Hahaa! The "one bit of rag won't do any harm" was my way of pointing out that if several hundred people do it, you end up with a Clootie Well type situation! I remember a "Keep Britain Tidy" slogan saying something similar and nicked it for my own vile purposes...
As for spreading diseases... pffft! I don't think many people will be peeling bandages off weeping sores to hang them in a tree or owt... Probably more like tying a ribbon to rid oneself of heartache or summat...
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