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Australian children banned from blowing out candles on birthday cakes together—might spread germs
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 07:57 EST, 6 February 2013 | Richard Shears

Posted on 02/06/2013 3:30:36 PM PST by Olog-hai

Australian children are to be banned from blowing out candles together on birthday cakes—because they could be puffing germs onto one another. And in what is seen as an attempt to ‘bubble wrap’ children, youngsters attending birthday parties will be told to take along individual cup cakes on which to place single candles.

The extraordinary new guidelines from the country’s National Health and Medical Research Council has provoked an angry response from parents who say that the ‘nanny state’ is trying to take all the fun out of birthday parties. Even doctors say that the birthday rules are going to far—because children are also now expected to wash their hands before jumping into a sandpit to play with their friends.

Day care staff will also be instructed to wash toys, doorknobs floors and cushion covers every day to prevent the spread of germs …

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: australia; fraud; govtabuse; liberalism; nannystate; pussystate
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21 posted on 02/06/2013 4:28:10 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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They can give out the new Boy Scout badges in class!


22 posted on 02/06/2013 4:35:26 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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23 posted on 02/06/2013 4:50:29 PM PST by CatherineofAragon (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization)
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To: max americana

Don’t pick on the Aussies. At least they are still letting their children eat cake. Rather have the candle police than Mochelle’s food police.


24 posted on 02/06/2013 4:54:29 PM PST by heylady (“Sometimes I wish I could be a Democrat and then I remember I have a soul.”( Deb))
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25 posted on 02/06/2013 4:57:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
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26 posted on 02/06/2013 4:57:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
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27 posted on 02/07/2013 2:30:32 AM PST by cartan
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28 posted on 02/07/2013 6:35:54 AM PST by cld51860 (Oderint dum metuant)
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