Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for June 04, 2010

And those rats that carried the plague were really cute.

An apple a day from Annie was not a good way to stay away from the doctor.

When women were women and syphilis was incurable so you died early enough to not have to live with them! Those were the days.

Rats get a bad rap for the Black Death. It was actually poor living conditions & hygiene. And mostly the mice. But they’re cuter & had a better PR firm.

How could those horrible drug firms make a profit on cures? Why don’t investors just risk their money with no possibility of profit? Is this America?

I wonder if the folks at BP were surprised?

Truth be told, though, I’d rather deal with cold, hard technology rather than warm, mush-brained whimsy…

The Lakers were never the same after Magic retired.

The culprit in the transmission of Plague in the 14th century was a flea, Xenopsylla cheopsis, which killed more rats than humans. So, it’s true…the rats got a bad rap.

Yes, vikings were infamous for their sense of whimsy.

Ericsson was the Leif of the raiding party.

I know, Lew. My Canadian imported generics keep telling me they really should be more expensive. We all know you KNOW drugs.