Naming Cocktails
Firstly, apologies for the sparse posting in the last few days. TheEye is working on a large project which will be of interest to everyone when it’s done. In the meantime, with typical BBC handwringing, we hear that:
A Swansea bar serving a cocktail drink called a ‘Suicide Bomber’ has apologised after being accused of “insensitivity.”
The advert in the window of The Lounge in Wind Street advertises the drink with a mock image of a person wearing an explosive-packed vest.
The director of the Swansea Bay Race Equality Council said it went beyond a poor joke and wants it taken down.
The bar said they did not mean to cause any offence or to upset anyone. The cocktail is part of a promotion for bomb-themed drinks, alongside ‘Skittle Bomb’, ‘Cherry Bomb’ and ‘Melon Bomb’.
There have always been cocktails with names rather close to the edge. Try here for some of the obvious ones and some you might not have heard of. But no-one tries to ban them. Actually they probably do, but nobody listens.
Taha Idris, director of Swansea Bay Race Equality Council, said: “I just can’t believe that anyone could be so insensitive with all that is going on in the world.
So the approach of the Swansea Bay Race Equality Council is “stick your fingers in your ears and don’t mention terrorism ….. it’ll all go away”. And when did Islam become a “race” again, please? Must have missed that memo.
Ahh .. Good old Taha Idris eh ? ..
Actually, I know his brother Cadair Idris, rather well ..
I climbed him as a 14 year old as part of an Outward Bound course at Aberdovey ..
What a sad cunt .. 😉
According to folklore, Cadair Idris is supposed to cause death, madness, or poetic inspiration to whoever spends a night upon it. Clearly it’s namesake Taha was hit by the second curse.
Ta for the cocktail list link, I’m surprised that the word Cocktail itself survives since Americans tend to have an aversion to ‘cock’, hence rooster and faucett.
No doubt Swansea Bay Race Equality Council are funded by Swansea City Council to whom ‘The Lounge’ must apply for its drinks and entertainment license so it is no wonder they surrendered to demands for an apology. Imagine the councils demands once they become responsible for Public Health in the premises they license, they will probably be demanding all-sex uni-toilets soon.
Hi Eye, I’m glad you got comment thingy, I was having problems commenting before!
Don’t these tards have anything better to whine about. They name many drinks with “bomb” after them. I’m sure they are the same type that want to abolish happy hour and ladies night and all fun stuff.
Merry Christmas, and this post was the bomb 😉
And I’ve got a damned good idea of what you’re up to, mate – brilliant – looking forward to it! 😛
Good point about having to grovel to safeguard the license. Sometimes if you’re livelihood is on the line you just have to grit your teeth, bend over and adopt the entry position.
Indeed; Happy Hour and Ladies Night…an endangered species in the UK nowadays with new laws coming up to stop them.
Just imagine, businessmen being allowed to sell their own product in the way they want to in order to make money and pay taxes – it’ll never catch on.
I don’t think you’re far off with your guess Spidey! 😀 😎
A sneak early look for you fairly soon….