Ribbon Etiquette

When someone gives you a ribbon to support some cause, like AIDS, when is the right time to throw it away? When it becomes all frayed? Almost every cause outlasts its ribbons; there's no way we'll cure AIDS before this thing wears out.

It feels like I should do something special to dispose of the ribbon, like throwing out an American flag. Imagine putting the whole cause of AIDS research in the trash bin. I suppose I could fins another ribbon to alleviate my guilt, but come on...I don't seek crusades out, they find me.

I guess the best option is throw the ribbon out, but then cure AIDS. Then people would stop asking me where my damn ribbon is.