No Effin and Jeffin

[Alice]

OK folks, there's to be no swearing over Christmas and New Year - well not if you're in Preston anyway.
I'm all for what they're trying to achieve but is this the way to go about it
City centre introduces a zero-tolerance policy against swearing - Telegraph

[SarzWix]

How bizarre I like the idea, but I'm not sure I'd fancy those signs here, there, and everywhere... But if it works, I guess they'll be doing it elsewhere.

[SlugLobber]

There's nowt like a good swear, sometimes! I can't see it happening in OH's rampshed, especially at this time of year, when he's grumpy due to the cold!

[Alice]

I don't think they'd get away with pinning those signs up around here Sarzwix. I think people would find them as offensive as anything they would be likely to hear - but then, I don't think they get to hear too much

[Alice]

So ..... does nobody have any opinions as to whether councils should pin NO EFFIN AND JEFFIN signs all over their town centres.

[rogesse]

Sorry Alice, I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this - I used to work in the Red Lion in central Preston when I was first a student, many moons ago (does it still exist - the pub not Preston, but then again). Boy would I like to know how they intend to enforce this one! We had bouncers on the door of an ordinary pub every night of the week

My only thought on wether a council should, is that it is a waste of £20,000, it most likely to attract more vandalism.