Monkeys and pole-dancing? We were joking, says Poole bar (From Thisisdorset)
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Monkeys and pole-dancing? We were joking, says Poole bar
10:00am Thursday 18th October 2012 in Latest
Monkeys and pole-dancing? We were joking, says Poole bar
A JOKE written on a blackboard outside a popular Poole bar sparked unwarranted fears of a new pole-dancing club in town.
Staff at the Camden Bar, a firm favourite with revellers in Ashley Cross, regularly write light-hearted messages on their menu board.
So as the bar had scaffolding outside, while the neighbouring property has a makeover, bar manager Lauren Curley decided to incorporate this into her message.
She explained: “As a joke, because of all the scaffolding outside, we drew a little cartoon of a monkey on a pole and wrote the Camden had monkey bars and pole-dancing.
“We just like to have a bit of light-hearted fun with our customers. In the past, for example, we’ve written things on the board such as ‘unattended children will be given a kitten and fed free coffee’. We’re just trying to have a bit of fun with it.”
But it appears some neighbours failed to see the funny side. Indeed, some may have been sent into a panic at the prospect of pole-dancing monkeys descending on the district.
Miss Curley explained: “I took a call from a council official last Friday, informing me of residents’ concerns that we were putting on pole dancing at the bar which, of course, needs a separate licence.
“I wracked and wracked my brains but I just couldn’t think how someone had come to that conclusion – then I remembered the board we’d put out for just one day.
“I told the council we were just joking, but I was told ‘Well, the residents didn’t think it was funny.’”
Miss Curley has since apologised online to anyone who was offended.
A Borough of Poole spokesman confirmed one of their officers spoke to the Camden Bar about the issue.
The council spokesman said: “We spoke to them after a resident raised some concerns and were quickly able to establish it was a hoax.”
Comments(25)
HRH of Boscombe
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10:12am Thu 18 Oct 12
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I don't see what the bar has to do with Camden though.
stormcreator
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10:14am Thu 18 Oct 12
HRH of Boscombe
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10:19am Thu 18 Oct 12
woby_tide
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10:31am Thu 18 Oct 12
Like an idiots parade
jazziewoo
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10:34am Thu 18 Oct 12
EDDIE GROVES.
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10:39am Thu 18 Oct 12
that's my job
next time leave it to me to get it sorted
signed...... ED THE DUCK
_mooch_
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10:57am Thu 18 Oct 12
BarrHumbug
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11:11am Thu 18 Oct 12
pete woodley
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12:26pm Thu 18 Oct 12
John T
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1:41pm Thu 18 Oct 12
pete woodley wrote:Indeed, but an old man like you and Poole Council officials should be more concerned about the influx of A- boards, etc blocking the pavements, making it even more difficult for pedestrians who are trying to avoid cyclists and parked cars that should not be on the pavements.
Free ads again.
But the council do little to prevent this sort of monkey business!
Baysider
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1:56pm Thu 18 Oct 12
They receive a call telling them that a premises is advertising pole dancing. They spend 2 minutes on the phone establishing that it's a (bad) joke and that's that but according to some it's a massive waste of time and money, blah, blah, blah...
Had they not picked up the phone and made a call of course they would then have been accused of ignoring the taxpayers complaint.
They simply cannot win...
Lord Spring
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2:58pm Thu 18 Oct 12
pete woodley
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4:18pm Thu 18 Oct 12
John T wrote:John,i have on this site complained many times about the increasing amount of "A" boards blocking pavements,coupled with what you say about cyclists and parked cars.Council and police do nothing and put the blame on each other.Some get away with "A" boards,makes you think of brown envelopes.Winton and Moordown,are a bad example.
pete woodley wrote:Indeed, but an old man like you and Poole Council officials should be more concerned about the influx of A- boards, etc blocking the pavements, making it even more difficult for pedestrians who are trying to avoid cyclists and parked cars that should not be on the pavements.
Free ads again.
But the council do little to prevent this sort of monkey business!
sea poole
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5:45pm Thu 18 Oct 12
lauren_camdenbar
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7:48pm Thu 18 Oct 12
Gym'll fix me
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9:18am Fri 19 Oct 12
Adrian XX
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10:26am Fri 19 Oct 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:When you are old and demented, doubtless you will do the same sort of thing.
Oh dear. What sorry old bored **** had the time to moan to the council or even take it seriously.
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I don't see what the bar has to do with Camden though.
Adrian XX
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10:31am Fri 19 Oct 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:I think they bought some american naughty word filtering software. That is why the perfectly innocent English word for felines and the English name for Salix caprea get starred out.
Seriously Echo. How is the shorter F word for flatulence offensive/swearing??
Adrian XX
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10:34am Fri 19 Oct 12
Arthur Maureen
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11:07am Fri 19 Oct 12
manyogie
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6:39pm Fri 19 Oct 12
Well, tough sh*t on them then.
grumpyanon
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12:49pm Sat 20 Oct 12
portia6
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11:05pm Sat 20 Oct 12
pete woodley
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10:46pm Sun 21 Oct 12
grumpyanon wrote:A obvious free ad,backed by the echo.
cheap publicity stunt from a poorly managed bar.
scrumpyjack says...
10:12am Thu 18 Oct 12