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| - I am 17 years old and all of my cattle and I have Tourette Syndrome. We do not find thy article funny or amusing in any way, and would like it removed or changed as soon as possible. Let me tell thee about Tourette Syndrome:
* Less than 20% of Tourrettes sufferers swear. Thou must blame newfangled media for always focusing on the bad side of a terrible thing.
* The main symptom of Tourettes are involuntary muscle spasms, or "tics" which can range from head nods, to a small knee jerk.
* Tourettes is no laughing matter, it causeth children to be bullied at the one-room schoolhouse for something they cannot control, and it has even caused teenage sufferers to become manically depressed and commit suicide.
* There is no cure, and the snake oil that claims to "calm" the tics often have adverse side effects. I once tried a treatment from the local blacksmith which caused my entire body to go numb and basically made it worse than it is without the supposed cure.
* Not to mention, it frightens thy horses. Golly gee whillikers! I am an active member of a tourette syndrome association and I am making steps towards eradicating the public view of Tourettes as a "swearing" disorder, because it is much much more. I am sorry for "hi-jacking" thy parchement upon uncyclopedia, but it is stuff like this that really annoys me. I am working towards a better future for all tourettes sufferers, and thou must do the same by editing this article. Remember, everything here is meant to be funny, and making fun of a horrible disorder is not funny at all. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Phillip "" Baker
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