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Very good point. Exact opposite of (white) Canadiams who often say 'you MUST' come over to dinner'. On acquaintance of mine met me at a meeting asnd said 'you MUST come and visit and stay for a couple of days during the American Heart meeting'. So.....I sent him a letter (this was pre-email) a...

When the gene for aldehyde dehydrogenase is deficient, and all the booze turns to acetaldehyde with nowhere to go in a hurry apart from circulate around the body while the kidneys say 'OK, but one ml an hour is all you're getting', and the faces go red and everything goes wobbley? This...

Update: no accidents. In the end there were 5 staff and about 20 of them. Oddly ten of these were Chinese. The games were brilliant (most of us are childishly competitive). I left early (about 7 thirty) and was told later one of the Chinese students couldn't handle her wine and had to be...

Oh **** me. I just remembered our Christmas party in 1980 at the Royal Pavilion Tavern in Brighton. This was for those of us who worked there (I was a barman). Most of us were students or recent graduates between jobs, all fairly 'right on'. Our group included the famous actor John (Aden)...

How very true. 37 years ago (FFS) I worked for a publishing company in Holburn, between my degree and starting my doctorate. We had our party at the Grosvenor. Table service but open bar. I popped up for a cheery Christmas Tia Maria, and the barman poured me half a pint. Train ride back to...

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