Wednesday 19 February 2014

Day 16


The Beeb comes up with another sensible story on the Big C:


Anyone who remembers Fantastic Voyage or Innerspace will agree that nanotechnology has to be the way to defeat the enemy. Given the choice of either a load of noxious chemicals or a miniaturized Racquel Welch being injected into you, there’s no contest, trust me.


Not happy with Axel’s inviolate law of permanent hangovers whilst on chemotherapy, further study has revealed a definite (albeit temporary) respite:


Yes! Hair of the Dog actually does work. Only problem is that it has to be red wine (claret for best results) and you’re looking at 750ml (min) at 250ml/hr to get any benefit. Guess this is the old mathematical theory of 'two minuses equals a plus'?  Not entirely sure this sits comfortably with ‘drink responsibly’ Gubbermint guidelines, but I guess you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Memo from Aston Martin: Duh! - didn’t read the manual, so didn’t know about hydrophobic levitation function (p.173), did you? 



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