Although TikTok-ing teens may be eating up the trend of bean-ing like, well, a bowl of three-bean-soup on a chilly, late autumn day, it seems not everyone is to thrilled with its popularity, namely authorities in the UK, where it seems the prank has garnered particular prominence – an occurrence probably not unrelated to the fact that the British put beans on pretty much anything.
“It has come to the attention of the police that a new trend has started by groups of youths called ‘beaning,’” Michelle Owens of the West Yorkshire Police told local paper recently told the Yorkshire Evening Post. “This involves youths throwing the contents of a can of beans over properties, very similar to the trend of throwing eggs at properties.”
As such, Owens advised adults to remain on the lookout for suspicious behaviors – namely, sneaking away with several cans of legumes like a bean in the night.
“If you work in a shop, please can you be aware of youths buying large quantities of cans of beans,” she advised. “If you have children living at home, please be mindful if you see them removing cans of beans from the family home.”
Beaning – because apparently, we’re all really old now.
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