Neat freaks celebrate! For the rest of 2008, you will be able to shake people’s hands without being afraid of germs. 2008 is now, thanks to the passage of a resolution in the House of Representatives introduced by Congressman Donald Payne, the Year of Sanitation.
Of course, 2008 is now halfway through, so just think about the unnecessary filth that you’ve already been through. Oh, the stinky horror!
Besides, what happens to next year? It will not be a year of sanitation! Just think of the message that’s being given to the kids: Wash your hands this year, but you don’t have to in 2009! My, my.
There’s other trouble in clean land: As I reported back in March, 2008 has already been declared the year of the potato, and the year of the frog, and the year of the coral reef. Apparently, 2008 is the year of the crowd too.
I have a solution. Let 2008 be the Year of the Sanitary Reef Potato Frog.
For the rest of the year, we will celebrate the plucky little potato-shaped frog that fends of great white sharks while feeding on little fish that dart amongst branches of coral. This little frog may swim in the ocean, but that’s not enough to satisfy its fastidious habits. After every meal, the sanitary reef potato frog always remembers to wash its hands.
