February 07, 2007
All Kinds of Good News
Stopped by at Effect Measure to get the latest avian flu news, since I'm leaving for rural China in three weeks, only to find this hysterical piece of information --- a person can get quite a buzz from swigging hand sanitizer. Here's the skinny from everybody's favorite epidemiologist:
I probably shouldn't tell you this, but the non-alcohol ingredients are said to be relatively non-toxic (relative to alcohol, anyway). Compared to the alcohol content of beer (5%), wine (12%) or whiskey (40%), Purell is also probably cost effective. The patient in this case had a blood alcohol of .33, four times Maryland's limit for drivers. the Maryland Poison Center has had a half dozen other similar cases.
This is especially good news for fans of jello shots. No more problems with floppiness if you spike with Purell instead of vodka, and your jello shots will undoubtedly be more potent. Or simply pop a piece of miracle fruit into your mouth and pump directly from the bottle. It's only a matter of time before this hits YouTube, and the run on Purell begins.
As if this wasn't enough good news for one day, a cure for homosexuality has been found. It's quick, doesn't involve surgery, but might not work for everyone.
Oh, almost forgot, Scooter Libby is looking guilty and Dick Cheney is looking like a vindictive sociopath. Isn't it a crime to out a CIA agent?
Skol.
Photo note: Everything's comin' up roses
Posted by Dakota at February 7, 2007 07:32 PM