called 'THE CRUSADES')
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To: kaktuskid

SOOOOOO glad I don't live in europe. That frickin EU is really relatively in it's infancy and already going places it just shouldn't. One more reason we must always do all we can to keep the DemonRats at bay. If they had thier way here it would be equally as bad as the EU. I live for being in the sun and I'll be damned if ANYBODY ever tells me how much of its rays I can absorb. Surprised those facist f@#$s aren't trying to tax sun rays yet.


5 posted on 08/05/2005 3:43:04 PM PDT by diverteach
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To: NormsRevenge
"Why don't they go after these folks instead?" I agree and dont forget the fatties in thongs and even worse(ugh)speedos Alright pull over....Im arresting you for smuggling olives.....
6 posted on 08/05/2005 3:43:04 PM PDT by Vaquero (Lets all play the Christian of European ancestry brand of Jihad.....its called 'THE CRUSADES')
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To: kaktuskid

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was my impression from the photos and video I've seen that the beer "gardens" at Munich Oktoberfest were, in fact, inside tents.


7 posted on 08/05/2005 3:44:11 PM PDT by RichInOC (...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87...My liver is evil. I must punish it.)
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To: kaktuskid
Rules, ya know...



8 posted on 08/05/2005 3:44:42 PM PDT by itsamelman (“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
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To: kaktuskid

That would be tragic. What would they wear, turtlenecks?


9 posted on 08/05/2005 3:45:03 PM PDT by Jaysun (Name one war — anywhere — that had a "timetable".)
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To: kaktuskid

If I read this correctly a winery employer would have to monitor how much sun his grap pickers get and supply them with sun screen when they reached their legal limit. Would this also mean that if an employee got sunburned he could sue his employer?

Is there a sun meter one can wear such as the badge a person who works with Xray or radiological equipment wears. I never heard of one. Why would any country join the EU and give up their sovereignty when they are faced with these crazy regulations


10 posted on 08/05/2005 3:45:11 PM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: kaktuskid

Mmmm, bier!

Ach, Gott! Ich ben hafta kover upp!

11 posted on 08/05/2005 3:45:55 PM PDT by Gumlegs
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To: Gumlegs
First one....oy.

2nd one...ouchiemama!

12 posted on 08/05/2005 3:49:12 PM PDT by sofaman
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To: Vaquero

Heh, heh, heh...you said titular.


13 posted on 08/05/2005 3:49:47 PM PDT by beelzepug (powder, patch, ball...)
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To: beelzepug

heh heh heh


14 posted on 08/05/2005 3:50:13 PM PDT by sofaman
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To: kaktuskid
Here is an earlier article that I posted. Includes pictures!
15 posted on 08/05/2005 3:50:41 PM PDT by MRMEAN (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself. - Mark Tw)
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To: Jaysun

"That would be tragic. What would they wear, turtlenecks?"

Within twenty years, they'll be wearing burkhas...


16 posted on 08/05/2005 3:51:31 PM PDT by decal ("The French should stick to kisses, toast and fries.")
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To: Gumlegs

"Ach, Gott! Ich ben hafta kover upp!"

oder

"Ihre Titten kocking der Schaum ab meinem Bier!!!!"


17 posted on 08/05/2005 3:52:06 PM PDT by beaver fever
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To: kaktuskid
DAMMIT, this is grounds for war.

Ask any GI who has served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany in the last 60 years.

There are some sacred traditions that must never be violated!

18 posted on 08/05/2005 3:53:45 PM PDT by Hunble
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To: MRMEAN

You are a good man....ai chihuahua!


19 posted on 08/05/2005 3:57:04 PM PDT by sofaman
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To: sgtbono2002

An x-ray badge wouldn't work in this situation. It's basically just a piece of film that they test for exposure. (At least that's what the dental office badges are made of.)
I have seen these adhesive patches that you apply to the skin when sunbathing. They change color, depending on how long you've been in the sun.


20 posted on 08/05/2005 4:01:16 PM PDT by toothfairy86
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