No vuvuzelas allowed in London. (US Presswire)

First it was the fries. Now the International Olympic Committee wants to regulate your T-shirt.

The banned-items list for the Olympics was released this week, and with that, some controversy is sure to follow. As for the T-shirt mandate, any sort of political-slanted shirts that proudly protest one thing or another: off-limits.

Thankfully, some other things, like vuvuzelas and most types of horns, are strictly forbidden. It will make for a tamer but more tolerable event experience for those attending. All sharp metal/knife or knife-life objects are also naturally forbidden. All except "the Sikh article of faith kirpan/ceremonial dagger," which I think was what Harry Potter used to inherit the Goblet of Fire or something or other.

More from The Independent:

In keeping with airport-style security measures, liquids can only be brought in containers of up to 100 ml, although an empty bottle can be brought in, and free drinking water is available on the park. Food must not be in "excessive amounts" – yes to sandwiches, no to picnic hampers, which would may not fit through the bag scanners anyway.

"Balls, rackets, frisbees or similar objects or projectiles, noisemakers such as hunting horns, air horns, klaxons, drums, vuvuzelas and whistles" are all also on a two-page list of restricted items sent to all ticket-holders yesterday.

"Large flags (bigger than 1 metre x 2 metres), oversized hats, and large golf-style umbrellas" are also not allowed.

Whoa. Frisbees is just taking things to far, brah.

Additionally, if a country isn't partaking in the Games, repping said country's flag will not be tolerated*. Cruising around on a bike is a no-no within the limits of Olympic Park. I'm not seeing anything about Segways, however.

Going back to the McDonald's/IOC/fries debacle, it appears things are getting worse. Threats are actually being made. From The Independent's article, a note circulating among the folk in London right now reads in part, "Please do not give the staff grief; this will only lead to us removing fish and chips completely."

Comical. We're setting up for a Games that features more drama outside the arenas and stadia than in.

* Unless those countries are territories/sects of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, because obviously you don't want to tick off those blokes when they've found a few pints. I think that's the way, anyway.