Rule Britannia, The Great Nanny State

Fark reports that:

"The nation that once ruled over half of the world and which stood alone against the Nazis now requires proof of age before it will let you buy a pizza cutter."

Don't believe it? I didn't either. So here's the headline and the link:

Woman, 28, told to prove age to buy pizza-cutter

Perhaps they thought it would be used to dock a terrier's tail?
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