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Somewhere in south-central England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21923218

TLR

A school canteen has banned triangular flapjacks after one was thrown and hit a pupil's eye.

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We're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. What's here is about it. 
   
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Terrifying Treeman






The Fallen Realm of Umbar

Wow...

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UK

Only in Britain.
   
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Old Sourpuss






Lakewood, Ohio

"School dinner staff have been banned from serving triangular flapjacks after one was thrown and hurt a pupil.

Caterers at Castle View School in Canvey Island, Essex, have been told instead to cut their flapjacks into squares or rectangles"

A true villain would not be stopped by the change in the Pancake Weapons Ban, and will instead modify a "legal" pancake into the much deadlier triangular pancake and throw that...

Seriously, if you give me 1 square pancake I cut it into 2 triangular pancakes... a wee bit over board if you ask me.

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Then an investigation will follow organised by some MP . . .

Then in 5 years data will be released . . .

The report will call for a ban of flapjacks . . .

Then no one would care, and nothing will be done.
   
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 Alfndrate wrote:
"School dinner staff have been banned from serving triangular flapjacks after one was thrown and hurt a pupil.

Caterers at Castle View School in Canvey Island, Essex, have been told instead to cut their flapjacks into squares or rectangles"

A true villain would not be stopped by the change in the Pancake Weapons Ban, and will instead modify a "legal" pancake into the much deadlier triangular pancake and throw that...

Seriously, if you give me 1 square pancake I cut it into 2 triangular pancakes... a wee bit over board if you ask me.

But does that make them assault pancakes?

 
   
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Lakewood, Ohio

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
 Alfndrate wrote:
"School dinner staff have been banned from serving triangular flapjacks after one was thrown and hurt a pupil.

Caterers at Castle View School in Canvey Island, Essex, have been told instead to cut their flapjacks into squares or rectangles"

A true villain would not be stopped by the change in the Pancake Weapons Ban, and will instead modify a "legal" pancake into the much deadlier triangular pancake and throw that...

Seriously, if you give me 1 square pancake I cut it into 2 triangular pancakes... a wee bit over board if you ask me.

But does that make them assault pancakes?


only if it comes with a clip

And my post was not an attempt to turn this into a pro vs anti gun thread, I just find it funny that the triangular pancake is being turned around into something that is... well... the same thing after a little modification... Also square pancakes? Why not round?

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Executing Exarch






But its flapjacks not pancakes...

Everyone knows pancakes are essentially harmless, but flapjacks (with their oats and possibly fruit) are potentially lethal with their increased weight/mass.

Next up, we ban any food with corners, edges or shapes.

We will only serve gazpacho soup.
Even normal soup could burn.

 Blacksails wrote:

Its because ordinance is still a word.
However, firing ordinance at someone isn't nearly as threatening as firing ordnance at someone.
Ordinance is a local law, or bill, or other form of legislation.
Ordnance is high caliber explosives.
No 'I' in ordnance.
Don't drown the enemy in legislation, drown them in explosives.
 
   
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Old Sourpuss






Lakewood, Ohio

Oh it's a translation issue... in 'MURICA, flapjacks = thick pancakes.

But we're talking about these things right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapjack_%28oat_bar%29


If that's the case, this makes a whole lot more sense now.

BAN THEM ALL!

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New Orleans, LA

Those look... unappetizing.

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 Alfndrate wrote:
Oh it's a translation issue... in 'MURICA, flapjacks = thick pancakes.

But we're talking about these things right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapjack_%28oat_bar%29


If that's the case, this makes a whole lot more sense now.

BAN THEM ALL!


Those are the ones...lethal they are.

Some of them have icing. Decreased surface friction means even greater throwing speed.


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 kronk wrote:
Those look... unappetizing.


Is that just because they look like the floor of a rabbit hutch?

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 Blacksails wrote:

Its because ordinance is still a word.
However, firing ordinance at someone isn't nearly as threatening as firing ordnance at someone.
Ordinance is a local law, or bill, or other form of legislation.
Ordnance is high caliber explosives.
No 'I' in ordnance.
Don't drown the enemy in legislation, drown them in explosives.
 
   
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Old Sourpuss






Lakewood, Ohio

 kronk wrote:
Those look... unappetizing.


*hippie voice* Hey man, they're like mother nature's bounty, fruit of the earth man... naturally sweet and without any of that processed gak that's like polluting our bodies man.

They're just granola bars... I mean I'd be more worried about a Nature Valley bar being thrown... the crumbs that would get everywhere!

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Somewhere in south-central England.

They are naturally sweet from the large amount of treacle used in the mixture.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
If triangular flapjacks are banned rock cakes will be the next on the list.

