On Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:50:19 -0700 (PDT), whisky-dave
wrote:

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A minority group decided to have a Halloween fireworks party in a
nearby field.

In most situations only minority groups are invited to such things.

Well in this case it was the whole village electorate.

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They asked the village to answer a poll//// vote on it.

Seems a fair way of going about it.

It can be, if the feeing are strong one way or another.

and a tiny minority agreed that it might be a good idea,

and I'm guessing you have the percentages and what was askecd on the voting paper.

It doesn't matter. 'A tiny minority' is sufficient for everone except
the trolls / test tube cleaners.


based on the
idea that from the funds raised, there would be free hot dogs, free
fireworks and money for the local club house.

Sounds reasonable.

Yup, it might to you because you wouldn't be thinking outside the box.


Nearly as many weren't
convinced it was such a good idea, based on the food offering choice,

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the location (next to a petrol storage facility) and they weren't sure
if the person who owned the field would be up for it?

You'd have thought someone would have checked both before a vote was taken

Exactly, or just made it a 'Who fancies doing this, if it turns out to
be a good / sensible thing to do' poll.

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However, when they started looking into it they realised that: they
didn't have permission to use the field,

was this before or after the vote ?

Can't put yourself in that picture eh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%E2%80%93Anne_test

the many people were
vegetarians

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and more worryingly the field was next to a petrol storage
depot ...

Such facilates should have a risk assessment type thing.

Quite, something considered before the vote or after the poll.


But hey, those who wanted it said they were told it was going to
happen and they DGAF about the vegetarians, the farmer and his land or
'a bit of petrol'.

Seems more like one of those made up stories that Hary posts via brietfart.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%E2%80%93Anne_test


Those who were concerned in the first place (the vast majority, even
many who didn't actually vote against it at the time) were even more
concerned, once the facts had come out, in fact, questioning the
sanity of those who were so determined to go ahead with it, under
those circumstances.

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Test tubes all cleaned?

Cheers, T i m