Comments on: Ross Clark is a witless, lying idiot

By: Tim Worstall

Tim Worstall — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 09:02:00 +0000

"He not only wants drugs made available, he wants the NHS (as though they had nothing else to do!) to dish out heroin for free!"
Doubt it. On prescription perhaps. Given the cost of pharmaceutical H (ie, losing the price premium because of its illegality) they’d probably makea profit at the current prescription price as well.

By: David Duff

David Duff — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 07:11:00 +0000

Why am I not surprised? I suppose it could be worse. As you’re there, it might have been the Economic and Research Coucil for Comics. Well, at least, have fun at my expense!

By: Andrew Bartlett

Andrew Bartlett — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 05:39:00 +0000

I doubt that you will be happy about paying for the ESRC at all – it is the Economic and Social Research Council.

By: David Duff

David Duff — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 05:17:00 +0000

And, Andrew, please, please, tell me that ESRC is something that I will be happy to have been forced to pay for. Is it perchance, Electronic Sexual Rehab for Conservatives? If so, I may join the party – in all senses!

By: David Duff

David Duff — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 04:07:00 +0000

Larry, you have me on the hip! I shall have to settle for ‘feeble-minded’. I had completely forgotten that exchange with ‘Paddy O’Bliss’, which is surprising considering the fact that he’s the only *delicate* ‘Oirishman’ I have ever come across. But a certain amount of forgetfulness is to be expected at my age, the Doctor told me as he injected the sedative.

By: Squander Two

Squander Two — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 04:04:00 +0000

> Part of me recognises the insidious social effects of drug use over time, plus the fact that so many of the feeble-minded and the immature will be sucked into the habit to tragic effect

You've convinced me. Let's ban politics.

By: john b

john b — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:03:00 +0000

Andrew – quality booze choice. It’s Brains you want!

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:33:00 +0000

Have I just been insulted?

All right, (b) it is.

By: David Duff

David Duff — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:30:00 +0000

D2, no, I'm not old enough!

PS: Have I just been insulted? Unlike dear, old Jim, up above, I never can tell.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:24:00 +0000

David,

you just said: I had not the faintest idea that Jim was Irish

But less than 2 months ago here, you addressed this little gem to him, on his blog:

Ireland, of course, has been ruled by other people for centuries, so I can understand your enthusiasm for being bossed about by foreigners

So you are either (a) lying, or (b) a feeble-minded fool.

Out of interest, which is it?