You've heard me rant about Dr. David Hager before, so I need not go into the dangers of mixing religious agendas and science. But I will point out that Bush (the #1 fan of religious agendas) has reappointed Hager as chair of the FDA (after extreme pressure from nearly every thinking human being on both the Right and Left NOT to do so), and then ask your opinion as to whether or not it's a coincidence the FDA (under Hager's guidance) has approved the medical use of leeches. As in, the slug.
Posted by Antigeist at June 29, 2004 12:17 PMHey - what's wrong with leeches? I'm sure this guy's a prick but leeches are useful.
Posted by: dem at June 29, 2004 02:52 PMsome of my best friends are leeches...
Posted by: MONK at June 30, 2004 08:38 AMWell, I don't know as I'd go so far as to call any of em mate - but there's nowt better for rugby scrum induced cauliflower ear than putting a leech on it, bandaging it up and leaving it overnight. They've been using leeches here a while - I suppose it sounds a bit shocking but they're clean and cheap!
Posted by: dem at June 30, 2004 01:35 PMNow don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against the leech per se, just biblical literalists (of any variety) being appointed to positions of power.
And Dem... sticking a big bug on your ear and leaving it there whilst you sleep? I say one too many scrum induced head injuries and celebratory pints, my friend. May I suggest a nice game of Risk? All of the conquering goodnes of rugby, with zero the injuries that would bring about the need to STICK A BUG IN YOUR EAR.
*s*
Posted by: antigeist at July 1, 2004 12:06 PMHey, I've never played rugby in my life (well, I was jumped on by jocks with the sport teachers permission and I think they called that rugby but it wasn't much different from when they jumped on me without his permission apart from the permission) and my only brush with a leech was swimming in a river and even then it might have been thespian weed I freaked so much. Nah - rugby and leeches are the pastimes and privileges of our beloved elite - not a skinny druggy from a council estate like moi...
Posted by: dem at July 1, 2004 05:23 PM