Until a week ago I was blissfully unaware that these cheap doohickies called Silly Bandz even existed.  Then some friends with younger kids came over to the house and I innocently asked why each of the kids had approximately 673 rubber bands on their arms, and that's how I was exposed to the latest fad to hit America's shores.  Sadly, my teenage daughter's now into these new crack-like collectibles, and that's why I think the banning of these insidious trinkets in schools isn't enough.  I think we need to have a War on Bandz, and if not a full blown war spearheaded by the DEA, then at least a Battle of the Bandz headed by the Family Research Council.  This kind of thing is right up their alley.