I was lucky enough to go to Wimbledon last week, but was perplexed to see this door on the way to my seat on centre court.

What’s the reason for not allowing coconut products through this mystery door?

by biggups

39 comments

  1. Probably some allergy thing. Especially with sunscreens.

    Hopefully not that tifu.

  4. I once snuck through this door, now there’s a bounty on me.

  9. I’m assuming a nut allergy – I can eat peanuts all day long.

    Coconut? Look like I’ve gone all in on massive Botox injections/crappy unnecessary facial surgery.

  11. The AELTC banned coconut products after discovering that their round shape and fuzzy exterior made them indistinguishable from tennis balls to confused players during crucial matches. The All England Lawn Tennis Club’s emergency committee ruled that only official Slazenger balls could be spherical and fuzzy on the premises, leading to the strict “No coconut products permitted” policy still enforced today.

  13. Isn’t that what Romesh Ranganathan’s mum call him? Because she says he’s brown on the outside and white in the middle because he doesn’t speak Tamil

    So maybe it’s just a racist sign, hiding in plain sight?

  14. Wimbledon are still a little racist (hence their all whites policy). They don’t want coco gauff bringing her kit in. They try to make out she is a little crazy hence the nickname.

  15. Assume someone on site has a serious allergy. Coconuts could pose a serious issue if there’s any contact, such as hand shaking or any shared facilities in this instance.

    I’ll never forget using a new hair product I hadn’t checked the ingredients of, and my entire face swelling up due to coconut being present 🤦🏼‍♀️

  16. God forbid you try and take your pet coconut anywhere ffs.

    #freethecoconutsmovement

  17. I am not going to any event without my 40 oz Stanley tumbler of Piña Colada.

    They tried to take it off me when I was up on affray charges last week. **That judge got fuckin’ telt.**

  18. This feels like the beginning of a Monkey News story.

  19. Coconut allergy is a real thing. In fact there’s a particularly infamous, gut-wrenching Reddit post involving it… but I wouldn’t recommend searching for it.

  20. I have a friend who works security at Wimbledon. He said that’s the door to the control room and someone who used to work there has a coconut allergy

  21. I identify as a coconut and I am outraged at this sign. It’s this sort of coconutist attitude that is bringing this country to its knees.

  24. Coconute can actually trigger nut allergies iirc

  25. You see that door marked pirate, do you think a private lives in there

  30. ” come along Patsy, we’re not welcome here”

    Clip clop clip clop clip clop

  32. Pile it be a drug testing room and coconuts have some weird impact on the results?wouldn’t want winners to have positive tests

  35. Could be a food hygiene thing.
    Some food safety accreditation can be a bit sniffy with coconut husks as it’s arguably wood therefore incredibly difficult to clean and sanitize. 

    God I’m dull.

  38. As others have said likely an allergy. Having worked Wimbledon, I would guess that the sign is needed mostly because coconut cream is used as the vegan alternative in the famous Wimbledon strawberries and cream!

  39. I don’t know but the coconut civil rights People are going to be absolutely livid how much longer are we going to allow this sort of prejudicial signage I call for an immediate protest involving all available coconuts I’m talking Aldi Tesco Sainsbury’s Waitrose fuck it someone get in touch with Lidl I demand all coconuts immediately descend on this doorway and make there feelings known

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