Posted on 12/15/2008 11:21:25 AM PST by bs9021
Hazardous Caroling
by: Deborah Lambert, December 15, 2008
First it was dodge ball, then it was tag. Now, a British shopping mall cancelled its annual children’s caroling event because it was deemed a health hazard, said The Daily Mail.
The Brownies and Girl Guides, they explained, “could obstruct fire escape routes.”
Mall management later admitted that because they had placed a 25-foot Christmas tree where the girls used to sing...
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Why don’t they just suspend Christmas all together? Apparently it’s way too dangerous and offends too many people.
Suddenly an ANNUAL event is a hazard to everyone’s health.
Hmmmm ... Did this upset the Muslims or the atheists?
I’d be interested to hear from our FReepers from England. What the heck is going on in that country?
It’s called “no b@!!$” syndrome; due to a life time of craddle to the grave mentality.
***Why don’t they just suspend Christmas all together? Apparently it’s way too dangerous and offends too many people.***
NO, NO, you can’t do that. The stores won’t make any money.
Maybe we Christians should call for a moratorium next Christmas and refuse to shop. THAT would wake the stores up.
We could MAKE things to give each other, save money that way, too. Homemade baked goodies, quilts, spaghetti sauce, whatever anyone knows how to make. Hmmm...I could use a new birdhouse, wonder which of my friends or relatives loves to make such things. The list is endless. The hard part would be to tell the kids NO ELECTRONICS for Christmas, but they can wait for their birthdays.
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