Jason Payne‘s joke got him banned for life from Hilton Basingstoke Hotel
- by:JEREMY FISH, FLYERTALK
- From: news.com.au
- February 26, 20149:14AM
.The Hilton Basingstoke hotel. Picture: HiltonSource: Supplied
WHEN Jason Payne returned home after his one-night stay at the Hilton in Basingstoke, UK, he was surprised to receive an email from the hotel informing him that he had been banned for life.
It was all because of a rather inappropriate comment he‘d made on the hotel‘s online booking form three days prior to his February 8 stay at the hotel.
Mr Payne, 35, wrote under the additional comments and requests section on the form: “There‘s a large snake in my trousers. Hope that‘s OK.â€
He claims he never expected the staff to actually read his joke, and was quite surprised when the receptionist at the hotel started laughing when he checked in.
“It was a joke and I had no idea the staff would read it,†Mr Payne said. “(Upon check-in) the woman at the reception just suddenly burst out laughing hysterically and appeared very amused.
“I had no idea why and then she read the comment to me ... Her colleague then also laughed.â€
He claims the staff members didn‘t seem bothered by it at all.
But in her email to Mr Payne after his stay, the hotel‘s front office manager informed him that “we are not willing to accept that our team members are ever put into an uncomfortable situation, due to the abusive language a guest uses talking to them, writing to them or even on the booking form they fill in onlineâ€.
When asked if there were any other incidents at the hotel that could have provoked the banning, Mr Payne told FlyerTalk.com, “No. I was barely there. Even the snake was well-behaved.â€
Though the Hilton Basingstoke has taken a negative view of the comment, some hotels have managed to capitalise on the often absurd comments left in online bookings to generate social media buzz.
Last July, the Woodlands Resort in Houston, Texas, fulfilled the unusual request of one of its customers who asked for three red M & Ms and a photo of bacon. “Not packages, just three single M & Ms,†the customer requested. “One for me, one for my girlfriend, and one to split if we get hungry late at night. And a picture of bacon set on the bed. I love pictures of bacon.â€
Tory Enriquez, Woodlands Resort staff member, said “the viral sensation that occurred as a result of (the) post was phenomenalâ€.
According to Mr Enriquez, the stunt has produced copycats, including one request for a sponge in the shape of a llama.
“The guest noted they wanted the llama sponge so that they could bathe like Peruvian royalty,†he said. “As requested, a llama-shaped sponge was waiting for them in their room upon arrival.â€
The trouser-snake incident is admittedly less tame than the M & M request, but has produced an online flurry. The story was originally reported to the Basingstoke Gazette by Mr Payne and then picked up by media outlets around the world.
FlyerTalk has reached out to the Hilton Basingstoke for comment, but as of deadline has not received a response.
The hotel confirmed the incident took place, according to the UK‘s Metro.
As for Mr Payne, he remains unapologetic: “I find there is a universal sense of humour when the context is just a bit of a laugh, whether clean and witty or puckish innuendo … Unilaterally declaring the comment not funny is a bit imperious and gratuitous.
“The comment was a bit of Austin Powers-style sophomoric banter which regularly draws laughs.â€
And when asked if he would do it over again, Mr Payne said defiantly: “Of course, probably the next time I book again at a Hilton hotel, and I bet I don‘t get the same reaction.â€
news.com.au has also contacted the hotel for comment.
This made me chuckle.
I’d buy him a beer.
This made me chuckle.
I'd buy him a beer.
Me too.
Lame but funny but lame.
from the country that invented the fish slapping dance
You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
Just to borrow a line from an old movie and paraphrase, "No jokes for us, we're British."
You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
Nor some coppers.
On one trip to Melbourne I got stopped at one of those drug buses. ■■■■■■ great big thing with "DRUGS" written all over it. So I do the breathalyser, do their little tongue scraper thing and await the result. I pass the tests, and then say to the police woman who did the tests, "drug bus eh?", to which she replies "yep", which prompts me to say "any chance of grabbing an ounce?", at which point she stops smiling and threatens to arrest me for being a smart ■■■■. Bet she's fun at parties.
You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
Nor some coppers.
On one trip to Melbourne I got stopped at one of those drug buses. ■■■■■■ great big thing with "DRUGS" written all over it. So I do the breathalyser, do their little tongue scraper thing and await the result. I pass the tests, and then say to the police woman who did the tests, "drug bus eh?", to which she replies "yep", which prompts me to say "any chance of grabbing an ounce?", at which point she stops smiling and threatens to arrest me for being a smart ■■■■. Bet she's fun at parties.
