As I have mentioned before, many years ago I was in the Malt Shovel at Oswaldkirk in Yorkshire (a Sam Smith's pub) and recall a sign saying “We are happy to serve children – roast, grilled or fried.”
Funny, I've never seen a pub sign saying "Well behaved adults welcome" cosidering I've encountered any number of badly behaved grown ups in pubs and a miniscule amount of annoying kids. Some child haters like to perpetuate the myth though. Strange that it a particularly British thing to exclude children from society wherever possible.
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the British sense of humour eh?
ReplyDeleteI prefer knob jokes.
I believe the correct response is "LOL".
ReplyDeleteEveryone thinks their children are well behaved, so pointless.
ReplyDeleteAs I have mentioned before, many years ago I was in the Malt Shovel at Oswaldkirk in Yorkshire (a Sam Smith's pub) and recall a sign saying “We are happy to serve children – roast, grilled or fried.”
ReplyDeleteOr "I love children but I couldn't eat a whole one"
ReplyDeletePubs are for adults. Children should not be allowed. End of story.
ReplyDeleteOther notices seen in pubs: "Badly behaved children will be nailed to the floor" and "badly behaved children will be sold into slavery"
ReplyDeleteI've never seen an advert in a pub offering a creche run by any well known DJ, TV presenter or entertainer from the 1970's?
ReplyDeleteFunny, I've never seen a pub sign saying "Well behaved adults welcome" cosidering I've encountered any number of badly behaved grown ups in pubs and a miniscule amount of annoying kids. Some child haters like to perpetuate the myth though. Strange that it a particularly British thing to exclude children from society wherever possible.
ReplyDeleteYou really are like a broken record on this, Birko.
ReplyDeleteMudgie - some of your commenters (Birkonian in particular) seem to have missed the fact that this is supposed to be light hearted.
ReplyDeleteWe have had this debate before.
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