Utter bollocks...A Swansea bar serving a cocktail drink called a 'Suicide Bomber' has apologised after being accused of "insensitivity."
Apology over Swansea club's 'suicide bomber' drink
The advert in the window of The Lounge in Wind Street advertises the drink with a mock image of a person wearing an explosive-packed vest.
The director of the Swansea Bay Race Equality Council said it went beyond a poor joke and wants it taken down.
The bar said they did not mean to cause any offence or to upset anyone.
The cocktail is part of a promotion for bomb-themed drinks, alongside 'Skittle Bomb', 'Cherry Bomb' and 'Melon Bomb'.
Taha Idris, director of Swansea Bay Race Equality Council, said: "I just can't believe that anyone could be so insensitive with all that is going on in the world.
"In this nation we are proud of a sense of humour, that this is beyond a joke. It is ludicrous.
"It exploits the plight of those who have suffered at the hands of bombers.
"I really am hopeful that this poster will be taken down."
A spokesman for the bar said the drinks menu had been in place since the summer and they had not had any complaints before.
"It was meant to be humorous because of the strength of the drink which contains absinth," he said.
"If anyone has taken offence I apologise. There was no intention whatsoever to upset anyone."
He said he would now look to change the name of the cocktail.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12002061
Make mine a large one
Make mine a large one
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Bollocks to call the drink that, or bollocks to complain about it?
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Re: Make mine a large one
Both.
Just bollocks all round really.
A bollocks publicity stunt which the bollocks PC brigade went blundering into thus satisfying the needs of the bollocks purvayors.
Utter utter bollocks all round.
Just bollocks all round really.
A bollocks publicity stunt which the bollocks PC brigade went blundering into thus satisfying the needs of the bollocks purvayors.
Utter utter bollocks all round.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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...and the place couldn't have bought this much publicity for $1,000,000! I suspect they will be swarmed this weekend by people wanting to try the new drink.
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
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Depends on the type of parties you frequent I guess...
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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Just about anything that happens in the world turns into a drink or a joke. If you're offended, stay away. If not, drinks are on me.
What it really needs is a real fuse and somebody with a cigarette to light it. oh wait, you can't smoke in bars, you can only get stone cold drunk and drive afterwards
What it really needs is a real fuse and somebody with a cigarette to light it. oh wait, you can't smoke in bars, you can only get stone cold drunk and drive afterwards