Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Nanny Statism Adds to Wimbledon Woes

Careful, kids--you might 'urt yourselves:
Thousands of Andy Murray fans had sat patiently under their brollies, sipped hot tea from flasks, and unfurled their Union Flags in anticipation.
But on a rain-hit Day One at Wimbledon, they were robbed of the chance to see him on the big screen – for ‘health and safety’ reasons.
The grassy slopes of Henman Hill - now renamed Murray Mount - were empty after the screen was blanked out and the area was closed in case anyone slipped and hurt their ankles.
Yes, that would 'ave been 'orrible. (I guess it's the original name that made me go all pre-Higgensed Eliza Doolittle: On 'Enman 'Ill lie very still so you won't 'urt your hankle/The 'elpful state 'as your back, mate, and it will 'ardly rankle.)

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