What’s the Point in That?
Last weekend I ventured out in Bury St Edmunds (Nr. Cambridge) with a few friends. We went to a bar to be told that only tables of 4 or less were allowed - there were 7 of us. After a bit of a fuss and a lot of tutting we sat spread over 2 tables pushed together to make one big table but because technically we were sat in a group of 4 and 3 it was ok. This got me thinking about other totally pointless and ridiculous rules out there and the reasoning behind them.
Has anyone else ever came across a rule that makes no sense whatsoever?
One of the most annoying ‘pointless rules’ I have come across comes from the beloved Subway, normally I’m full of praise for the yummy sandwiches but when I was at university our local Subway turned their toaster off at 6pm, it would really infuriate me because it is a totally pointless rule - why can I have my sub toasted at 5.59pm and not at 6.01pm? The only conclusion that I could think of was that maybe the authorised toaster operator finished his shift at 6pm?….
October 30th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
In the state of Virginia back home in the states there is a county (the name slips my mind) where it is still technically a law that if a woman is driving a car her husband is supposed to be walking in front of the car down the road announcing to everyone that a woman is driving. Naturally this rule is not closely followed like it should be……