Break out the ribbons

June 18, 2006

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Awareness Awareness Month

1:00 PM -- Inspired by a piece about the health awareness calendar on Sunday's NPR program, On the Media, the Light Reading Simian Research Institute has compiled a partial list of important stuff we must all be aware of this month. June is:

  • Headache Awareness Month

  • Torture Awareness Month

  • Accordion Awareness Month (coincidence?)

  • Hernia Awareness Month

  • Spina Bifida Awareness Month

  • Scleroderma Awareness Month (These massive beasts once roamed the Earth!)

  • Brain Injury Awareness Month

  • Aphasia Awareness Month

  • Effective Communications Month (Good luck, aphasics.)

  • Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month (frigging May 15 to June 15 goddammit!)

  • Low-Carb Awareness Month

  • Soul Food Month

  • Dairy Month

  • Beef Awareness Month (Eat more Slim Jims!)

  • Men's Health Awareness Month (Eat more Slim Jims!)

  • Turkey Lover’s Month (Hey. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.)

  • Goat Trauma Awareness Month ("Stay alert. Goats are deceitful and can hide just about anywhere.")

  • Safety Month (Green ribbons available!)

  • Potty Training Awareness Month (Gotta add that to my to-do list.)

  • Children's Awareness Month (If you spot one, report it immediately to the authorities. They're deceitful and can hide just about anywhere.)

  • Invasive Species Awareness Month (Children, Mexicans, Canadians, Sclerodermas... you name it.)

  • National Celibacy Awareness Month (For some of us every month...)

— Larry, Aware Monkey, Light Reading

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