More from the "You have to be kidding me!" files

Claim: Kids who say 'yuck' may be racist

Toddlers who say "yuck" when given flavorful foreign food may be exhibiting racist behavior, a British government-sponsored organization says.

The London-based National Children's Bureau released a 366-page guide counseling adults on recognizing racist behavior in young children, The Telegraph reported Monday.

The guide, titled Young Children and Racial Justice, warns adults that babies must also be included in the effort to eliminate racism because they have the ability to "recognize different people in their lives."

The bureau says to be aware of children who "react negatively to a culinary tradition other than their own by saying 'yuck'."

"Racist incidents among children in early years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships," the guide says.

Staff members are advised not to ignore racist actions and to condemn them when they occur.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=upiUPI-20080707-122008-1071&show_article=1

New additions to the You HAVE to be kidding me!" file - Environmentalists Edition

Professor Schpinkee's Greenhouse calculator: 

This is an "educational game" that Australia is using to teach kids when they should die in order to not use more than their fair share of greenhouse usage.  According to them, I should have died at age 8.9 and it's demonstrated with a picture of an exploding pig.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/planetslayer/greenhouse_calc.htm

You can buy candy bars that offer carbon offset credits

"Marketed as the "first taste of a lower-carbon lifestyle," Bloomsberry donates 55 cents from each bar to TerraPass to pay for 133 pounds of carbon offsets, which is the average American's daily carbon impact.

"We've sold enough in the first quarter that it's comparable to taking 900 cars off the road for a year," said Kerry Laramie, vice president sales and marketing for Bloomsberry's US division.

"That's 9.3 million pounds of carbon offsets."

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080606124814.0v9ui667&show_article=1

Beach bonfires may be banned because they fuel global warming

"But at Alki, Nguyen said he'd be OK with banning bonfires.  'By all means, I'd rather not have bonfires than have global warming,' he said."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/366025_bonfire06.html?source=mypi