Manila mass breast-feeding busts record

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First posted 05:30am (Mla time) May 05, 2006
By Tina G. Santos
Inquirer

Editor's Note: Published on Page A1 of the May 5, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

HERE'S another one for the books: A total of 3,738 mothers simultaneously nursed their babies for one minute yesterday in Manila to break the world record for such an activity and to make Filipinos aware of the importance of breast-feeding and its health benefits.

The attempt to break the Guinness world record was successful.

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the previous record was held by Berkeley, California, where 1,135 mothers simultaneously breast-fed their babies for a minute on Aug. 3, 2002 ...

http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=74749

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. The thrilla from Manilla?? Who can think of this sort of thing... someone

has way too much time on their hands.....

[struggle4progress]

3. Not bad as a mass action: sounds like participants had fun and ..

.. got attention for their issue ...

[skooooo]

2. That's "busty" alright!

[mongo]

4. Talk about milking the crowd

for all it's worth. And sucking up to the Guiness book people to boot...

Sorry, that was my breast attempt at humor...

[Berry Cool]

5. Did you hear Keith Olbermann tonight?

He said that given that this event took place in a sports arena, someone should have yelled "YOU SUCK!"

[mongo]

6. Ohhhhhh that's bad

No, I missed Keith tonight. I'm working until midnight (can't you tell?)