A British clown is very sad because he can't use his balloons for his next act.
Barney Baloney said bosses at a supermarket in England where he is going to appear told him to leave his balloons at home. They are worried some kids will be allergic to the balloons.
The 47-year-old clown has had to leave behind his bubble-making machine before. Some insurance companies were worried that kids might slip and get hurt.
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He said he was also told at one place that he could not twist balloons into the shape of guns. Those customers were scared the guns might cause youngsters to commit violence, but Baloney was allowed to make swords.
"At this rate I will have no act left," Baloney said. "This country is going crazy."
The Tesco supermarket where Baloney is due to appear won't back down. "This is a health and safety issue," they said.(Staff Writer, with AFP)
一位英國小丑因為下一場表演不能使用氣球而傷心不已。
巴尼布隆尼表示,一家他將表演的英國超市的老闆跟他說,他必須把氣球留在家裡,因為他們擔心有些小孩子會對氣球過敏。
這位四十七歲的小丑,也曾經被要求把他的泡泡製造機留在家裡,原因是保險公司擔心小孩子可能會因此滑倒而受傷。
除此之外,他說他也被告知過不能把氣球折成槍枝的形狀,因為顧客很害怕槍枝狀的氣球可能會促使青少年犯罪,但是他們卻容許布隆尼可以把氣球折成刀劍狀。
「照這種情況下去,我根本沒有戲法可變了。」布隆尼說。「這個國家越來越離譜了。」
布隆尼即將要表演的特易購超市完全不肯讓步。他們堅持:「這是健康和安全的議題。」(翻譯:楊鴻泰)
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