History lesson, boys and girls, relating to JP’s entry:
The bark of certain plants, including willow and spirea, was used since ancient times as a pain-killer because of the presence of salicylate-related chemicals. When the German chemist Felix Hoffmann synthesized acetylsalicylic acid based on research with compounds derived from spirea, the Bayer company created the name Aspirin, supposedly meaning ‘without spirea’.
(BTW, “aspirin” is a generic name in the U.S. but is still a Bayer trademark in much of the world. In the manner typical of academic feuds and corporate patent battles, details of this tale are disputed, but that’s my story and I’m sticking with it. Use at your own risk, just like aspirin.)
ladywolf17 over 14 years ago
Not exactly what you wanted to hear was it?
Sisyphos over 14 years ago
Poor Bi-polar Bear! Things seem never to go right when he’s around!
ksoskins over 14 years ago
Got to watch out for those triglycerides! Take two bamboo and call me in the morning.
Rakkav over 14 years ago
You’d have a headache too if your ying was constantly stuck up your yang.
(whatever that means)
reverence over 14 years ago
Bamboo is fattening?
celeconecca over 14 years ago
I just want to put my arms around Shang Xia and tell it it’s going to be fine.
mntim over 14 years ago
So when do we get to see a manic bi-polar bear?
JP Steve Premium Member about 14 years ago
Shouldn’t she be serving willow instead of bamboo?
joe-b-cool about 14 years ago
mntim, good one!
pschearer Premium Member about 14 years ago
History lesson, boys and girls, relating to JP’s entry:
The bark of certain plants, including willow and spirea, was used since ancient times as a pain-killer because of the presence of salicylate-related chemicals. When the German chemist Felix Hoffmann synthesized acetylsalicylic acid based on research with compounds derived from spirea, the Bayer company created the name Aspirin, supposedly meaning ‘without spirea’.
(BTW, “aspirin” is a generic name in the U.S. but is still a Bayer trademark in much of the world. In the manner typical of academic feuds and corporate patent battles, details of this tale are disputed, but that’s my story and I’m sticking with it. Use at your own risk, just like aspirin.)
Yukoneric about 14 years ago
Call it anticoagulant, instead!
Plods with ...™ about 14 years ago
Is Bi-Polar Bear the Eeyore of Mythtickle?
Trisha_Evenstar about 14 years ago
awww poor baby!