Wisconsin hopes to protect kids from Capitol nuts
By SCOTT BAUER, AP
MADISON, Wis. -Wisconsin is asking people to refrain from feeding squirrels at the state Capitol because they might inadvertently harm a child with a peanut allergy. The state sent a letter Monday to tenants of a downtown Madison office building, asking whomever has been feeding the squirrels on the Capitol lawn to please stop.
Ron Blair, of the Division of State Facilities, writes in the letter that someone has been carpeting the Capitol lawn with peanuts. He says the indiscriminate nut-tossing might pose a risk because thousands of school children tour the building each year and some might have peanut allergies.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 4 percent to 8 percent of children have a food allergy, with peanuts being one of the most common. Some can have a reaction just touching or being near peanuts.
I posted this just to screw with Bodeker because its his birthday. He's got a peanut allergy and its provided us no less than 1 1/2 hours of free entertainment. One time we took him to La Margarita and he ate tacos and turned ghost white. At which time he asked us what was in his tacos. Boscoe couldn't resist the temptation of a Dumb and Dumber line and told him 'eat up and we'll tell you.'
Another time I found a story online about a girl who died from kissing her boyfriend after he ate a Payday bar (it has peanuts). I forwarded the story to Bode with the subject 'You will die alone.' Some of my finest work. Happy Birthday Bode!
P.S. - Bodeker should have gone to this school.
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