Overwhelmed by a growing number of misbehaving tourists, Tokyo fishmongers banned all visitors from one of the city's most popular tourist destinations — the pre-dawn tuna auctions at the world's largest seafood market. picked by keroberos32 10 months ago

Apparently, some students were complaining about being chased and harassed. Oh, do I miss those days. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Councillor Tony Avella announces a bill to ban hansom cabs from midtown Manhattan. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

T-shirts worn by the Smith-Cotton High School band have evolved into controversy among parents.

The shirts, which were designed to promote the band’s fall program, are light gray and feature an image of a monkey progressing through stages and eventually emerging as a man. Each figure holds a brass instrument.

*Facepalm* picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

It took 160 years, but most salmon fishing has been banned on the west coast. A commercial fishery disaster has been declared.

Follow up to 2many's post picked by suebe 2 years ago

British censors have banned a violent video game from the UK for the first time in a decade.

The video game Manhunt 2 was rejected for its "unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying", the British Board of Film Classification said. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago

Two girls claimed they were banned from flying Southwest because they were too pretty.

Oh yeah, they're from FLORIDA. picked by zzz 2 years ago

Casey Brikkels, 25, and Robert Winter, 29, were branded “neighbours from hell”
The couple made their neighbours’ lives a misery and have been banned from going into their own home.

The eviction is believed to be the first case of its kind in Sussex under changes to the Antisocial Behaviour Act introduced on December 1. picked by bingo 8 months ago

The following books are excellent examples of great literature that has become banned or challenged in an attempt to shield the public from what some see as inappropriate. picked by sharon22 6 months ago

Completley surreal music video that was banned from MTV.

The director’s words “I didn’t see the video as particularly political, pro war, or anti war. It’s actually a representation of where we are all at right now. War infects all our lives; recently it feels that this has increasingly become ‘our way of life’” picked by jemtman 3 years ago

China's Ministry of Health has banned the use of physical punishment to wean teens off the net, months after a boy was beaten to death at an internet boot camp. picked by aclister 2 weeks ago

A Kiwi prostitute wants a free ad for her services on a sex website banned - because it is attracting 'bloody psychos' with odd requests. picked by kakana 6 months ago

The banned Discovery Channel documentary. Political pedophile ring. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

As part of the massive internet censorship being put in place by Australia (much like China does but with less world protest) any Australian ISP that hosts a link to a banned site must remove the link once ordered to do so or face fines up to $11,000 per day. Among the banned sites is certain pages of Wikileaks because they posted a list of Danish censored sites. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

NSFW...Don't think they really are banned, as it looks like they are at Mardi Gras, but I'm sure the folks at Disney wouldn't be too pleased! picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

banned in the UK picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

LONDON (Reuters) - A woman banned from driving...after traveling at speeds of less than 10mph on the motorway told Reuters on Friday: "that road's my nemesis." Stephanie Cole, 58, of Fishponds, Bristol, straddled the hard shoulder and inside lane as she dawdled along a stretch of the M32 near her home last August. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

"It's just all kinds of filth," said Alton Verm, adding that he had not read the book. Verm's request came during the local 25th Annual Banned Book week festivities.

No, I am NOT making any of this up. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

A man has been banned from owning animals for life after he battered his dog and bit it on the nose. picked by duphregne 9 months ago

British Airways has banned cabin crew from microwaving their own food after a curry exploded at 35,000 ft (10,668 metres), causing around $US40,000 ($48,790) of damage to an aircraft. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago