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Posted: 31 July 2002 at 05:40

When health and safety goes too far: the BBC reports not being allowed to play games such as tag because of saftey fears. Jolly good show—we can’t have the little darlings hurting themselves, can we? We really should wrap them all in cotton wool. Better yet, why not seal them in air-tight containers?

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