Mitt blows.
just another anti-Republican FakeNews story:
12 Mar: People: Mitt Romney Explains His Birthday Candle Blowing Technique, Which Is Dividing the Internet as ‘Gentle’ or ‘Bizarre’
By Adam Carlson
TMZ caught up with Romney later Tuesday and asked him to explain his technique.
“Very simple: I have a bit of a cold and I didn’t want to spray my germs all over the Twinkies for everybody else to eat,” he said, also playfully noting that he wanted to take advantage of all the wishes from the candles...
https://people.com/politics/mitt-romney-blows-out-birthday-candles-reaction/
no big deal, in any case:
Wikipedia: Birthday cake
Swiss ofigin story
A reference to the tradition of blowing out the candles was documented in Switzerland in 1881. Researchers for the Folk-Lore Journal recorded various “superstitions” among the Swiss middle class. One statement depicted a birthday cake as having lighted candles which correspond to each year of life. These candles were required to be blown out, individually, by the person who is being celebrated...