Just because I have to sell them, I've learned this by lecture (think my dad)... The original source of the troops ribbons (either in red white and blue or traditional yellow) was as a charity ~ they'd sell the stickers and raise money to send them food supplies etc. But then everyone and their grandfather got on the bandwagon and unless you're in a surpluss store or charity shop, you can't actually find them for that purpose. (Its sort of the same with those silly rubber band bracelettes... The support for cancer or the tsunami relief was cool, but why the hell do you want a rubber band that says love on it???) The pink ribbons were the same, except for cancer. I find this odd because I always thought that pink was AIDS awareness and cancer was red, but maybe I've got it backwards....
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Date: 2005-05-13 07:37 pm (UTC)... I need a nap...