Sweaterated at birth and freelancer's tipple no more

, posted: 17-MAY-2007 09:05

The below image was forwarded to me by a gentleman struck by the remarkable likeness between the people in it:
Freddy and David
Are messieurs Bain and Krueger by any chance related? I think we should be told.

In other news, the kill-joys at The Environmental Risk Management Authority have decided to take the meth out of the meths. That's right, no more methanol in methylated spirits. This is terrible news for Bacchanalian freelancers whose main, affordable source of inspiration is now gone. What are we supposed to do now? Write down what the voices in our heads say? Better than copying press releases that, I suppose, but still....






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Comment by Bung, on 17-MAY-2007 10:15

Methanol is the  poisonous alcohol  added to ethanol in an attempt to stop people drinking methylated spirits. The real story is that the replacements taste lousy.


Author's note by juha, on 17-MAY-2007 10:57

Yes, yes... leave no joke unspoilt, bung...


Comment by inane, on 17-MAY-2007 17:07

its only wrong to copy press releases if you don't identify them as such.


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