carrot red
07-22-2003, 07:51 PM
Men face "ladies' night" curfew
Here’s a piece of news freshly out of Spain.
* Madrid (Reuters) - The mayor of a southern Spanish town has declared Thursdays "ladies' night" and says he will fine any man found strolling about town in the evening, in an attempt to encourage them to stay at home and do the chores.
A spokeswoman for recently elected Andalusian regional party mayor, Javier Checa, said on Thursdays from October, the streets would be the preserve of the town's women and a five euro fine would be slapped on any man found out and about.
The men of Torredonjimeno, a town of 14,000 people in the olive-growing province of Jaen in Spain's southernmost region, were not impressed by the attempt to tie them to the kitchen sink.
"Who does the mayor think he is to fine me if I go to a bar? I'll go to a bar on Thursday, and if they fine me I'll pay it...but we'll be seeing each other in court," resident Jose Damas told state television. *
I personally think it’s a wonderful idea, the men staying at home doing the chores while the women go party!!!
I wonder when the practice will be generalized.
Seriously though, I never thought such stupidity could ever be decreed. And they get payed for that too.
Here’s a piece of news freshly out of Spain.
* Madrid (Reuters) - The mayor of a southern Spanish town has declared Thursdays "ladies' night" and says he will fine any man found strolling about town in the evening, in an attempt to encourage them to stay at home and do the chores.
A spokeswoman for recently elected Andalusian regional party mayor, Javier Checa, said on Thursdays from October, the streets would be the preserve of the town's women and a five euro fine would be slapped on any man found out and about.
The men of Torredonjimeno, a town of 14,000 people in the olive-growing province of Jaen in Spain's southernmost region, were not impressed by the attempt to tie them to the kitchen sink.
"Who does the mayor think he is to fine me if I go to a bar? I'll go to a bar on Thursday, and if they fine me I'll pay it...but we'll be seeing each other in court," resident Jose Damas told state television. *
I personally think it’s a wonderful idea, the men staying at home doing the chores while the women go party!!!
I wonder when the practice will be generalized.
Seriously though, I never thought such stupidity could ever be decreed. And they get payed for that too.