Don’t Throw Candy For The Kids, or else…
A tactic Jack Charlton used on the wings was persuading his midfielders to drop candy and beads behind the opposing full backs, making them turn and then pushing up on them, putting them under pressure causing the full backs to lose possession of the candy and beads.
I love this story on 49 ABC News. Topeka St Patrick’s Day Parade entrants are asked not to throw candy, beads or any other objects from moving vehicles. Candy and other objects can be thrown onto sidewalks by those walking in the parade.
Pat Finan, chairman of the Topeka St. Patricks Day Parade for the past four years, says if you don’t adhere to this rule, you could get thrown out. I mean it. If I see you do that again, I’ll have to raise my voice at you. Please adhere to this rule. Or else. What? Have candy thrown over my head by some rule-abiding parader?
What parent started this nonsense of throwing candy to kids at an event already designed to entertain kids? Ah but it’s fun for the kids. Really? Why not do it at the cinema during kids films then? No go on, walk up and down the aisles throwing sweets into the cheap seats.
Or at the pool? That would be closer to the shark-feeding frenzy that Corporal Jeff Whisler said they call it in Topeka.
Actually if they must throw things for kids, why not throw those little rubber bouncy balls. It would at least give the kids plenty of exercise. And they wouldn’t rot their teeth or do them any harm if they tried to eat them - give or take choking or some awkward intestinal problems.
The Topeka, Kansas St. Patrick’s Day Parade will begin at noon in downtown Topeka at 8th and Jackson. The Celtic Street Fair is from 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm
See list of all events for St Patrick’s Day 2007 in Kansas City
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
we don’t throw sweets in mayo ireland either because kids run out in front of vehicles to pick up the sweets. i imagine this is why.
Very much so Keith, as the organizer explains and documents his own close call with almost knocking a kid down.
But what I don’t get, given the acknowledged danger, is why the rule is being applied so casually, with only a possiblilty of getting thrown out of the parade as the deterrent / punishment?