Funny Way to Beat Our Smoking Ban

[drscholl14-cl]

So tonight was the first night of "The Arts" at a local bar in my home town. We have a state wide smoking ban in public buildings. The bar that I frequent has found a loophole. If you are hosting a play, you can smoke cigarettes or cigars as props. So the bar made a three page program for Grease as well as character name tags for everyone in the bar that was going to smoke. I couldn't believe it when I heard about it last week and tonight was the first night and it went off without a hitch. Who knows how long it will actually work (not long is my guess) but it's pretty damn funny and I can smoked a great cigar in one of my favorite spots!

[brianhewitt-cl]

That's awesome! It reminds me of a story I read about a strip club avoiding a ban by performing "plays"!

[nativetexan_1]

Good plan, if it works. I'm afraid, though, that the control freaks will find a reason this is not in keeping with the law. Good luck.

[ER Doc]

Creative, but loopholes often get closed up. Enjoy it while it lasts, though!!!!

[threecrazychefs]

This can be lesson to us all seek out and find the loop holes!!!

[Matt257]

oflmao: Enjoy it while it lasts

[Sea Jay]

That is funny! Why plays? I wonder what it is about plays that make an exception....

[Starsky]

Originally Posted by drscholl14

So tonight was the first night of "The Arts" at a local bar in my home town. We have a state wide smoking ban in public buildings. The bar that I frequent has found a loophole. If you are hosting a play, you can smoke cigarettes or cigars as props. So the bar made a three page program for Grease as well as character name tags for everyone in the bar that was going to smoke. I couldn't believe it when I heard about it last week and tonight was the first night and it went off without a hitch. Who knows how long it will actually work (not long is my guess) but it's pretty damn funny and I can smoked a great cigar in one of my favorite spots!

So tell us, which person were you in this play?

[mrgatorman]

Man that must be a hoot...Ill bet videos of that would keep people in stitches all night long.

[howland1998]

That's awesome.

[drscholl14-cl]

I was kanicki....it was Grease.....if you couldn't tell from the character.....we took a stab at the song Go Grease Lightning but Danny was a little too intoxicated.....

[l0venpeace-cl]

That's hilarious. I also read about a strip club doing something similar. Nudity was only allowed for art classes, so they charged a $10 cover, gave the clients a pad of paper and a pencil, and carried on. They got in trouble and sued. Not sure how it ended up! I love creative solutions like this.

[AbeScromsbie-cl]

Indeed! A Shakespeare in the Pub production...

[foolwithnohair]

Dunno how many of you watch "Top Gear," (the best automotive show on TV), but in one episode in the last series they lit up Porsche design pipes and did some hilarious (well, maybe not to Americans) mocking of the Porsche line of smoker's accessories. The week following they had to do a formal apology because it is against BBC (and, I guess, UK Health and Safety) rules to smoke on TV.

There is actually a type of theatre that relies on audience participation and improvisation within a loosely structured context. I'm sure if the owner established a defined "stage," then it could not be questioned ... 'Smoking a cigar: A play in three parts - or just one long act if you're smoking a Nub' :-)

[ilikebigash]

No indoor smoking in Az; so a bar owner here in Phoenix put a screen over a window and insisted his establishment a patio! Pretty funny, but he was closed down very quickly.