Belgians Ban BBQ

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Belgians Ban BBQ





OK, so it's not quite a ban. But there will be a tax on grilling in Wallonia, a French-speaking region of Belgium:

Experts said that between 50 and 100 grams of CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas, is emitted during barbequing. Beginning June 2007, residents of Wallonia will have to pay 20 euros for a grilling session.​

But that's not the worst of it. If any wily Walloons are tempted to skip out on the 20 euro surcharge for their char-grilled wieners or steaks, they risk high-tech detection:

The local authorities plan to monitor compliance with the new tax legislation from helicopters, whose thermal sensors will detect burning grills.​

To review: The state will be flying CO2-spewing helicopters over neighborhoods in search of telltale thermal images of CO2-spewing BBQ grills. Perhaps they can develop other, more efficient gadgets for their BBQ enforcer helicopters in the future, like smoke detectors or alarms that go off when in the presence of dumb novelty aprons.
UPDATE: Just foolin'. Details here.

Reason Magazine - Belgians Ban BBQ

And with anti-Americans Europeans saying hilarious things like the following one just has to laugh:

Originally Posted by Maximus Zeebra
We have the same individual rights in Europe that you have in the US, so whats your point really?

How does that famous quote go again? Oh ya: "none are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free," quite fitting I would say.

 

[Ikari]

Someone save the pulled pork!

 

[Simon W. Moon]

Moderator's Warning:

April Fool's joke moved to appropriate forum

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Moderator's Warning:

April Fool's joke moved to appropriate forum

What are you taking about? That is not an April fools joke.

 

[Simon W. Moon]

What are you taking about? That is not an April fools joke.

Read the site you linked to please.

 

[bub]

This topic is simply frightening me.

From a simple rumor, dozens and dozens of guys like TOT proudly announced Europe was fascist/limited every freedom...while most of them are not even aware it was a joke!

Just type "Belgian" "Tax" and "BBQ" on google...you'll be surprised.

Right, Wing-Nut!: Europe Fights Global Warming, the Stupid Way!

Seems to me like our moral and intellectual superiors in the heartland of the EU are going a little bit…
A) Overboard?
B) Insane?
C) Fascist?

Correct answer would be - D) All of the above....

Yet another method of suicide being denied them.
Especially disturbing at a time when I feel most Euro's should be contemplating a quick and painless death rather than being assraped till their final breath by their new muzzie masters.

Please let us know how this works out for you pathetic Belgian **********s.

Excellent! Keep laying the lash on these peasants, Europe! I suggest that, since humans exhale carbon dioxide, you put a tax on breathing as well, or require your subjects to hold their breath for 2-3 minutes per hour under the supervision of the local Gauleiter

The funniest is this one:

Glad to see that Europe is focusing on the important things like imposing taxes on practionners of outdoor cooking instead of matters of little consequence like Islamic violence which threatens to destroy the fabric of European society.

Nero...lyre...Rome...burning...

He thinks he is soooo smart while he as just been fooled like a 6-years old kid.





The medias have such a great power of manipulation...incredible!

 

[ARealConservative]

haha - that is funny.

I can see why people fell for it - it has nothing to do with Europe - governments come up with the craziest ideas some times.

I completely fell for it until they talked about the enforcement angle - then I knew it was a joke. Wasting helicopters - right - a police can smell a donut from a block away and a barbecue from 10 miles away.

 

[Captain America]

For a minute there, I thought I was going to have to boycott waffles. :rofl

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Never let it be said that Augustus has never admitted to being wrong.

 

[niftydrifty]

"none are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free," quite fitting I would say. :tongue4: