Okay, I see this going two ways: Either people are going to be a lot more quiet on their way out.... Or some people that have had far too many are going to coke on the things...

From CNN (full story there):

Pubs and clubs in southwest England plan to hand out lollipops next week as a way to reduce noise when their customers head home, officials and pub owners said Friday.

The promotion is the idea of the West Dorset District Council, which covers an area of southern England along the English Channel.

The council has given lollipops to pubs and clubs as part of a weeklong anti-noise campaign that starts on Monday, the council said.

"We would rather that revelers leaving pubs and clubs suck on a lollipop than make unnecessary noise which cause complaints," the council's Environmental Health Team Leader Graham Duggan said in a statement. "We hope that people enjoy the treat and remember the message."

Rick Green, landlord of The Sydney Arms pub in Dorchester, said pub owners came up with the idea together with the council.

The thought was, he told CNN, "that if they got something in their mouths, they wouldn't be quite so loud when they left the premises."

So, do you see this being a good thing and working? Or do you see a bunch of drunks choking and dying?