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Groundhog makes a fine bologna. “There was a guy in St. Thomas who would go out and make bologna out of different animals. He made groundhog bologna, beaver bologna, crow bologna, everything.” [Chambersburg Public Opinion]
Russian fans throw bagels at adultshamble Pete Doherty. [Celebuzz]
Thai taxi driver suspected of launching bags of poo “and putrid fermented fish into the compound of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s residence.” The poo I get, but according to the article “fermented fish [is]… a northeastern food speciality.” [Thai News Agency]
Checkout clerk at British supermarket giant Tesco demands ID from woman buying cheese-and-onion quiche. [Daily Mail]
What do you get when you cross bingo, a Vodka Stinger, and a c**t? Cops come a’calling. [Village Voice]
National Pancake Day returns February 23. [IHOP]
UK Grocer Tells Shoppers to Leave Kids in Car if Buying Booze
England has to be about the most horrid place to live these days.
Tesco is refusing to sell alcohol to parents shopping with their children under rules designed to tackle underage drinking.
The supermarket has told cashiers not to supply alcohol if they suspect an adult is buying the drink for an underage youth.
Staff have been told to “err on the side of caution” when interpreting the policy, leading to cases of parents out shopping with their children being told to put alcohol back on the shelves.
Tesco says it believes parents will support the policy and it would rather apologise where it has misjudged the situation than sell to underage drinkers.
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A Tesco spokesman said: “I can understand the frustrations of the customer but I think that any reasonable parent would understand the problem and support our policy.”
I’m guessing Tesco’s a bit mistaken on this one. As in people are just going to buy their booze–and groceries–elsewhere. More here from the Telegraph.
[Via Slashfood.]
