Now the bastards have just gone too far!!!!
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http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-13399577,00.htmlBREAST NOT BEST, SAYS EU
Beer drinkers in Germany are frothing at the mouth over EU plans to make Bavarian barmaids cover up.
The aim of the proposed EU directive is to protect them from the sun's harmful rays.
But the so-called "tan ban" has been condemned as absurd by breweries, politicians - and the barmaids.
Bavarian barmaids typically wear a a costume known as a dirndl - a dress and apron with a tight, low-cut top enhanced by a short white blouse.
Under the EU's Optical Radiation Directive, employers must ensure staff who work outdoors cover up against the risk of sunburn.
Bavarian bar keepers have been told the dirndl will have to be replaced as it does not provide adequate protection.
They face heavy fines if they fail to comply with the new legislation, which goes before MEPs next month.
The Mayor of Munich, Christian Ude, said: "A waitress no longer allowed to wander around a beer garden in a plunging neckline - this is the EU at its most pedantic."
A spokesman for the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Union said: "I have spoken to lots of waitresses and none said sunburn in the decollete area was a problem."
Organisers of the world's biggest beer festival, Munich's Oktoberfest, are just as angry. "This is an attack on the traditions of the region," said a spokesman.