# Mr. Balls aka Senhor Testiculo mascot for Cancer Research. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610 "2013-06-10T07:10:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/1 "2013-06-10T07:10:15Z")
The buckteeth reminds me of Sponge Bob. I fully support any campaign that helps raise awareness for testicular cancer. Now, can I get my picture taken with Mr. Balls? 😉 > **[Mr. Balls, aka ‘Senhor Testiculo,’ goes to bat for cancer research](https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/06/09/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-goes-to-bat-for-cancer-research/)** > > At first blush, the mascot’s name is rather endearing: Mr. Balls. But for those who might find that descriptive title offensive, the scrotum-shaped character also answers to “Senhor Tes
 > [@](#): > > An important mission, granted, and the rather graphic creation sponsored by Brazil’s Association of Personal Assistance for Cancer has done its job by propelling the issue into the media spotlight. > > “Both children and adults loved taking pictures with the mascot, a friendly snowman in the shape of testicle,” says the non-profit organization’s website. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/2 "2013-06-10T11:32:11Z")
There are _some_ places where teeth should never be. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/3 "2013-06-10T12:33:24Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The buckteeth reminds me of Sponge Bob. I fully support any campaign that helps raise awareness for testicular cancer. > > Now, can I get my picture taken with Mr. Balls? 😉 > [Mr. Balls, aka ‘Senhor Testiculo,’ goes to bat for cancer research – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/senior-testicle-bat-cancer-research-article-1.1367516) If there ever was a pic that made me stop and say “oh.my.god.” it would be that. Especially with the perky little kid standing next to Mr. B. I have a good friend who is a T-Cancer survivor with a great sense of humor - I sent him a link to the article and am looking forward to his reply 😉 I suspect he’ll feel inspired to bring Mr. B to the U.S.!! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/4 "2013-06-10T13:59:27Z")
Some stuff you just can’t make up. What I want to know is why does his hair (on his “head”) have bald spots? Does he have mange? Did they run outa pubs? Inquiring minds want to know. I almost applied to drive the Wienermobile for one summer, thinking it would be cool to have on the resume’. This thing? Career gold I tells ya. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/5 "2013-06-10T14:10:28Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Some stuff you just can’t make up. > > What I want to know is why does his hair (on his “head”) have bald spots? He moonlights as Mr. Bald. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/6 "2013-06-10T15:05:46Z")
Are we sure nydailynews is not a parody site? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/7 "2013-06-10T15:14:59Z")
Just so long as he realizes that ever so often a young boy or older woman is going to run up and kick him. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/8 "2013-06-10T16:04:49Z")
Does he look bigger when he shaves? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/9 "2013-06-10T16:14:35Z")
His nose seems a little short. Assuming he is the one on the left. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![tonyfop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/10 "2013-06-10T16:16:22Z")
> [@yellowjacketcoder](#): > > Are we sure nydailynews is not a parody site? The New York Daily News is a real newspaper. Its quality has declined drasticly in recentr years, but it is not a parody site. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/11 "2013-06-10T16:25:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Brazil’s Association of Personal Assistance for Cancer likens Mr. Balls to a ‘friendly snowman’ beloved by children and adults. 
 _**[GRIMACE???](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimace_%28character%29#Characters)**_ ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/12 "2013-06-10T16:40:49Z")
“You’ve gotta be nuts to take that job” was never so true. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/13 "2013-06-10T16:53:44Z")
If he’s got any sense he will stay far away from football fields, soccer games, and golf courses. And he better not scratch up that costume either. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/14 "2013-06-10T16:53:58Z")
THAT is one of the most grotesque looking things I have seen. Granted it’s in a good cause, but did they HAVE to make it so nubbly and hairy? This is one of those times when I think abstraction would be a blessing. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/15 "2013-06-10T16:56:21Z")
Just wait until Senhor Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones unleash the mascot for THEIR cause. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/16 "2013-06-10T17:45:20Z")
Another article. I didn’t realize there was a connection between steroid use and testicular cancer. [http://planetivy.com/offbeat/38689/senhor-testiculo-aka-mr-balls-is-here-to-save-you-from-testicular-cancer/](http://planetivy.com/offbeat/38689/senhor-testiculo-aka-mr-balls-is-here-to-save-you-from-testicular-cancer/) > [@](#): > > His name: Senhor Testiculo, AKA Mr Balls. His mission: to save Brazilians from testicular cancer, and also to cause amusement by running up to steroid abusers and screaming “YOU KILLED ME!!!” > > The mascot, quite literally a huge pair of testicles, recently made a pubic, sorry public, appearance at an event run by the Associação de AssistĂȘncia Ă s Pessoas in Viçosa, Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/17 "2013-06-10T18:13:49Z")
Well, there’s my sleep gone for the next two nights. He might make a pretty good Doctor Who villain though. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/18 "2013-06-10T18:56:11Z")
E J A C U L A T E ! Yep, I find that pretty terrifying. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/19 "2013-06-10T19:57:37Z")
Q: Why does that child have large pubic hairs on her face? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610/20 "2013-06-10T23:24:08Z")
How is it _not_ disturbing to see a little girl standing next to a giant, hairy scrotum? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-balls-aka-senhor-testiculo-mascot-for-cancer-research/660610.md?page=2)