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February 12, 2006
Flag Burning Can Should Be Hazardous To Your Health
Andrew Stuttaford over at The Corner relates the story of a guilt-ridden Welsh flag maker:
From the Western Mail: "A Welsh flagmaker last night issued an urgent safety warning to Muslims who are buying up his Danish flags to torch in cartoon protests. [...] "We have experienced a rise in orders for the Danish colours," owner Robin Ashburner confirmed. But he warned, "It has to be pointed out though that a number of modern flags are now made largely of polyester and when they burn they melt. That means if they are whirled around by a protester, his or her fellow protesters could be splashed by flying pieces of burning material. If it got into the eye it could do serious damage so we are about to issue a warning to this effect on our website."
Hey, I've got a solution: Instead of polyester, why not make the flags out of cotton?
Guncotton, that is.
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Comments
I' surprised the WHO hasn't voiced concerns about 'second hand flag smoke'.
Posted by: Blair Hansen at February 18, 2006 09:33 AM
