Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Oxymoron of the day

The other day I saw a car with a ribbon stickum on the back that said "Autism Awareness."

4 comments:

Máire said...

Careful, you!

Máire said...

Wait, you don't actually think autistic kids are borderline comatose, do you?

I know they veritably litter the ground in the Rochester area, which must be annoying when you're trying to push past them on the sidewalk to get into the Booze Mart*...but they don't actually seem devoid of sensation, do they?

*Okay, okay, the Booze Mart's actually in Saint Paul somewhere offa Robert Street.

Brain said...

No, not at all. But they have a tendency to not relate to or connect with the rest of the world (in a typical way, at least). One could argue that they are not as aware of their surroundings as a typical person would be.

Brain said...

Although, now that you mention it... "Coma Awareness" would be even "better."