The government is being panicked by its own relaxations of alcohol consumption laws. I ridiculed wrote about the idea recently that television ads were planned to combat excessive drinking. Now we may be getting warning labels on beer bottles:
Alcohol manufacturers have agreed to use the warnings after talks with the Department of Health. The alcohol industry hopes the move will pre-empt any legislation to force it to introduce stark health warnings similar to those now seen on cigarette packets.
Yes, I see it now. Hordes of drunken chavs experiencing their very own Damascene moments as brightly coloured warning labels catch their attentions. Throwing down their bottles (in the litter bins provided for the purpose, of course) they make declarations of sobriety and go home to play dominoes. Tony Blair takes a bow and wins the next three elections.
My thoughts exactly.
People getting drunk aren’t interested in what’s on the side of the can. They are just after what’s inside. I would have thought that much would be obvious. So much isn’t for the Dear Leader and his
cretinsministers.Comment by Paul — August 28, 2005 @ 9:18 pm
A suggestion warning for the side of Beer made in the USA.
Warning: Drinking this beer will make people think you are a girl.
What will the Warning be on red wine:
GHW: Drinking none of this will result in a higher risk of heart attack.
Where as the most appropriate warning is of course:
Research shows that excessive drinking leads to compromising situations with ugly birds.
Comment by EU Serf — August 29, 2005 @ 1:58 pm
Will the comments be as effective as those already displayed on the fronts of cigarette packs?
“Smoking kills” but people smoke regardless.
Comment by Snafu — August 29, 2005 @ 8:26 pm
So we’re agreed then that absolutely everybody will pay absolutely no attention whatsoever to the labels.
Should we tell someone in authority then?
GM
Comment by Gary Monro — August 29, 2005 @ 10:02 pm
If Paul’s right we need to put the warning on the inside of the can, at the bottom.
A modern version of the press-gang penny - find an ASBO at the bottom of your bottle of fighting strength cider.
Comment by driverchris — August 30, 2005 @ 9:22 am
Just print a Su Doku puzzle on the back. I hear they are popular.
Comment by DE — August 30, 2005 @ 11:56 am
DE,
That’s funny… Perhaps chav will be so engrossed in trying to solve it he’ll forget hs desire to be a complete prat and save us all a headache?
GM
Comment by Gary Monro — August 30, 2005 @ 12:44 pm