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2006-08-05 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-05 12:15|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Get enough sleep and most of the problem goes away.

Posted by Fordesque 2006-08-05 12:44|| 2006-08-05 12:44|| Front Page Top

"With mice and fruit flies we were able to eliminate the loss of short-term memory," Ropers, 62, is quoted saying in the German newspaper, which has dubbed it the "world's first anti-stupidity pill."

Brilliant! Now, let's start creating a list of people they should be sent to (BIIIG list)

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-08-05 12:44|| 2006-08-05 12:44|| Front Page Top

#3 I want one! Want one, want one, want one!

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-08-05 14:27|| 2006-08-05 14:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Never mind you, #3 anon - get a bunch, grind them up and dissolve them in drinks, and give the drinks to the Lefties.

Hilarity will ensue. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-08-05 14:59|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2006-08-05 14:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Um... I don't think solving a short term memory problem is anti-stupid. Anti-forgetful, maybe. Stupid is the lack of involvement of permenate synapse connections. Can't cure stupid, or lefties, but then I repeat myself.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-08-05 15:02|| 2006-08-05 15:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Old joke I heard about 60 years ago:
After being coerced, a lad hands his tormentor some pills and tells him they are Smart Pills. The tormentor tosses a couple in his mouth then exclaims, "These take like rabbit shit." The lad replies, "now, you're getting smart."

Posted by GK 2006-08-05 15:35|| 2006-08-05 15:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually, if this were already available, I might be a customer. One of the possible side-effects of My radiation treatment is STM loss. So far, it hasn't happened, but I have 5 weeks to go.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-08-05 17:22|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-08-05 17:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Must have found a new way to package rat poison. Genius! Label a couple of pallets as "Allah's Israel-B-Gone Pills" and ship them to the MMs in Iran. Problem solved in less than a week.

Posted by gorb 2006-08-05 17:39|| 2006-08-05 17:39|| Front Page Top

#9 STM loss beats the results of not taking rad treatments. Best of luck Jackal, hope it all goes well for you. Not to worry about the news though, it's ground hog day round here.

Posted by 49 Pan 2006-08-05 21:29|| 2006-08-05 21:29|| Front Page Top

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