General Anaesthetic Taking the edge off.

Beer is Great

Some people seem to need an excuse to get pished. That’s never been a problem for your diligent correspondent. I’ve got plenty reason to take to the whisky, without having to resort to scientific historical analysis like the folks over at Prospect – “Why Booze is Good For You”.

The article is full of big words not taught in monkey school, but the gist seems to be that, for 15% of the ‘caucasian’ population, drink acts more like a opiate. They somehow link this to creativity and conclude that since booze enhances creativity, it is a good thing – helping to win the second world war, write Huckleberry Finn and stuff.

I would take that line of reasoning further – since heroin acts like an opiate in 100% of the population, it should be prescribed across the board, like fluoride in the water. Your delectable monkey shall be keeping an eye on the Guardian Comments page. Any improvement in writing there would be proof indeed of the creative powers of drug taking.

May 3, 2009, by Jimmy B.
Category: booze | Tagged: bad science, booze, drugs, jumping to huge fucking conclusions