Of Mice and Men

"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft agley."
-Robert Burns

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122878081364889613.html?mod=article-outset-box

Ahhh... family time!

[Robin Garr]

This line is particularly hilarious:

"The biggest problem is you have a bunch of adults acting like juveniles," says Town of Brookfield Police Capt. Timothy Imler. "There's a biker bar down the street, and we rarely get calls there."

I think my favorite is the police report from the Milwaukee location.

Milwaukee, Wisc.: Aug. 11, 2006

Upon officers' arrival at a south side Chuck E. Cheese's, they spoke with a male who stated that during a verbal argument, an elderly female threw a shoe at him, according to police reports. He stated the fight started over someone calling his child "ugly." He stated he was not injured, his pride was just hurt.

I think my favorite is the police report from the Milwaukee location.

Milwaukee, Wisc.: Aug. 11, 2006

Upon officers' arrival at a south side Chuck E. Cheese's, they spoke with a male who stated that during a verbal argument, an elderly female threw a shoe at him, according to police reports. He stated the fight started over someone calling his child "ugly." He stated he was not injured, his pride was just hurt.

Based on the numerous birthday parties I have been subjected to at Chucky Cheese's (I have a 5 year old) lately, I could hurt a lot of pride in there.

"That touched off a fight between more than 10 people, in which participants punched and screamed at each other. One woman removed the red rope that marks the entrance queue and handed it to another woman, who swung the metal clip attached to it at others involved in the incident."

This literally had me laughing so hard! All those years watching the WWF as a kid when little did i know I should have been hitting up the local Chuck E. Chez!!

I didn't know that CEC served alcoholic beverages....that explains a lot (along with the, "gang-type apparel")

"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft agley."
-Robert Burns

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122878081364889613.html?mod=article-outset-box

Probably one of the more bizarre things I've read in recent memory...Wow, who would have thought.

"In Milwaukee, the store posted a sign outlining a dress code that prohibits what it calls "gang-style apparel.""

Sounds disturbingly like Fourth Street Live's policy downtown. I frequently find it hard to believe that people can be dense enough to think that banning a certain style of clothing is going to fix their problems.

I also couldn't help but notice that all of the altercations described save the one in Topeka took place in the rust belt up north.

"In Milwaukee, the store posted a sign outlining a dress code that prohibits what it calls "gang-style apparel.""

Sounds disturbingly like Fourth Street Live's policy downtown. I frequently find it hard to believe that people can be dense enough to think that banning a certain style of clothing is going to fix their problems.

I also couldn't help but notice that all of the altercations described save the one in Topeka took place in the rust belt up north.

Paul....I frequently find it hard to believe that some people think "gang-style apparel" looks good

Paul....I frequently find it hard to believe that some people think "gang-style apparel" looks good

While I personally agree with you on that count, I still don't think people should be discriminated against based upon the way they dressed. By "gang-style apparel," they most likely were misguidedly referring to some trends in urban fashion involving oversized clothing, among other things. Many people use the argument that they can easily be used to conceal weapons, but it quickly falls apart when you realize that any article of clothing save a leotard could be similarly utilized. One of my friends has his concealed carry permit, and he is always carrying a full-sized glock, regardless of the clothing that he is wearing. Unless you were previously aware of it, its so well hidden (yet easily accessible) that you would have no idea that he's armed. I suppose I did digress a bit with that last anecdote, but my argument still stands that people should be allowed to dress however they want to (provided they aren't indecently exposing themselves) and not be denied access to a restaurant.

Paul....I frequently find it hard to believe that some people think "gang-style apparel" looks good

While I personally agree with you on that count, I still don't think people should be discriminated against based upon the way they dressed. By "gang-style apparel," they most likely were misguidedly referring to some trends in urban fashion involving oversized clothing, among other things. Many people use the argument that they can easily be used to conceal weapons, but it quickly falls apart when you realize that any article of clothing save a leotard could be similarly utilized. One of my friends has his concealed carry permit, and he is always carrying a full-sized glock, regardless of the clothing that he is wearing. Unless you were previously aware of it, its so well hidden (yet easily accessible) that you would have no idea that he's armed. I suppose I did digress a bit with that last anecdote, but my argument still stands that people should be allowed to dress however they want to (provided they aren't indecently exposing themselves) and not be denied access to a restaurant.

Agreed, but I see people in some of those get-ups and invariably ask myself -- "Who told you that looked good?"