Vodka for the People
The government in Russia is thinking about creating a vodka "for the people." Seems that many people can't afford vodka, and are going to illegal knock offs that are more like rubbing alcohol than drinkable alcohol. They say that over 40,000 people died last year from drinking fake vodka.
Now, to fully explain a Russian and their Vodka, I must bring up a friend of a friend. He was born and raised in Russia. Out there he was supposedly a doctor, but out here... he's an electrician. Whenever anyone has something wrong, he tells them to rub "Spiritos" on it... which is a particular brand of Vodka. Plus the guy drinks a couple fifths of Vodka a day. (Two glasses, one with vodka, one with cranberry juice. Big gulp of vodka, small sip of cranberry. Repeat.)
Of course he also begins every physical with a palm reading... but that's another story.
Eh... at least the Russian government is open minded enough to care about tens of thousands dying of substance abuse. Not like we'd ever try to take a fresh approach to the drug epidemic here. We'll just change the font on the "Just Say No" posters, cuz that will make all the kiddies know not to do drugs.
Now, to fully explain a Russian and their Vodka, I must bring up a friend of a friend. He was born and raised in Russia. Out there he was supposedly a doctor, but out here... he's an electrician. Whenever anyone has something wrong, he tells them to rub "Spiritos" on it... which is a particular brand of Vodka. Plus the guy drinks a couple fifths of Vodka a day. (Two glasses, one with vodka, one with cranberry juice. Big gulp of vodka, small sip of cranberry. Repeat.)
Of course he also begins every physical with a palm reading... but that's another story.
Eh... at least the Russian government is open minded enough to care about tens of thousands dying of substance abuse. Not like we'd ever try to take a fresh approach to the drug epidemic here. We'll just change the font on the "Just Say No" posters, cuz that will make all the kiddies know not to do drugs.
Labels: evil news
posted by Michael at 11/30/2006 01:59:00 PM
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Over here the government was talking about giving drug-addicts heroin which would be regulated. Their reasoning was that a huge amount of crime in the UK is from people trying to feed drug-habits, and so if they were given free drugs then crime would lower.
In theory it's a good idea, but I suppose the question should be why so many people are taking drugs?
stay in drugs and don't do school.
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