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Library bans latex
MetroWest Daily News ^ | May 12, 2005 | Auditi Guha

Posted on 05/12/2005 5:21:32 PM PDT by hadit2here

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There is a new sign on the library door stating the latex-free policy.
"That sign means so much more than not allowing balloons," Callahan said. "It means someone could die if latex was brought in."
"I can understand how some people may feel, but you have to consider how important it is to allow my son and kids like him to come to the library," Callahan said.
And if someone is allergic to pollen, then all of the plants and flowers on public grounds must immediately be ripped out...

And if there's even a possibility that one child could be struck by a motor vehicle, then all vehicles must be banned from public property.

And if someone is offended by [fill in the blank], then...

This country is going has gone right down the toilet because of the liberal/PC do-gooders. It's for the children, yah know!
1 posted on 05/12/2005 5:21:32 PM PDT by hadit2here
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To: hadit2here

Oh, thank God, so I'll still be able to get it on at the library.


2 posted on 05/12/2005 5:22:33 PM PDT by MahaMarty (This'll probably get me suspended...AGAIN!)
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To: hadit2here

There goes the condom machine in the basement men's room...

wait 'til the local LGBT organization hears of this.


3 posted on 05/12/2005 5:23:13 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: hadit2here; Cagey; MotleyGirl70

"And you want to be my latex salesman."


4 posted on 05/12/2005 5:23:43 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: hadit2here

What about mylar baloons?


5 posted on 05/12/2005 5:25:44 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Future Minnesota Refugee)
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To: Larry Lucido

Hey! You can't perform CPR on my son, you're wearing
latex gloves!


6 posted on 05/12/2005 5:27:20 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: oblomov
Wait until the boy needs one...
7 posted on 05/12/2005 5:29:08 PM PDT by paudio (Four More Years..... Let's Use Them Wisely...)
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To: hadit2here

Does this mean they will ban books that cause people to breath funny and act weird??


8 posted on 05/12/2005 5:30:23 PM PDT by handy old one (It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle)
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To: tet68

Note to son,
Do not, DO NOT eat another balloon, you remember what
happened last time.

Let's see, no peanuts on airplanes,
no balloons in libraries,
no riding bicycles without helmets,
Absolutely no four wheeling!
Now go outside and play.


9 posted on 05/12/2005 5:30:31 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Ya know, they could be in series trouble here,
what if I came in and had an allergy to paper
and HAD to wear latex gloves to read a book!

Interesting conflict eh?


10 posted on 05/12/2005 5:32:19 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: hadit2here

That kid has no chance. All it'll take is one event requiring emergency medical service... and he's a goner.

Where does someone get the idea that the entire world must be bent to fit their extremely rare condition? Isn't this just a tad unrealistic?

I feel the same about people with peanut allergies and the like. It would be far better for that kid and that family if they could figure out some way to survive in the world. Eventually... they'll be in a place where they can't control others. Better figure out how to deal with it.


11 posted on 05/12/2005 5:33:27 PM PDT by Ramius
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"My son has a life-threatening latex allergy," he said. "This is a part of our lives."

...and now that child's allergy and the child that just learned that he can get his way by threatening a lawsuit has become a part of everyone else's lives, thanks.

12 posted on 05/12/2005 5:38:09 PM PDT by jz638
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"My son has a life-threatening latex allergy," he said. "This is a part of our lives."


Apparently it's part of everybodys life now. Also I'm confused as to why latex has to be removed. Can't the kid be in the same room as latex or hasn't he learned not to touch it?


13 posted on 05/12/2005 5:38:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Anyone who thinks we believe Hillary on any issue is truly a moron.)
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To: hadit2here

Thank you, Bush 41, for signing the ADA (otherwise known as the "Law of Unintended Consequences" act).


14 posted on 05/12/2005 5:38:59 PM PDT by Doohickey (CO during fire drill: "Are we conducting a training evolution or porpoising for the hell of it?")
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To: Ramius

Amen


15 posted on 05/12/2005 5:40:14 PM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: hadit2here

When will the town ban latex condoms?


16 posted on 05/12/2005 5:40:20 PM PDT by Redcloak (Over 16,000 served.)
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To: hadit2here

Minority Rules.


17 posted on 05/12/2005 5:40:22 PM PDT by OKIEDOC (LL THE)
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To: OKIEDOC

I didn't realize that this was the Socialist State of Washington.


18 posted on 05/12/2005 5:41:49 PM PDT by OKIEDOC (LL THE)
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To: hadit2here
"This is a part of our lives."

Your lives, not mine. Latex has probably saved ten thousand lives for every one it has threatened. If this guys kid is too sensitive so latex, keep him home.

19 posted on 05/12/2005 5:42:47 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopeckne is walking around free)
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To: hadit2here

Does this mean there will be no condom on the cucumber when this kid gets to middle school?


20 posted on 05/12/2005 5:43:01 PM PDT by dware (3 prohibited topics in mixed company: politics, religion and operating systems...)
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