Remembering Brazil's Greatest Mascot, 'Senhor Testiculo'
Though I'm not exactly a 'Big J Journo' I still get hot blog info sent my way from time to time, and often the source is a family member and the topic is toilet-humor related since they know my vibe. If there's news about farts I'll have 10 texts right away alerting me. Very helpful.
So big shout-out to my cousin Sean (go Dayton Flyers) for dropping in with a 2013 testicle story this morning:
The info behind this? It appears Brazil took a mold of McDonald's Grimmace & then turned him into an enormous, pube covered nutsack for cancer awareness.
"What?" - Grimmace
Yes, that's right. Via the International Business Times:
Brazilian Cancer awareness group has enlisted the help of a scrotum-shaped mascot to educate adults and children about testicular cancer.
Mr. Balls, aka Senhor Testiculo, is the spokesperson for the Association of Personal Assistance for Cancer, a non-profit organization keen to drive the medical issue into the media spotlight.
"Both children and adults loved taking pictures with the mascot, a friendly snowman in the shape of testicle," says the group's website.
So ok, the story is old but the message is evergreen! According to Johns Hopkins bout 8,000 - 10,000 men will develop testicular cancer each year. Thankfully because of the excellent cure rate, about 20,000 are surviving with cancer and 200,000 have been cured at any given time here in the United States… but part of the cure being successful is catching it early, so squeeze your balls around, folks. It's important!
Again, this mascot was used nearly a decade ago now so I can't help but wonder where he is these days.. Hopefully bursting through people's walls like the Kool-Aid man reminding them to get checked. If not I pray they dust him off because it was a lovely boost to my morning. Would love to get him up here for a burger review with the other Mr. Balls.
Anyways, Happy Friday! And side note, if your'e looking for something to do I suggest sending your pals zero-context photos of this fella.
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