The legendary comedian Bill Hicks, taken from this mortal coil too soon, ranks up there with comic greats like Richard Pryor. Plus, ignorant, "Megamerican" morons can't stand him. We celebrate St. Billhicks Day not only for this reason, but because Bill was the patron saint of the Fed-Up Human, always smart and elegant in his dead-on rants about the dangers of blind patriotism, religious discrimination and stunted thinking. Don't eat any sugar on St. Billhicks Day, because although a lot of comics soften their tirades with a "spoonful of sugar", as Wanda Sykes put it, "ain't no spoonful of sugar with Bill." And did you know:

- Bill was born in Valdosta, GA but from age 7 was raised in Houston, TX.

- Radiohead and Tool are big fans, and both have dedicated albums to him (Tool even used him for song inspiration more than once).

Celebrate this holiday in proper style- order Bill's classic comedy albums here, and get good and riled about the right things. Don't be a virus with shoes. Plus- do you have ANY IDEA HOW PISSED OFF BILL HICKS WOULD BE IF HE WAS ALIVE TO SEE GEORGE BUSH'S FUCKING MORON SON ELECTED PRESIDENT?