http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/wales/8243648.stm

The traditional suet pudding Spotted Dick has been renamed "Spotted Richard" at a council canteen – because customers keep making jokes.

The new name for the dessert, with another alternative Sultana Sponge, has appeared on the menu at Flintshire Council headquarters in Mold.

The council said catering staff made the decision after "immature comments" and it was not a policy decision.

But one councillor described the move as "political correctness gone mad".

Where would we be without a few childish sniggers? Leg or breast? A bit of stuffing? Packing fudge?

'sgone mad I tell yah! 🙂

Ban this filth

I assume they won't be be selling plums, melons, pears, cream horns, filled baps, meatballs or any sort of bun or muffin then.

How would you like your rump?

Flintshire Council headquarters in Mold.

I am offended by the name of the place… I think they should change it.

mrsMW did some research in a sweet factory for her PhD and it actually had a fudge packing department, it had a sign on the door and everything 😆

I love a good cream horn myself.

I suppose in that particular establishment there has been sustained personal jokes aimed at staff then it might be a good idea. It might not be nice if you spend your time serving people who keep making sexual comments to you based on what you're serving them. In this case it may have been a sensible thing to do, who knows?

Blame Socailism.

What will they call Cock flavoured soup?

Flintshire Council headquarters in Mold.

You should try living there 🙁

They'll be banning the meat and two veg next! 🙂

How is it political correctness then?

There used to be a shop in St. Ives called "The Fudge Box"

Also…

Gruntle Snibbitt Yakyak etc

One incident at one canteen at one council is newsworthy!?

Vagina Cradock will be turning in her grave.

RaveyDavey – Member

Flintshire Council headquarters in Mold.

You should try living there

I live in a village called Mies "pronounced ME".. this causes great fun for my family in the states

where do you live
me
no really
yes me

sorry.

One incident at one canteen at one council is newsworthy!?

More socialism

Funniest thread for ages.

Coq au Vin anybody? 😆

stories like this are usually revealed to be either not true or exagerated

shame tho cos it iz funny

Anyone having the Creme of Sum yung gai?

Double post edit.

what a bunch of dicks

Two sticky buns and a cream horn please …

Like Grumm said: what does this have to do with political correctness? It's a lot of things, but it it's got sweet FA to do with politics or correctness

Is this revisionist right wing journalists applying Marxist techniques to their writing?

I have told you lot before FFS

Its " political correctness living with mental health issues"

I shall report you to a safety nazi ( or is that a different thread?)

Surely it's people using cliches like 'political correctness gone mad' as a substitute for independent and / or critical thought?

Our local Milkman is 'Dick the Milk'; has it plastered all over his van!

Very offensive not to mention rather unhygienic! 😯

TS

I have an email from our HR dep't asking us not to use the phrase 'cock up' any more in case it offends some – unspecified – person

Saying that – my female boss, only this morning, failed to adhere to this when she claimed "my arse is on the line with this one, I don't want any cock ups"

uplink – Pics, etc.

You wouldn't want them

Thankfully it was a conference call & I managed to mute the line before she heard my shrieks of laughter

One of the chaps in my office sometimes phones me up especially to call me a cock.

I listened this morning to an incredibly angry argument that a woman on the train was having with her boss. She was furious, yelling, but the language was very civil and formal. It would clearly have been better for her nerves to have called him a nob-twerp and told him to depart and befoul himself. But instead they were clearly having a slanging match the goal of which was to prove that they were reasonable people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAGJpISVERg

2.12

CaptJon – invoice for new keyboard is on its way to you …….

'is your bike wet….' 😆

CaptJon, superb, thanks!

The 'Dam really is like that as well!

Well I wont mention my 3" King Dick then, especialy as it's so rusty.

Klaus Armstrong-Braun, a county councillor, said: "I couldn't believe it, it seemed ludicrous. Spotted Dick is part of our heritage.

😕

3"?

Bigger than any of mine – I've got a 2 3/4" crowfoot I think

And don't start me on Cove Bikes!