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Saturday, October 08, 2005

I SCREAM YOU SCREAM PART II 
Turns out ice cream isn't the only offensive kids' treat out there: toy pigs are the latest threat.

Workers in the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including toys, porcelain figures, calendars and even a tissue box featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet.

Bosses acted after a Muslim complained about pig-shaped stress relievers delivered to the council in the run-up to the Islamic festival of Ramadan.

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Councillor Mahbubur Rahman, a practising Muslim, backed the ban. He said: “It’s a tolerance of people’s beliefs.”

Well, I believe suicide bombing is offensive. I now expect all bombers and bomber-related items to be removed or covered up.

I'm waiting...
POSTED BY Eloise | 11:56 AM | # |

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