Of Nuts and Pests: An April Ode to STDs

I learned in high school that April was the cruelest month. I also learned that the guy who said so was an extraordinary anti-Semite.

Now that I do so much of my learning on the Internet I know other things about April. I know, for example, that April is National Pecan Month, and that the pecan is known, at least by it's admirers as the "All American Nut". I know that April is National Pest Management Month (link is provided for verification purposes only, I don't recommend you follow it).

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