mlf@teddy.UUCP (Matt L. Fichtenbaum) (12/12/84)
In article <690@pucc-k> ag5@pucc-k (Henry C. Mensch) writes: ><<>> > > A few days ago I was shopping at a local mall (Tippecanoe Mall, >right across from Tyler Too Plaza <if you can believe that>) and noticed >that the Salvation Army volunteer was shaking two sticks with paper >bells on the end of each stick. > > As it turns out, it's supposedly illegal for these volunteers to >ring bells in malls... Is this true, and has it happened in other places? > > And, *why* would this be illegal? The legal precedent goes back to medieval England, when ringing a bell was the symbol of victory, e.g., the conquering leader would ring a bell in front of the vanquished leader. But why prohibit ringing bells in shopping centers? Well, everyone knows.. YOU CAN'T WIN A MALL! :-) Cheers!
dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) (12/12/84)
> A few days ago I was shopping at a local mall (Tippecanoe Mall, > right across from Tyler Too Plaza <if you can believe that>) and noticed > that the Salvation Army volunteer was shaking two sticks with paper > bells on the end of each stick. > > As it turns out, it's supposedly illegal for these volunteers to > ring bells in malls... Is this true, and has it happened in other places? > > And, *why* would this be illegal? > -- We have that in our mall in Columbia, MD. The Salvation Army person has two wooden cutouts that look like bells. On one side it says "DING" and on the other it says "DONG". The person stands there and raises each one up and down as if "ringing" them. I suspect that it isn't "illegal" to ring bells in malls. I think that the mall owners don't want to bother the shoppers and the shop owners with all of that ringing. So the Salvation Army (or whoever) uses the fake bells. After all, there are a heck of alot of people that shop there, so not being able to ring their bells is a small sacrafice for all of the potential "donations" that are there! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lowrey "GORT...Klatu borada niktow" ...{amd,hplabs,ihnp4,nsc}!amdahl!dwl10 [ The opinions expressed <may> be those of the author and not necessarily those of his most eminent employer. ]
faigin@ucla-cs.UUCP (12/14/84)
In article <690@pucc-k> ag5@pucc-k (Henry C. Mensch) writes: > > A few days ago I was shopping at a local mall (Tippecanoe Mall, >right across from Tyler Too Plaza <if you can believe that>) and noticed >that the Salvation Army volunteer was shaking two sticks with paper >bells on the end of each stick. > > As it turns out, it's supposedly illegal for these volunteers to >ring bells in malls... Is this true, and has it happened in other places? > > And, *why* would this be illegal? There was an article in today's (12/14/84) Los Angeles Herald Examiner on that very subject (unfortunately, I didn't buy the paper). It pointed out that many mall shop owners said that the bells interfered with their business, and so they got the mall associations to kick the volunteers out. They also pointed out that one enterprising group of volunteers took to ringing wooden bells with "ding" painted on one side and "dong" on the other. -- | Daniel P. Faigin | (This space intentionally University of California at Los Angeles | left blank) | UUCP: {cepu|ihnp4|trwspp|ucbvax}!ucla-cs!faigin | ARPA: faigin@UCLA-CS.ARPA | USPS (Home): 11743 Darlington Avenue #9 | Los Angeles CA 90049 | (213) 826-3357 |
dwl@hou4b.UUCP (D Levenson) (12/15/84)
Perhaps they should only be permitted to ring bells in malls during daylight hours. That way, they cannot disturb a mall and the night visitors!
ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (12/17/84)
> > A few days ago I was shopping at a local mall (Tippecanoe Mall, > right across from Tyler Too Plaza <if you can believe that>) and noticed > that the Salvation Army volunteer was shaking two sticks with paper > bells on the end of each stick. > > As it turns out, it's supposedly illegal for these volunteers to > ring bells in malls... Is this true, and has it happened in other places? > > And, *why* would this be illegal? > -- They have been using the paper bells here for a few years. I don't think it's illegal to ring bells but maybe they decided that they got more contributions by not getting on peoples nerves. If someone was ringing an obnoxious little bell, I'd walk on the other side of the hall. -Ron