And Finally...

929 readers

88 users here now

A place for odd or quirky world news stories.

Elsewhere in the Fediverse:

Rules:

Be excellent to each other
The Internet will resurface old "And finally..." material. Just mark it [VINTAGE]

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Thousands petition to keep pub’s ‘offensive’ name [The Midget] (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 14 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

6 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Thousands of people have signed a counter-petition to keep a pub’s “offensive” name after a rebrand was announced.

The Midget, a Greene King pub in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, was first subject of a petition signed by more than 1,300 people calling on the brewery franchise to “recognise the offence of the term and its implications” of the pub’s name.

The name comes from the iconic MG car which was built in the car company’s former factory in Abingdon.

Last week, Greene King said it would rename the pub The Roaring Raindrop in tribute to the last ever land speed record-breaking car produced by MG.

But some locals have objected with more than 2,800 people signing a counter-petition calling on the brewery to reverse the plans to rebrand.

top 6 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Would this be a good time to mention that my uncle used to collect Midgets. He had three of them if I remember and even had one of them stretched.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

I've reported this to the Police. A crime has been committed, I'm just not sure which one.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Can we petition to stop Greene King? Their beer is fucking awful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

isnt it like 3.5 apv

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

That's so stupid

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Which bit?