Possibly not! The following article appeared in this evening's London Evening Standard newspaper.
"...A British Airways steward based at Heathrow has been suspended on suspicion of theft after reportedly eating a muffin left on a passenger's meal tray. A BA worker today accused the airline of "acting like a police state". BA confirmed a cabin crew member was suspended but denied the muffin claim. A spokesman said: - "It is half-baked to suggest we are suspending someone over a muffin".
This statement gives rise to a number of further questions: -
- Was it the "suggestion" or the "muffin" that was half baked?
- If the muffin was half-baked has the chef responsible for the meals also been subjected to disciplinary action?
- Is the fact that the steward may have been suspended over a muffin, a humane act in today's society?
It appears as though the steward may have a particular penchant (presumably French for shouting "pen" at the top of your voice?) for muffins, and so to suspend him over a muffin - presumably by a rope - is somewhat barbaric. We complain when Saudi Arabia, behead or stone citizens for minor misdemeanours, but this really takes the biscuit!!
CORRECTION: - BA have advised us that it was not they who "took the biscuit", but that they do have some suspicions with regards to the co-pilot!
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