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Hi, I would like to offer my services to this escape committee as a medic. I'm qualified to treat Babel fishes and Humans. I prefer traditional approches to medicine, so I'll need three bottles of ether and a gram of hemlock.

Welcome Fred. I think everone passed out after the last round of and

Hi bob. I'll mix up a concoction to wake them all up. Be carefull not to smell it though, this stuff will take the lining off your lungs.

Thanks for the warning.

At the moment we're discussing equipment and supplies. But you'd better wake the Chairman up so that he can Officially welcome you to the meeting

What is that smell?

Is that ether I smell?

Ahh you must be Fred. Welcome to the committee. Now if I can just ask everyone to settle down. Yes the bar will be open soon.

I have a couple of appointments to make first.

In the absence of any objections I have decided to elect Purple Moos as Chief Navigator and controller of the C.D. collection to the Black Hole Escape Committee.

I have also decided to elect Fred Smith as Chief Medical Advisor and slayer of Barbarians to the Black Hole Escape Committee.

Is MdA awake yet we need some to celebrate.

thanks. I can wake MdA now if you'd like.

Get that foul smelling stuff away from me!, I'm not asleep, jus' resting my eyes.

Here, have an chair. What can I get you Fred ? Bob?
Who else wants something?

Well done Fred.

Hey MdA, any on ice?

I know i normally only drink but I'll make an exception in order to welcome our two new committee members.

Where's PeeJ with the

I'll have a please MdA? Relax, the medicine is (mostly) harmless.

I'll have some of the that calum brought back earlier

I trust Fred that you have plenty of experience of hangover cures and treatment of alcohol poisoning.

(By the way - watch that Cheese. Fancies herself as a bit of a journalist and will pick up on any typo you happen to make)

Okay, one , a and a for me. I think Peej has left some behind the bar here if anyone wants one.

It's not jus it's just.
Well hat is my job

Oh well you've persuaded me I'll have an


Can you pop a double vodka in that please?

Oh hello 6.48, didn't see you there. Here, have a .

Where *are* you all popping up from ? Here you go edam, have a with splash of voddy. Or should that be a voddy with a splash of . Never mind, here you go my little cheesy friend.

MdA do you not think our 'official spell checker may have had a few too many ?

I'm sorry burt I've been celebrating my elevation to recomended status all day and I'm a lickle bit tipsy right now.

I'll just go upstairs and have a lickle lie down.

Congradulations, whats your article about?

I think we can safely adjourn the meeting for today and declare the bar open!

I'll have a MdA. We really ought to mark our 137th posting in someway or other.

As far as I can see Fred, Edam's article is about cheese. I haven't actually got round to reading it yet but I have had a quick look at it and would describe it as 'an informative introduction to dairy produce'

Just be nice to her or she'll sulk.