Nose cut off, face spited

[andrewducker]

73 year old man refuses to say "I am over 21." Supermarket refuses to serve him alcohol. Both end up looking pretty fucking stupid.

Comments

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

Rules are there for a reason. The guy was being an arse. The supermarket are my heroes.

[andrewducker]

Not all rules are there for a reason - some are just fucking stupid.

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

Some have a -stupid- reason, they still -have- a reason even if it's stupid.

"To further limit any element of doubt staff at the West Kirby store are required to ask anyone buying alcohol to confirm that they are over 21."

If I had to ask hundreds of people each day, most of whom were clearly past their 30s, how old they were, I imagine half-way through day one I'd get tired of the jokes, outrage and snide remarks and it'd become pretty routine. So when someone decides to arse about, I think it's nice the store is backing them.

[andrewducker]

"You must ask decrepit old people if they're over 21, just to be sure." has fallen off the other side of "reason" in my opinion. It has left its purpose long behind and entered "sheer stupidity"

[dreema.livejournal.com]

I wonder, would it work the other way, after all, they have to be atleast 18 to sell booze. Maybe we should start asking them for proof of age, etc.

In tesco the other week one of the cashiers had a sign on the end of her till saying server is under 18, please allow for extra time if buying alchohol, presumably so as a manager type could come over and do that sale