It Strikes Me Funny: Comments about London’s bottle ban give me fever

My temperature rose a notch or two while reading comments from an industry spokesman and local councillors who oppose a limited ban on plastic water bottle sales at some London venues.

[A London newspaper report]

An incomprehensible comment by Dep. Mayor Gosnell (“We are penalizing water”) boosted my geezer temp to 98.9 degrees.


But a lulu of a lament by Councillor Paul Van Meerbergen provoked a fever.

He said:

“It’s one more brick in the construction of a nanny state.”

Is he kidding?

No.

There’s no report Van Meerbergen grinned mischievously, winked at people or poked a fellow councillor in the arm before saying, “Hey, I was just goofin’ around.”

For those not in the loop, ‘nanny state’ is a derogatory term and “in general is used in reference to policies where the state is characterized as being excessive in its desire to protect ("nanny"), govern or control particular aspects of society.” [Wikipedia online]


Is a small restriction on plastic bottle usage equal to a brick?

How does that work?

Hurry - my temp just hit 99.2 degrees

Stay tuned

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