2002-05-31

robinbloke: (Default)
2002-05-31 09:23 am

Watership down

You've read the book; you've seen the film - now eat the pie.
robinbloke: (Default)
2002-05-31 09:35 am

A Short History of Medicine

I have an earache...

2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.

1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.

1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.

1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.

1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.

2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.