Piggy banks banned

25oct05

BRITISH bank bosses are banning piggy banks in case they offend Muslim
customers.

The Halifax and NatWest banks are worried pig-shaped money boxes could
upset clients.

They will be scrapped from leaflets or posters, and children will be
encouraged to use bank-shaped boxes instead.

However, a Muslim MP, Khalid Mahmoud, said: "A piggybank is just an
ornament. Muslims would never be seriously offended." 


Source: "The Advertiser"
http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/
common/story_page/0,5936,17022663%255E912,00.html


Cheers, Steve..

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