It was a lovely, balmy night. A couple of my friends were sitting outside enjoying a meal as the buttery sun began to set. Suddenly, I could feel something moving on my arm. I knew what it was straight away, and without a second thought WACK! With great satisfaction I looked at my arm: a [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Jan
12
Burping: putting it down to a science
It was social suicide: “I can’t burp!” yelped little Suzie at the College party. There was howling and nasty finger pointing, as the peeps at the shin-dig filled their glasses with beer and downed it in record time. Burping and belching erupted in a gas filled night of fun and debauchery. Poor little Suzie, was [...]
Jan
2
Popeye: More spin than spinach
Sometimes I can’t open jars, or lift bookcases, or boulders, or obese children, and people always tell me that it’s because don’t get enough iron. So I tell them the story of Popeye. Not only did he get super-human strength from just eating a can of Spinach, he also became so strong that he managed to [...]