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May 31, 2008
Banned in Britain: Doormats
Posted by Dave Blount at May 31, 2008 8:33 AM
At last regulations are protecting citizens of Airstrip One from the menace of doormats:
Stanley Samuels was dumbstruck when he received a letter from a management company telling him to do away with his doormat because someone might trip over it.
The 79-year-old widower and other residents at Brookshill Gate in Harrow, London, received written notification from HML Hawksworth saying that they are no longer allowed to have front doormats as they are seen to be a trip hazard.
Mr Samuels said: "They hand delivered letters to all of us, they said that if we have got a mat they will throw it away. […] The whole world has gone mad if you think about it, all the things we used to be able to do we are not allowed to anymore."
Although there are few things British authorities won't ban, you'd think they could make an exception for doormats, which so perfectly symbolize the proper role of the citizenry under nanny state fascism.
Maybe if doormats were properly labeled…
On a tip from Oiao.
