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    Deck the Halls

    Consumer Reports News: December 02, 2010 11:13 AM

    Stuck for a killer present for the holidays? We're wrapping up decks of cards...there's a perfect set for everyone!

    Carcinogen trading cards (see #31) give the morbid details of each of the 29 carcinogens in chewing tobacco, according to maker Sukle. One two three spit!

    But why settle for learning about just one disease when you could bone up on a whole hospital ward of them? The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts your tax dollars to work by turning out not one but three sets of disease cards, including the ever-popular hantavirus ("Humans can get the disease from contact with infected rodents or their urine and feces (poop)"); chicken pox ("Chickenpox has nothing to do with chickens"); and listeria ("listeria loves cool, wet places and grows fast in dairy products like soft cheese, sandwich meat, and hotdogs"). Yeah, we didn't know meat was a dairy product, either.

    Hey, want a neat way to get to know your local fire fighters? Grab a set of Sports Style Trading Cards for Public Safety Officers. The company bills them as "a great way to say thank you to your Public Safety Officers, as well as give them a perfect way to connect with everyone in the community. From helping school children remember a safety lesson, to the business owner knowing who is helping protect his property and lively hood, to the citizen on the street knowing who is helping them stay safe."

    Pretty great stuff, even if your ‘hood isn't so lively.


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