Posted on 08/05/2008 7:14:46 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
An organ grinder and his monkey were banned from the streets on health and safety grounds. Paddy Cooke, 64, from Matlock in Derbyshire, and his stuffed toy Simon cannot perform until they complete a risk assessment. Ripley Town Council in Derbyshire decided to cancel the act who were due to perform in the town centre during the summer holidays. The decision was made by licensing bosses at Amber Valley Borough Council.
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Maybe the Muslims were offended by the “organ” grinder spanking his monkey...
Is there any other type, old chap?
“cannot perform until they complete a risk assessment.”
Brilliant. Possibly we can use that excuse to ban illegal immigration. Require an environmental assessment as well.
Yeah, they’ve allowed the Muslims to ruin their country, while this poor slob can’t entertain folks on the street with a battery powered primate.
I resemble that inclination!
Meanwhile their hospitals have declined to third world standards, and they’re worried about a toy monkey.
that toy monkey is WAY smarter than the Amber Valley Borough Council
The day I put that ring upon her finger will forever linger in my memory
The day I put that ring upon her finger
The day the organ grinder played
Oh promise me
What has happened is what smarter people than me describe as ‘anarcho-tyranny.’
Real criminals are not sought or punished, and innocent subjects are harrassed with all kinds of stuff.
Well put. Real crime by real criminals with real guns is at an all-time high in England, but the police forces-- sorry, now called "police services" so as not to glorify violence-- spend their days harassing people who put their recycling in the wrong color bin, or persecuting pensioners who take a dim view of multi-culturalism in letters to the newspaper editor. So much easier than getting their fat lazy asses off the Aeron to actually chase people who might shoot back.
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