I got stopped outside Arden St ground (in Macaulay Rd) when I was absolutely hanging for a leak...and timing it to the second for my 10 minutes or so expected time to get home.
I just asked the cop if I could do a urine test instead of a breath test.
I suspect he's more fun at parties. He laughed.
Last time I got RBTd the guy asks "anything to drink tonight?" And i just said "no thanks I'm driving"I got stopped outside Arden St ground (in Macaulay Rd) when I was absolutely hanging for a leak...and timing it to the second for my 10 minutes or so expected time to get home.
Nor some coppers.
You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
On one trip to Melbourne I got stopped at one of those drug buses. ■■■■■■ great big thing with "DRUGS" written all over it. So I do the breathalyser, do their little tongue scraper thing and await the result. I pass the tests, and then say to the police woman who did the tests, "drug bus eh?", to which she replies "yep", which prompts me to say "any chance of grabbing an ounce?", at which point she stops smiling and threatens to arrest me for being a smart ■■■■. Bet she's fun at parties.
I just asked the cop if I could do a urine test instead of a breath test.
I suspect he's more fun at parties. He laughed.
Last time I got RBTd the guy asks "anything to drink tonight?" And i just said "no thanks I'm driving"
I got stopped outside Arden St ground (in Macaulay Rd) when I was absolutely hanging for a leak...and timing it to the second for my 10 minutes or so expected time to get home.
Nor some coppers.You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
On one trip to Melbourne I got stopped at one of those drug buses. ■■■■■■ great big thing with "DRUGS" written all over it. So I do the breathalyser, do their little tongue scraper thing and await the result. I pass the tests, and then say to the police woman who did the tests, "drug bus eh?", to which she replies "yep", which prompts me to say "any chance of grabbing an ounce?", at which point she stops smiling and threatens to arrest me for being a smart ■■■■. Bet she's fun at parties.
I just asked the cop if I could do a urine test instead of a breath test.
I suspect he's more fun at parties. He laughed.
Out with a few mates one night and got pulled over for an RBT. My mate found it it was one of the cops from the RBT tv show and asked him if he could have a photo of himself being "arrested" by the cop. The cop was great went for it handcuffs and all.
Last time I got RBTd the guy asks "anything to drink tonight?" And i just said "no thanks I'm driving"
I got stopped outside Arden St ground (in Macaulay Rd) when I was absolutely hanging for a leak...and timing it to the second for my 10 minutes or so expected time to get home.
Nor some coppers.You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
On one trip to Melbourne I got stopped at one of those drug buses. ■■■■■■ great big thing with "DRUGS" written all over it. So I do the breathalyser, do their little tongue scraper thing and await the result. I pass the tests, and then say to the police woman who did the tests, "drug bus eh?", to which she replies "yep", which prompts me to say "any chance of grabbing an ounce?", at which point she stops smiling and threatens to arrest me for being a smart ■■■■. Bet she's fun at parties.
I just asked the cop if I could do a urine test instead of a breath test.
I suspect he's more fun at parties. He laughed.
I remember coming home from a big night out when I was about 19 with a teetotaller mate (driver of course), and a couple of other mates (hammered drunk at the time). Went through the booze bus line, policeman tells the driver "I'll need you to blow into the bag..", at which point one of my mates in the back seat yelled "Why, mate? Ya chips a bit too hot?". The copper nearly wet himself laughing. Good times....
You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
Nor some coppers.
On one trip to Melbourne I got stopped at one of those drug buses. ■■■■■■ great big thing with "DRUGS" written all over it. So I do the breathalyser, do their little tongue scraper thing and await the result. I pass the tests, and then say to the police woman who did the tests, "drug bus eh?", to which she replies "yep", which prompts me to say "any chance of grabbing an ounce?", at which point she stops smiling and threatens to arrest me for being a smart ■■■■. Bet she's fun at parties.
You have never been strip searched! There wasn't many jokes going around at that time.
You know who else don't have a sense of humour?
Customs twats.
Nor some coppers.
On one trip to Melbourne I got stopped at one of those drug buses. ■■■■■■ great big thing with "DRUGS" written all over it. So I do the breathalyser, do their little tongue scraper thing and await the result. I pass the tests, and then say to the police woman who did the tests, "drug bus eh?", to which she replies "yep", which prompts me to say "any chance of grabbing an ounce?", at which point she stops smiling and threatens to arrest me for being a smart ■■■■. Bet she's fun at parties.
You have never been strip searched! There wasn't many jokes going around at that time.
Many, many times.