To Think That Blowing Out Candles on a Cake is Unhygienic?

[LizzieLoo28]

Its my daughters 21st birthday on Friday and we are getting a birthday cake for her, but since Covid came along and all the mask wearing to stop germs spreading, its made me think that blowing out the birthday cake candles isn't hygienic or at least eating a cake that someone blew their germs over isn't hygienic ?

What does anyone think ? Should I put candles on the cake or not ?

Cheers x

'you think blowing on a cake is germy, well try rimming an arsehole'

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This is clearly the thread that keeps on giving

@YourFinestPantaloons

Oh, so the young and healthy dead people.. faked their own deaths?

You've kind of proven my point with melodramatics.

I didn't say young and healthy people haven't died. I said COVID is more likely to affect older and obese people.

Yes, young and healthy people die less, but why even risk it?

Who do you think you're health anxiety is helping? But if you genuinely worry this much may I suggest staying indoors forever more?

And I never said young and healthy people were a super high risk.

However, it can kill even the healthiest of people. Or have you not realised that over the last 19 or so months?
You do not know who it will kill. So, again; why take the risk? Blowing out candles on a cake has always been a disgusting tradition.

Nicely ignoring the question of if we are fine with fatty auntie Sue and old, 1.5 foot in the grave anyway grandma dying? It is fine isn't it, because they dared to be old and/or an obese slob?

However, it can kill even the healthiest of people.

So can all kinds of things and are more likely to now that most people are double jabbed.

No one is going to force birthday cake down anyone’s throat who doesn’t want it but people have to accept that plenty will want to resume nice traditions that we’ve been doing for generations. If you don’t want the cake, don’t have it.

@XenoBitch

Blowing out candles on a cake is unhygienic? Maybe look up what a '69' entails.

🤣🤣🤣 the reassuring tag line for blowing out candles '69's are worse'

It is a bit unhygienic when you give it some thought. Lovely birthday cake with just the right amount of halitosis dusted on top and a sprinkle of streptococcus from that decaying tooth at the back. Who knows that else if the blower has just participated in a 69 🙈

Wow-didnt think of that one. Think I'd have a single cake on the side with those number candles instead. As for the clingfilm what about if it caught alight from the candles?!!🤣😂😅

And I never said young and healthy people were a super high risk

I didn't say you did. But to use the WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE type level of hysteria and claim that COVID is indiscriminate is ridiculous

However, it can kill even the healthiest of people. Or have you not realised that over the last 19 or so months?

I didn't say it didn't kill healthy people.

Are we really gonna go back and forth on this? You claiming I said things I didn't say, me rebutting you, and infinitum

Nicely ignoring the question of if we are fine with fatty auntie Sue and old, 1.5 foot in the grave anyway grandma dying? It is fine isn't it, because they dared to be old and/or an obese slob?

WTAF has this got to do with cakes why is there a certain type of person desperate to make out other people love it when people drop dead. I simply pointed out a fact, I didn't say I was fine with it.

Seriously, get help for your health anxiety. It's not normal

@TheKeatingFive

However, it can kill even the healthiest of people.

So can all kinds of things and are more likely to now that most people are double jabbed.

No one is going to force birthday cake down anyone’s throat who doesn’t want it but people have to accept that plenty will want to resume nice traditions that we’ve been doing for generations. If you don’t want the cake, don’t have it.

And I don't and haven't since well before covid. I don't want to eat your spittle, even if it's the nicest spittle in the world. Either way, the things we call birthday cakes in this country are truly fucking terrible, so I would pass for that reason alone.

The point is that it's fucking fine to take precautions right now. If you don't want to, fine. Don't ridicule people for being careful though, it just makes you look like a dickhead.

Also, controversial opinion, but we all have to die of something, and this attitude these days that death is unnatural or offensive, is ludicrous. If an elderly person dies at 85 years and 3 months old of COVID, or 86 years and 1 month old of old age/flu/underlying health condition, why are we acting like the former is a grotesque and unacceptable way to die when we probably wouldn't give too much thought to the latter?

And I don't and haven't since well before covid. I don't want to eat your spittle, even if it's the nicest spittle in the world. Either way, the things we call birthday cakes in this country are truly fucking terrible, so I would pass for that reason alone.

Don’t then 🤷‍♀️

Don't ridicule people for being careful though

I’m not ridiculing anyone for not eating cake. Your choice. I’m struggling a lot with the clingfilm thing though, I will admit.

Either way, the things we call birthday cakes in this country are truly fucking terrible

You clearly haven't tried the thing M&S calls the Colin the Caterpillar cake then, it's ruddy delicious!

Colin is a gussied up swiss roll with ideas above his station in life.

@YourFinestPantaloons

And I never said young and healthy people were a super high risk

I didn't say you did. But to use the WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE type level of hysteria and claim that COVID is indiscriminate is ridiculous

However, it can kill even the healthiest of people. Or have you not realised that over the last 19 or so months?

I didn't say it didn't kill healthy people.

Are we really gonna go back and forth on this? You claiming I said things I didn't say, me rebutting you, and infinitum

Nicely ignoring the question of if we are fine with fatty auntie Sue and old, 1.5 foot in the grave anyway grandma dying? It is fine isn't it, because they dared to be old and/or an obese slob?

WTAF has this got to do with cakes why is there a certain type of person desperate to make out other people love it when people drop dead. I simply pointed out a fact, I didn't say I was fine with it.

Seriously, get help for your health anxiety. It's not normal

I never used any hysteria, that's in your little mind. I simply pointed out that it can kill literally anyone, so why on earth spit over the cake?

Jesus christ, go back and read what has been said between us and see if you can figure out why I asked you that. I can wait.

@RiotAtTheRodeo

Colin is a gussied up swiss roll with ideas above his station in life.

But his wee feet! White chocolate loveliness

I love Colin. I don’t limit him to birthdays though 😆

But his wee feet!

Vicious fights over his face in my house

I never used any hysteria, that's in your little mind. I simply pointed out that it can kill literally anyone, so why on earth spit over the cake?

Yes you're right, "strike down anyone regardless of age!" Is a perfectly normal reaction to a virus that kills people with the average age of 80+.

Like I say, I think possible tiny bits of spittle over a cake just isn't worth giving a nanosecond's thought. Then again when you spent years with other people's blood and vomit seeping into your skin on a regular basis, and come out alive the other side, spittle on cake is the least of your worries.

Jesus christ, go back and read what has been said between us and see if you can figure out why I asked you that. I can wait.

No need to wait dear - I answered it already. Which I thought was quite obvious

I'm not opposed to scoffing a slice of Colin, it's just his smug expression, thinking he's the nation's birthday cake sweetheart. Hmph.

@TheKeatingFive

But his wee feet!

Vicious fights over his face in my house

The golden rule is the birthday person gets his face!

If it's not someone's birthday then it's a fight to the death

Then again when you spent years with other people's blood and vomit seeping into your skin on a regular basis, and come out alive the other side, spittle on cake is the least of your worries

Well we have led very different lives, that much is clear.

And Colin is fine but I certainly wouldn't serve him on a birthday. He's more of a Saturday night treat.