DazBob Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 If I was a betting man I'd wager that the complaint came from a non-muslim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 minute ago, DazBob said: If I was a betting man I'd wager that the complaint came from a non-muslim. What to cause a scene? Plausible given some of the fuckwits about and can see why they would do such a stupid thing but given I didn’t specify the religious beliefs of the perpetrator, would you like to say what you think would happen in my scenario? Again genuinely interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Escobarp said: What to cause a scene? Plausible given some of the fuckwits about and can see why they would do such a stupid thing but given I didn’t specify the religious beliefs of the perpetrator, would you like to say what you think would happen in my scenario? Again genuinely interested. It would surely depend what the complaint was about. If it was purely to complain about a religious celebration taking place then the complainant should be tarred, feather and told to quit moaning ... just as anyone who moans at any Christmas or Easter celebrations. In this instance it seems somebody has complained that non-Halal food was being served. I merely suggested I'd be surprised if it wasn't by someone being offended on behalf of others. Regardless, the event shouldn't have been halted IMO, because whilst I appreciate and respect the views/beliefs of everybody, they shouldn't be forced upon anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, DazBob said: It would surely depend what the complaint was about. If it was purely to complain about a religious celebration taking place then the complainant should be tarred, feather and told to quit moaning ... just as anyone who moans at any Christmas or Easter celebrations. In this instance it seems somebody has complained that non-Halal food was being served. I merely suggested I'd be surprised if it wasn't by someone being offended on behalf of others. Regardless, the event shouldn't have been halted IMO, because whilst I appreciate and respect the views/beliefs of everybody, they shouldn't be forced upon anybody. Thank you very much as always for your considered viewpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) If they'd provided halal hotdogs they'd have found something else to complain about. Probably the absence of radical cleric Anjem Choudary (pictured below - engaging in hypocritical kuffar behaviour, burn him!) delivering a divisive hate-filled speech as a guest speaker... Like someone else pointed out, the complainer was probably a whitey chardonnay socialist anti-semite, wearing a keffiyah and promising to house Syrian refugees when drunk and sentimental, then reneging upon sobering up, citing a long-planned, necessary and comprehensive house renovation. They'll instead bung Amnesty a score and donate the £100 voucher for the ghastly Premier Inn they won in the 'Rockets for Hamas' raffle... Edited November 1, 2021 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, DazBob said: It would surely depend what the complaint was about. If it was purely to complain about a religious celebration taking place then the complainant should be tarred, feather and told to quit moaning ... just as anyone who moans at any Christmas or Easter celebrations. In this instance it seems somebody has complained that non-Halal food was being served. I merely suggested I'd be surprised if it wasn't by someone being offended on behalf of others. Regardless, the event shouldn't have been halted IMO, because whilst I appreciate and respect the views/beliefs of everybody, they shouldn't be forced upon anybody. They just stopped selling the hot dogs. I was gutted as I wanted one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: They just stopped selling the hot dogs. I was gutted as I wanted one. So would they stop selling halal food if requested by a complainant do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) When drunk (bleeding heart 'Ed'), they imagined a scenario like... Or... But when they sobered up they realised they might actually get... And they'd probably be creeping about the house late at night soon enough, curved dagger between teeth, ak-47 clenched in one hand and who knows what clenched in the other... Edited November 1, 2021 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: They just stopped selling the hot dogs. I was gutted as I wanted one. IMO they shouldn't have stopped selling them. Probably, in hindsight, they should have had a halal option though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 And a Halal prep area? And halal pots, pans, ketchup etc.? Non-Kuffars serving? The recordings of West-loathing jihadi-inspiring preacher Abu Hamza being streamed over the tannoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) Should've said... "Oh, there is a halal option, look..." And gestured to the hotdog pot. Then, as soon as they got close enough, hurled the boiling water in their face. Then served them an unbuttered roll with onions, tomato sauce and mustard on it. "There's your halal option!" But they wouldn't do that in that London, always hunting new ways to be 