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I'm writing a load of fiction. My latest story starts here... This is the index of all the stories...

We're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. What's here is about it. 
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






New Orleans, LA

I liked Welsh Cakes when I was over there. *Waves hand towards the North East*

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 Alfndrate wrote:
Oh it's a translation issue... in 'MURICA, flapjacks = thick pancakes.

But we're talking about these things right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapjack_%28oat_bar%29


If that's the case, this makes a whole lot more sense now.

BAN THEM ALL!


Agreed before i was thinking of the American kind and wonering how this could have happened.

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Nuremberg

Canvey island, heh. I used to teach kids from there. Ballistic flapjacks are the least of your worries.

But again, in situations like this, blame litigious parents who will see this as their big pay day and cripple the council financially over something that no school can sensibly control. And the stupid judges who don't throw this stuff out of court.

   
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 Alfndrate wrote:
only if it comes with a clip

And my post was not an attempt to turn this into a pro vs anti gun thread, I just find it funny that the triangular pancake is being turned around into something that is... well... the same thing after a little modification... Also square pancakes? Why not round?

Only having a laugh, no derailment was intended
 Da Boss wrote:
But again, in situations like this, blame litigious parents who will see this as their big pay day and cripple the council financially over something that no school can sensibly control. And the stupid judges who don't throw this stuff out of court.

And insurance companies who demand to know what response the school/organisation has made before they decide to jack up their premiums

 
   
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Ramsden Heath, Essex

What about their right to bare flapjacks?

What happens if we have an oppressive government or the Normans invade or something?

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 notprop wrote:
What about their right to bare flapjacks?

What happens if we have an oppressive government or the Normans invade or something?


well, if the modern day Normans do invade, you'll soon be up to your ears in crepes, and your silly flap jacks will be relegated to the "good old days" and history books.
   
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Manchester UK

Man, flapjacks.




Is there anything they CAN'T do?

 Cheesecat wrote:
 purplefood wrote:
I find myself agreeing with Albatross far too often these days...

I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.


 Crazy_Carnifex wrote:

Okay, so the male version of "Cougar" is now officially "Albatross".
 
   
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Old Sourpuss






Lakewood, Ohio

Balance a budget?

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Sheffield, City of University and Northern-ness

 Alfndrate wrote:
Balance a budget?

1) place half of budget in each hand.
2) place a flapjack in each hand.
You now have a balanced amount in each hand. Boom. Flapjacks just balanced the budget.

   
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Lakewood, Ohio

 Goliath wrote:
 Alfndrate wrote:
Balance a budget?

1) place half of budget in each hand.
2) place a flapjack in each hand.
You now have a balanced amount in each hand. Boom. Flapjacks just balanced the budget.


Bravo good sir!

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The Void

They look kinda like granola bars... and solid.


I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long


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You certainly know when you've eaten one.

My favourite flapjack is 'bakewell tart'. It has icing on it and jam in it.
Some might ask why I don't just have a bakewell tart and the answer is...
Spoiler:
they aren't in the vending machine at work.

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 Blacksails wrote:

Its because ordinance is still a word.
However, firing ordinance at someone isn't nearly as threatening as firing ordnance at someone.
Ordinance is a local law, or bill, or other form of legislation.
Ordnance is high caliber explosives.
No 'I' in ordnance.
Don't drown the enemy in legislation, drown them in explosives.
 
   
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Hallowed Canoness





The Void

I'm adding these to my "List of Stuff I want to eat from the U.K." with Branston Pickle. a full English breakfast, fish and chips in their native environment and a Ploughman's lunch... oh! and beer of course! lots of that! with any luck I'll be making a trip over this summer.

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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long


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If you make it over, come to warhammer world in nottingham. They have a bar that serves both beer and a full english. You could get that in with some 40k

 Blacksails wrote:

Its because ordinance is still a word.
However, firing ordinance at someone isn't nearly as threatening as firing ordnance at someone.
Ordinance is a local law, or bill, or other form of legislation.
Ordnance is high caliber explosives.
No 'I' in ordnance.
Don't drown the enemy in legislation, drown them in explosives.
 
   
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Anti-piracy Officer






Somewhere in south-central England.

Flapjacks and Branston probably won't go well together.

I'm writing a load of fiction. My latest story starts here... This is the index of all the stories...

We're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. What's here is about it. 
   
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Old Sourpuss






Lakewood, Ohio

 Kilkrazy wrote:
Flapjacks and Branston probably won't go well together.


If KM is preggers he might have just such a craving... You're not with child are you KM?

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scotland

that's..... marvelous.....

 
   
 
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