They Can't Be Serious! Can they?

Apparently the European Union has decided to flex its muscle in Bavaria. Under the guise concern for the safety and health of Bavarian barmaids the gnomes of Brussels have deigned to ban the traditional Bavarian barmaids' costumes: Telegraph News Barmaids protest as EU plans cover-up in the beer gardens. As anyone who has downed a Saint Pauli Girl beer, or watched any travelogue of Bavaria knows, the traditional Bavarian barmaids' costume consists of a dirndle skirt, a soft black vest type of thing and a low cut white blouse allowing the customer a sight of the alps. The EU feels that such attire leaves the barmaids at the risk of skin cancer. One would think, from their reasoning, that Bavaria had the same sun intensity as Sydney, Australia or Miami, Florida.

The Anchoress has a thought or two on the matter:The Anchoress » EU wants to regulate cleavage. I think her idea that the EU may be folding to the Mohammedans on this particular matter is mistaken. If the EU were going to cave to the heathens it would outlaw beer gardens and bars altogether. I think what we have here is a bunch of bureaucrats wanting to (oddly enough) justify their salaries and positions. They are also safety Nazis. Is it not passing strange that they have not declared nude sunbathing illegal on the Riviera or Adriatic? The reason for the double standard is simple: it is easier to regulate businesses than it is to regulate individuals. The purpose of the EU is regulation. Therefore: no regulation no need for the EU

Your faithful correspondent has never been a particularly big fan of the Huns. This may have something to do with the fact that his great uncle was killed by the Hun during the Great War and his uncle was a dog-face during the Second War and the fact that yours worked in aerospace with a bunch of Germans during the 70s and 80s. But our Teutonic brothers have come up with a few good things: Martin Luther, Bach (and sons), Handel, Hayden and Bavarian barmaids. Let's hope that a German version of Spike Jones pops up to sing a song such as "In the EU's Face" based on Jone's "Der Furhrer's Face."

What next? The banning of blacklights at the Moulin Rouge and Follie Bergere's because blacklights produce ultra-violet rays and thus produce tans and thus leave the mademoiselles at risk of skin cancer despite the fact that no such incidence has been recorded?

Oh the horror! The horror!