Internet Cafe Bans Baseball Caps
I don't know if eurotrash has caused this, but The Scotsman reports that a chain of internet cafes owned by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet, has banned customers from wearing baseball caps, claiming they are associated with "deviant" behaviour. The ban is being tried in a pilot scheme at branches in Glasgow and Edinburgh. (I assume they are particularly deviant there)
Quote:
"Since deviant behaviour can be associated with the wearing of baseball caps we are politely asking people who enter our premises not to wear caps. This policy is designed to combat anti-social behaviour such as theft."
Proves that finally Britain has woken up to what I have suspected about Americans all along.
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Only a matter of time
before baseball caps got sent into the outfield. It's mostly for the CCTV cameras to be able to get a good view of any potential 'deviants'. This really is the fashion police! Somebody should do something about Vivian Westwood collections.
About time someone oppressed
About time someone oppressed those chav bastards. Can we burn down the Buckfast factory next? Maybe followed by a social awareness campaign; "Reality check - Burbery gear looks shit"
I think Stelios is somewhat optimistic to assume that the average actually knows what the Internet is. Granted he has a flair for business but there are times I get the impression that Stelios doesn't quite think things through first - remember when they started posting pictures of people who didn't return cars to EasyCar? Yeh, Stelios, we see where you're going with that, but seriously, just stop and think from time to time - you might like it.
Now if we could get him to ban people with sweaty palms or people who eat greasy food at the public computer - that would be the way forward! ;)
Well I Have a Baseball cap
so ..... you want to ban me .. hmmm let me think
every site that Easy own splits the links at the base of each page so easyjet.com gets three links from easy.com anchor text easy , jet and .com .. should i dig deeper.. or can i where my hat in easyinternetcafe ( linkage easy, internet, cafe and .com ) ..... should I dig deeper ?? :)
DaveN
Ah come on - you should know
Ah come on - you should know SEO's can wear whatever hats they want! ;)
though no one wants to admit
though no one wants to admit it, there are reasons that stereotypes exist ...they have their root in averaging. here in the states i've seen dress codes similar to this work extremely well in clubs and bars. is there collateral damage? sure.
What I wonder is, do
What I wonder is, do 'deviants' become any less deviant when they take off their hats?
>less deviant when they take
less deviant when they take off their hats
Better yet, they become offended and "take their business elsewhere" --which is precisely the intent.
Like the Yahoo Party
Those Yahoo wankers didn't tell us @ PubCon Vegas that we'd all get tossed out of club Pure at 10 for wearing white shoes. I'm still annoyed and revenge is a dish best served cold so someone at Yahoo *WILL* be pranked - it's not a question of IF, but more a matter of WHEN.
true story, though not sure what it proves
i was invited to dinner at one of those top-of-the-city revolving restaurants. the small group i was going with was decidedly eclectic, ranging from multi-millionaire company owners to "most-valued" truck drivers there to help transport a multi-city traveling exhibit. anyway, the only ones to arrive dressed well enough to pass muster with the maitre d' were the truck drivers. everyone else had to go to a dressing room and borrow more appropriate attire. i can't remember anyone being put-out, but that's probably because the staff weren't jerks about it.
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>we'd all get tossed out of club Pure at 10 for wearing white shoes
that seems perfectly reasonable to me :)
I am surprised easyeverything worded that so bluntly though - such a, erm, forthright, association of deviant and theft with such a common item of clothing could probably have been a bit better phrased