Archive for November, 2007
I Know of a Pig Named Mohammed
I felt prompted to write this post in response to the arrest of British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons in Sudan. My Amateur Brain Surgery Club colleague (The Nurse) also appears to have been spurred into responding to this incident by changing her name to ‘The Blessed Virgin Mary’ and changing the name of the prison cat [...]
I named my (fill in the gap) Mohammed!
Mohammed Fully aware of the risk of having a fatwa raised against her, The Nurse has spent the morning wrenching back common sense from the hands of the nutters. Mainly by re-naming things. The prison cat, previously named Little Baby Jesus by the inmates, has been re-named Mohammed. Each inmate has signed an agreement to change their christian name to Mohammed (causing some [...]
Just say no to children: 5 great reasons to stay child-free!
Just about everyone has kids but that doesn’t mean it’s de rigeur. It’s a choice. In the hope that lots of bouncy, fertile young females and hormone-tortured males’ll read this post, The Nurse feels duty bound to point out the top five benefits of remaining child-free. If you’re currently considering dropping a sprog make yourself a coffee, sit down and read on… [...]
Make alcohol a class A drug
So, the UK police are recommending that cannabis is reclassified as a class B drug. Hm. The Nurse wonders, fruitlessly, whether they’ll make alcohol a class A drug while they’re at it. A quick online search shows there aren’t any figures available for cannabis-related damage. But alcohol trails destruction, unhappiness and chaos behind it wherever it goes. Professor Ian Gilmore, president [...]
