Asking for a doggy bag (From York Press)
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Asking for a doggy bag
9:55am Monday 15th March 2010 in
I THINK I have heard everything now. On Sunday last, we went for a lovely meal, a rare treat for us, to a market town about 30 miles away.
The food was superb – delicious beef, vegetables and sticky toffee pudding to die for.
Asking for a “doggy bag” for the fat off the beef, we were all stunned when I was asked to sign an “exemption” form in case my dog was ill, and I would not claim from the chef.
We had just eaten the aforementioned beef – what about us? Will we soon have to sign a “pre-nup” type of agreement before we eat? We were hysterical at the idiocy of it. I ask you – health and safety gone mad?
Pamela Frankland, Hull Road, Dunnington, York.
• It was disheartening to read recently that Yorkshire puddings which do not emanate from Yorkshire could be banned (“Protect our puddings”, The Press, March 8).
Is this policy to be extended to other food products, I wonder? If so, I despair and face starvation.
No more of the following foods would be available – Cumberland sausage, Dundee cake, Madeira cake, Turkish delight, Kendal mint cake, Jersey potatoes, Barnsley chops, Eccles cakes and I’m sure there are many more.
Oh, and where do angel cakes and paradise slices come from?
Alan L Rowntree, Walmer Carr, York.
Comments(3)
Prob
says...
1:02pm Mon 15 Mar 10
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Jersey Potatoes are already protected by the EU rules - i.e. they must be grown in Jersey to be classed as such. Has this affected anything? Clearly not - you didn't even know.
Jam tomorrow
says...
1:14pm Mon 15 Mar 10
"exemption"
"'Pre-Nup' type"
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TooRad says...
12:51pm Mon 15 Mar 10
And a pre-nup is short for pre-nuptial as in before your wedding. Quite why you would sign an agreement to not demand your share of the collective belongings and previously gained riches before you eat I do not know. I think you meant a disclaimer. It would pay to read a little before putting cliche to paper.
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Not the best pair of letters I've seen for a while, especially the first. No offence, just an observation.