Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld novels, has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer’s. In response he has donated half a million pounds (approx $1 million) to Alzheimer’s research and appeared on TV highlighting the low levels of research funding it receives. His readers and Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans from around the world are helping to match Terry’s donation. Buy this T-Shirt and all the profits (roughly $10) will go to Alzheimer’s Research or donate directly.

UPDATE: There is now a web site: www.MatchItForPratchett.org

UPDATE 2: The T-shirts have no longer available. Thanks to every who brought one. It has raised approx $3000 for Alzheimer’s research. Please go to Match It For Pratchett for information on how else you can help the fight against Alzheimer’s.

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Its a lttile known fact that the Bunny is the patron saint of disappointment. The Pope did it to make fun of the Great Disappointment. Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist which is probably what the USGS surveyors thought when they got to the top of Mount Disappointment and found out it wasn’t the highest peak in the area as they thought. Its surprising the mountain isn’t called Why The Fuck Did We Just Climb Up Here. There are also three Cape Disappointments. One on South Georgia, one in Antarctica and one in the Orkney islands.

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