Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Roger Ramjet's proton pills and other dodgy potions

The last post was a simple demonstration of how great the English language sounds when spoken in iambic heptameter. Strange that it was football that tied it all together.

But sport is not the only medicine. Remember a recent post where apart from a laugh at homeopathy, I specifically linked to the wonderdrug called Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin

Bringing in a totally different subject, the final conclusion of a recent scientific study about the effectiveness of face creams was that pricey skin creams don't do much more than cheaper drug store brands. They moisturize. ... If you're happy to smear lard on your face, that would work just as well.

In other words:
cheap old lard is just as good as pricey skincare lotions

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rana, want to help with the treasure hunt? I've already cracked the opening screens
http://public.logicacmg.com/~ath/Current/ATH2007/Index.htm

Rana said...

Hey anon - that doesn't have fourteen syllables ;)

Normally I'd remove comments that have nothing to do with the post, but I recognise your sleazy ways ... plus I think we should support a very good (and personal) cause So I'll take a look.