Brilliant government initiatives

ART6 · 20-07-2009 4:49pm #1

For a while now the stores in town have been hiding their tobacco shelves under a cover. Now our village shopkeeper has a curtain over his. This will discourage under age use of tobacco as the kids will not know what tobacco is and so will not seek to obtain it. There are times when I deeply regret that I was not given the wisdom and intelligence of ministers, and so would never have thought of that. So what other breathtaking ministerial initiatives have had yez all gasping in awe?

IvySlayer · 20-07-2009 4:54pm

Not being able to buy alcohol after 10. Amazing. If I wanted a few cans after work at home with the lads I can't do it because we have to save our children/alcoholics.

Thank you Government. Stop appeasing to the do gooders and the nanny state idealists and listen to the majority of people.

AlmightyCushion · 20-07-2009 4:56pm

Not allowed to sell alcohol after 10. All that is gonna do is piss people off and encourage people to drink earlier. Also no drink allowed to be sold on Good Friday. When I was working in Tesco, the day before Good Friday was one of the busiest for alcohol sales.

WeeBushy · 20-07-2009 4:57pm

Wimmin farting. Why is that legal?

dsmythy · 20-07-2009 4:57pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Not allowed to sell alcohol after 10. All that is gonna do is piss people off and encourage people to drink earlier. Also no drink allowed to be sold on Good Friday. When I was working in Tesco, the day before Good Friday was one of the busiest for alcohol sales.

Which is stupid in itself. People can't go one day without drink.

dlofnep · 20-07-2009 4:59pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Not allowed to sell alcohol after 10. All that is gonna do is piss people off and encourage people to drink earlier. Also no drink allowed to be sold on Good Friday. When I was working in Tesco, the day before Good Friday was one of the busiest for alcohol sales.

Not a very good Friday IMO.. Just an inconvenient Thursday IMO.

My name is URL · 20-07-2009 5:00pm

Any twat can come up with a retarded inititive

only an hero can find the time to implement it between holidays

SV · 20-07-2009 5:01pm

The blasphemy law. The fact it's reached the stage it has really has me wondering about this country.

dlofnep · 20-07-2009 5:01pm

dsmythy wrote: »

People can't go one day without drink.

But when people have been working all week and want a pint on Friday, and not being able to get one - that is more stupid. It's nothing to do with people going one day without a drink. It's to do with a well deserved pint and being forbidden because some invisible lad in the sky might be upset with it.

WeeBushy · 20-07-2009 5:02pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Not allowed to sell alcohol after 10. All that is gonna do is piss people off and encourage people to drink earlier. Also no drink allowed to be sold on Good Friday. When I was working in Tesco, the day before Good Friday was one of the busiest for alcohol sales.

Yeah I love that thought process "SH*T! I wont be able to buy alcohol tomorrow, there's no way I'll last one day! Therefor i'll buy a crate of beer, few bottles of wine... and a bottle of vodka just in case I need to drink"

dsmythy · 20-07-2009 5:02pm

dlofnep wrote: »

But when people have been working all week and want a pint on Friday, and not being able to get one - that is more stupid. It's nothing to do with people going one day without a drink. It's to do with a well deserved pint and being forbidden because some invisible lad in the sky might be upset with it.

Not saying i agree with it but i just take it how it is and not drink. Still alive the next day too.

AnonoBoy · 20-07-2009 5:04pm

ART6 wrote: »

For a while now the stores in town have been hiding their tobacco shelves under a cover. Now our village shopkeeper has a curtain over his.

Damn curtain lobby are having a field day with this. Sales of curtains among teens has risen 250% in the past few weeks alone.

foxinsox · 20-07-2009 5:12pm

ART6 wrote: »

For a while now the stores in town have been hiding their tobacco shelves under a cover. Now our village shopkeeper has a curtain over his. This will discourage under age use of tobacco as the kids will not know what tobacco is and so will not seek to obtain it. There are times when I deeply regret that I was not given the wisdom and intelligence of ministers, and so would never have thought of that. So what other breathtaking ministerial initiatives have had yez all gasping in awe?

*gasping* :eek:

If only they had hidden the tobacco years ago?
I would never have known about it and never started smoking!
One of my local shops has also opted for the curtain disguise, a drab browny green colour, very effective, you'd hardly see it at all! Only visible sometimes if the light is right!

This initiative inparticular is so breathtaking that sometimes I go into the shop and leave with various miscellaneous items of the grocery kind! I have been completely cured of my desire to smoke, all because they are hidden behind a diarrohea coloured curtain! genius..

well done our government!

:P

Biggins · 20-07-2009 5:14pm

No alcohol on Good Friday - what a load of bollox.
So much for separating church and state! Hypocritical schites.

Oh The Humanity · 20-07-2009 5:18pm

I find the 10 o'clock off Licence closing makes me plan ahead more......which for an alcoholic is good really.

deadhead13 · 20-07-2009 5:31pm

E-voting machines
PPARS computer system
M50 toll bridge
Corrib gas field deal.....etc.....etc

dsmythy · 20-07-2009 5:35pm

foxinsox wrote: »

*gasping* :eek:

If only they had hidden the tobacco years ago?
I would never have known about it and never started smoking!
One of my local shops has also opted for the curtain disguise, a drab browny green colour, very effective, you'd hardly see it at all! Only visible sometimes if the light is right!

This initiative inparticular is so breathtaking that sometimes I go into the shop and leave with various miscellaneous items of the grocery kind! I have been completely cured of my desire to smoke, all because they are hidden behind a diarrohea coloured curtain! genius..

well done our government!

:P

Going to play devil's advocate for a second. Do you think we should have television ads for smokes again?

thelordofcheese · 20-07-2009 5:39pm

Biggins wrote: »

So much for separating church and state! Hypocritical schites.

You're thinking of america again.

20-07-2009 5:40pm

dsmythy wrote: »

Going to play devil's advocate for a second. Do you think we should have television ads for smokes again?

Yes!

I'm getting quite bored of my regular brand so I'd like to see what David Beckham's smoking these days tbh

foxinsox · 20-07-2009 5:41pm

dsmythy wrote: »

Going to play devil's advocate for a second. Do you think we should have television ads for smokes again?

Only if they involve "The Marlboro Man" because he was well, a man!

Only if I don't have to have a diarrohea coloured curtain over my TV!

dsmythy · 20-07-2009 5:43pm

foxinsox wrote: »

Only if they involve "The Marlboro Man" because he was well, a man!

Only if I don't have to have a diarrohea coloured curtain over my TV!

Is that a yes or a no? Or a maybe.

dlofnep · 20-07-2009 5:44pm

dsmythy wrote: »

Not saying i agree with it but i just take it how it is and not drink. Still alive the next day too.

Grow a backbone! REVOLT!!!

Nah seriously though, we should certainly be able to question the logic behind this.

Rented Mule · 20-07-2009 5:44pm

dsmythy wrote: »

Going to play devil's advocate for a second. Do you think we should have television ads for smokes again?

RTE sure could use the revenue from the ads.

foxinsox · 20-07-2009 5:48pm

dsmythy wrote: »

Is that a yes or a no? Or a maybe.

Jeez! :rolleyes:

Yes, I suppose if they had them on at about 9:45pm while I'm at the shop buying beer!

Maybe they could get The Marlboro Man to star in a naked ad at about 9:40pm reminding me to go and buy fags and beer!
Now that would be a brilliant iniative!

Brilliant government initiatives

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