Say what you mean, and mean what you say
who is chatting on SOLO ChatThe Free RadicalPopular contentWho's onlinePollWhat should the government do about ailing financial institutions? Nothing, except to back off and get out—as any Objectivist knows, intervention is treating the disease with the disease 84% Intervene judiciously—enough to avert a catastrophe that is otherwise imminent 3% Intervene massively—as it's doing 3% Nationalize the whole economy and be done with it. Bring on the USSA! 1% Something else (specify) 9% Total votes: 76
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Rospa should be re-named ROS-KASS Submitted by Elijah Lineberry on Tue, 2007-11-13 04:25.
Gosh! It could be the worm is turning in Great Britain. There is a story in the Daily Mail [today] which is worth commenting on. The organisation 'ROSPA' - Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents ...(okay, let's not get into why such an organisation needs to exist or have Royal endorsement)...has come out very critically against 'extremists'. Its..(delightfully named in view of their activities)..Chief Executive, Tom Mallarkey (! "We do not believe in extremist health and safety ideas which would keep children wrapped in cotton wool," said Mr Mullarkey Well done!
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lol) has attacked Health and Safety "Nazis" who seek to prevent children from having childhoods, and seek to ban every activity known to man.
Unfortunately Australia Follows The Crap
SANTAS working in shopping centres across Australia
have been banned from bellowing "ho ho ho" because it
might frighten children.
Recruitment firm Westaff, which supplies hundreds of
Santas around the country, yesterday confirmed the
edict.
Westaff national operations manager Glen Jansz said
the company's Santas had been urged to tone down their
use of the "Ho ho ho " phrase.
"The reason behind that is we find that in some cases
the little kids can get a little bit scared of the
deep 'ho, ho, hos' and we ask them to be mindful of
keeping their voices to a lower level," he said.
"And kids are probably more inclined to understand
'ha, ha, ha', than 'ho, ho, ho'."
Thirty trainees at a recent Santa course were
instructed to replace the traditional Christmas
greeting with "ha, ha, ha".
A Santa veteran of 11 years told the Sunday Herald Sun
the instructions were clear: "No 'ho ho ho'."
"We were told to say 'ha ha ha Merry Christmas'," he
said.
Two Santa hopefuls reportedly left the course after
the edict.
Family Council of Victoria spokesman Bill Muehlenberg
described the ban as "nonsensical".
"Potentially any big guy in a red suit with a white
beard is scary but I don't think him saying 'ho ho ho'
would damage a child's psyche.
"Let's just concentrate on the kids having a good
time."
A survey of Melbourne children yesterday found
universal support for Santa's "ho ho ho".
"It's silly, we love hearing Santa's laugh," said
Briony, 8, of Mitcham.
"It doesn't frighten me at all. It's what Santa is
supposed to say," said Byron, 9, of Melton.
Yesterday in the Bourke St Mall, Santas appeared to be
ignoring orders to stop the 'ho ho hos'.
David Jones's bellowed to a delighted group of
children and rival Myer's Santa also kept up the jolly
tradition.