A lame joke that should have died in committee

Not to be confused with fighting mannequins (or apathy), originally uploaded by vm1757.

The Onion knows the discipline of funny. The Ad Council--not so much.

The Ad Council has released a new civic engagement promotional campaign called Fight Mannequinism. They describe mannequinism as a new phenomenon caused by political and volunteer inactivity where "...sufferers experience a hardening of the skin and firmness of all joints until ultimately the body is transformed into a plastic hollow shell. It is a disease of the mind that ultimately affects the person's whole being and community." The disease is curable, however, by engaging oneself by volunteering for a nonprofit organization or local campaign office.