Dispensary Corner 08 May 13
May 8, 2013
QANTAS consulting chef Neil
Perry is famous for his range
of upmarket restaurants and
his flowing ponytail, and is an
expert at media interviews.
However he was a little taken
aback by a question relating
to bodily functions yesterday
during the launch of a new
business class menu.
An impertinent journalist
raised the awkward question
everyone was too afraid to ask
(or didn’t even think of) - does
Perry consider the potential
for in-flight flatulence when
designing his on-board meals?
“Yes, absolutely, especially on
long-haul flights,” was the frank
answer.
“We avoid things like
Jerusalem artichokes and beans,
and if we use lentils they have
to be really well cooked.
“It’s better to use grains rather
than pulses when it comes to
generating wind,” Perry said.
A range of new Rx-related items
available from trendy US store
Urban Outfitters has sparked
controversy, with some critics
saying the products glamorise the
abuse of prescription drugs.
The range includes shot glasses
which look like pill
bottles for a
product named
‘Boozemin’ (right)
and syringe-shaped
“shot shooters”
(below) with the
tag lines ‘prescribe yourself a
small dose of
pleasure’ and
‘fill it up with
booze and let
the healing
begin!’
A health
advocacy
group called DrugFree.org has
taken exception, with many US
teenagers mistakenly believing
abuse of prescription medications
is safer than using illicit drugs.
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