The nanny state

[Graham J Weeks]

“When I was a kid in school, this careers advisor came to see us and
said, "Look, I advise you to get a career, what can I say?" And he took
me aside and he said, "What d'ya wanna do, kid? What is your dream?" I
said, "I wanna be an astronaut! And go into outer space and discover
things that no-one's ever discovered before!" He said, "Look, you're
British, so scale it down a bit." "Alright, then I wanna work in a
shoestore! And discover shoes that no-one's ever discovered! Right at
the back of the shop on the left..." He said, "Look, you're British, so
scale it down a bit!" "Alright, then I wanna work in a sewer. And
discover sewage that no-one's ever discovered before! And pile it on my
head, then come to the surface and sell myself to a modern art gallery!"
He said, "What the **** have you been smoking, kid? You certainly
haven't been smoking in a Californian bar, that's for sure." [to
audience] Because you can't! Yes... No Smoking in bars, and soon No
Talking and No Drinking!”- Eddie Izzard (born 1962) Dress to Kill

And soon in England too:-(

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[Graham J Weeks]

“There's no Church of England fundamentalism. We can't have Church of
England fundamentalism. You know like they have Islamic fundamentalism.
Jihad! ...Ah ha... Church of England fundamentalism is impossible because
you can't have: "You must have tea and cake with the vicar or you die!" Tea
and cake or death! Students with beards, "Tea and cake or death! Tea and
cake or death! Little Red Cookbook! Little Red Cookbook!" Ca ? you know,
'cause, "Cake or death?" That's a pretty easy question. Everybody ? anyone
could answer that. "Cake or death?" "Uhh, cake please." "Very well! Give
him cake!" "Oh, thanks very much. It's very nice!" "You! Cake or death?"
"Uh, cake for me, too, please!" "Very well! Give him cake, too! We're gonna
run out of cake at this rate. You! Cake or death?" "Uh, death, please. No,
cake! Cake! Cake, sorry. Sorry..." "You said death first, ah-ha, ah-ha,
death first!" "Well I meant cake!" "Oh, all right. You're lucky I'm Church
of England! Cake or death?" "Uh, cake please." "Well, we're out of cake! We
only had three bits and we didn't expect such a rush! So what'll it be?"
"What, so my choice is 'or death?' Well, then I'll have the chicken,
please."” - Eddie Izzard (born 1962) Dress to Kill

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