Britain is so dangerous . . .

"How dangerous is it?" I pretend to hear you ask. Britain is so dangerous that they now have to ask for your ID when you buy teaspoons:

The lady was trying to buy some teaspoons, and was flabbergasted to find that she needed ID.

The assistant informed her that it was because someone had murdered someone with a teaspoon, and therefore ID was now required.

What complete and utter bollocks!

The story appeared in the Daily Telegraph today:

The site was subsequently bombarded with comments and suggestions for other items that could cause harm.
One posting read: "Tea towel and a couple of bottle of diet cream soda and you've got all the equipment for waterboarding an Asda manager."
Another reader remarked: "Seemingly Asda believe that nobody over 18 ever murdered anyone."
"If the Government are going to try to take away my constitutional rights this way, I'm going to carry the biggest calibre teaspoon I can find," another commentator added. "I will give up my teaspoon when they prise it from my cold, dead body."

The only sensible comment from ASDA was the local store manager: "I'm not aware of an age restriction for spoons. It's most likely a mix-up with the bar codes." But would a cashier risk being fired for not following the clear instruction on the register display? Probably not.