Saturday, December 9, 2006

"Mahatma Gandhi" lunches with The MassPube

I had lunch with my friend Berger on Saturday. Having never heard of it before, he ordered a Harpoon UFO beer. What came was a bright yellow,bubbly liquid in a glass. Hmm, where have we seen bright yellow, bubbly liquid before.........hmmmmmmm.

He kiddingly asked for a straw since it looked like lemonade as well . I suggested he go over to Leahy Clinic around the corner and get a catheter instead. Now we're on a roll. "It seems to have a firm head", said Berger. "Test it", I said, "and find out if the horse died from diabetes before you drink it."


Turns out it was quite tasty, according to Berger. In fact he ordered a second one. I had a sip....it was excellent. Strangely though, after lunch, he asked for a ride to the airport as he had an undeniable urge to fly to India to free them from British rule.

That's because Gandhi , the Mahatma, liberator of India, drank his own urine daily and Berger somehow now firmly believed he could do it again. Ah, the power of suggestion. Last I heard he has opened a convenience store in Mumbai.

According to medical professionals, there is no purer drink than tinkle.............. providing what you drink is urine, as opposed to mine.