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Amusement Park Bans PDAs and Smartphones

Posted by kdawson on from the cold-dead-fingers dept.

Ant writes in with news that an amusement park in the UK is trying out a ban on smartphones and PDAs, with the intent to enable families actually to have fun together. The press release says that from May 25 to June 1, adults found using a PDA will be asked to drop it off at a "PDA Drop Off Zone" — no word on what happens if they refuse. But both the Sun and BoingBoing, which picked up their brief story, strike a more ominous note with the claim that "special wardens" will confiscate the devices. If the experiment is deemed a success the park may make the ban permanent.

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  1. Ban watches, phones, mp3 players... by gelfling · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ban everything everywhere. Ban it. You WILL have fun goddamnit.

  2. Re:Sniff, sniff.. by houghi · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it's all phones, well, you've just eliminated a useful tool for finding lost kids, or for preventing kids from getting lost.
    Indeed the children, won't anybody think of the children.
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    Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
  3. Re:Oh Please... by mpeskett · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn those movie theatres! Infringing on our right to a giant bucket of fried chicken while we watch a movie!

    It's virtually censorship... they're preventing my free expression of chicken-eating. I demand chickeny freedom!

  4. Re:Oh Please... by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I invite you into my home and tell you to leave your cell phone at home, but you choose to bring it anyway, are you telling me I have the right to confiscate it from you and keep it?
    You can leave it at the door - your strawman will keep it for you till you leave.
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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."