“Every year there seem to be more and more national and international days, months, and years celebrating ever more inane events. For example, the morally bankrupt laugh riot United Nations have designated March 24 as “World Tuberculosis Day” (don’t forget to spit on the sidewalk!), April 23 “World Book and Copyright Day” (fire up your scanner!), and November 21 “World Television Day”, recognising the contribution that medium has made to the diffusion of high culture and intellectual achievement around the world. And don’t forget, 2008, the year this document was published, is the International Year of the Potato—and so November 21st, 2008 must therefore be the doubly UN designated day of the Couch Potato!”

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