More secret decoder ring

Bruce's photos of the Secret Decoder Ring looked strangely familiar

I blogged it myself, already

Antabuse

From an article in today's NYT, "Mayor of Scandal-Weary Bridgeport Admits That He Used Cocaine," by Alison Leigh Cowan:

Dr. Berkowitz said he helped get the mayor into an outpatient treatment program and believed Mr Fabrizi was doing well. He also said he understood that the mayor had been taking Antabuse, a medication that makes a person sick if alcohol is imbibed.

I had no idea such drugs existed. I guess we have Professor Calculus to thank.

Tintin and the Picaros

From a web page at mentalhealth.com, I found this delightful description:

Disulfiram [ie, Antabuse] plus even small amounts of alcohol produces flushing, throbbing in head and neck, throbbing headache, respiratory difficulty, nausea, copious vomiting, sweating, thirst, chest pain, palpitation, dyspnea, hyperventilation, tachycardia, hypotension, syncope, marked uneasiness, weakness, vertigo, blurred vision, and confusion. In severe reactions, there may be respiratory depression, cardiovascular collapse, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, acute congestive heart failure, unconsciousness, convulsions, and death.

Where's the fun in that?