'sensitive'. Edited November 1, 2021 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, DazBob said: IMO they shouldn't have stopped selling them. Probably, in hindsight, they should have had a halal option though. Me neither - Had to spend a fortune at the chippy instead for the kids. I hope they don't stop with their Blue Mondays. Basically, every Feb on the traditionally crapest day of the year they give out free bacon butties. Its really funny if you don't know as loads of folk just going ''I don't want to buy a sandwich'' whilst staff are screaming 'they're free - honest!'' to much besmusement and people just going, ''why?'' Being northern, trusting, and willing to speak to folk, I took three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Just now, Youri McAnespie said: Should've said... "Oh, there is a halal option, look..." And gestured to the hotdog pot. Then, as soon as they got close enough, hurl the boiling water in their face. Then serve them an unbuttered roll with onions, tomato sauce and mustard on it. "There's your halal option!" But they wouldn't do that in that London, always hunting new ways ti be 'sensitive'. That tickled me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted November 1, 2021 Moderators Share Posted November 1, 2021 Just tell folk it's halal It doesn't taste any difference And hard to prove otherwise by that point No one ever took a bite of a kebab and knew instantly it was or wasn't halal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Youri McAnespie Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) One crap job I had was for Barclaycard at the GUS Building... They had a great canteen on the top floor, did belting fish and chips on Fridays. There was an actual shop an' all selling papers, sweets, drinks, cigarettes etc. Anyhow someone would have to go in first thing to sort the several rail BRUTES from Royal Mail... Upstairs they'd be setting up for breakfast, and when that task was done I'd go up for a brew before anyone else was in. They'd be bunging cheese powder into a mixer with big catering slabs of lard, the greaseproof wrap even had a caricature of a winking pig on the branding. This was then slathered over tray after tray of bread toasted on one side then slung back under the grills. There were loads of Muslims working who ate this every single day as one of the few 'halal' choices. I couldn't see the point (late-ish 90's) in blowing the whistle on this practice thinking ignorance was bliss... Wages were crap but The Cattle Market was over the road AND they had a Monopoly machine, I was a grandmaster at playing those - augmented my wages somewhat as I drank with my winnings. We'd get pissed on Friday lunch in there then go back to the office with a litre of Rum and 2L of Coke to continue. Once a manager came in and shouted "Keep it down, it sounds like a bloody taproom in here!" The minute she left there was uproarious drunken laughter... Good times. Edited November 1, 2021 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2980 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Aren't hot dogs usually pork*? They couldn't be halal (or kosher) even if they tried *I realise pork is a very loose description for what is usually mechanically recovered meat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 3 hours ago, dave2980 said: Aren't hot dogs usually pork*? They couldn't be halal (or kosher) even if they tried *I realise pork is a very loose description for what is usually mechanically recovered meat Halal ones are made from chicken/turkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2980 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, Traf said: Halal ones are made from chicken/turkey Every days a school day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Them Ye Olde Oak type hot dogs folk buy from supermarkets are primarily chicken based as well (not halal but no pork from what I remember). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 They were 'hot dogs' as in normal bangers on a BBQ and put in a bun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted November 2, 2021 Members Share Posted November 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: They were 'hot dogs' as in normal bangers on a BBQ and put in a bun Buttered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Of course. We're not animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 So sausage barms then. Not hotdogs at all. I'm changing my plea, I'm with the complainant now. I bet they didn't have fried onions either. You can definitely buy Kosher hotdogs, as mentioned earlier, some Israeli owned firm called Tival was one of the first (along with Linda McCartney) to do 'meaty' veggie stuff. There was another firm called Morning Star (I did wonder) and they did veggie 'bacon' way back when. Fried to a crisp the taste was passable, just couldn't replicate the texture. Living with a fussy vegetarian (then) = cook twice or eat rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 No, in sausage finger buns. That's not a barm in anyone's book. Esp a southerners. Yep, onions as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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