I just cured breast cancer!

One of my hobbies is pointing out the things people say that they didn't mean, like when they use the wrong number of negatives in sequence and end up with meaning and intention diametrically opposed. It's irritating pedantry, and I'd probably have more friends if I didn't do it, but I feel compelled to anyway.

Today I sponsored a friend £5 for an event she's doing to raise money for charity. A pole-dance-a-thon, since you ask.

And the email bot at Justgiving.com passed on a note from Against Breast Cancer:

 

Thank you very much for supporting Against Breast Cancer.  With your help we are able to continue our innovative and unique research into the prevention of breast cancer.

Your donation will enable us to achieve our aim to find a vaccine Against Breast Cancer.

 

My donation! Enable them to find a vaccine! I feel so proud.

Incidentally, these cancer charities really need to pool their resources. The Cancer Vaccine Institute says it is the 'only national charity in the UK exclusively funding research to fight cancer with vaccines and immunotherapy'. Against Breast Cancer would beg to differ. If only they'd share notes with each other and stop trying to find ever more absurd ways to raise funds, they might actually achieve something.

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