Dispensary Corner 15 Jan 13
January 15, 2013
It's time to embrace foot health.
The newly instated Russian
Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu,
has made it a priority to stamp
out the dated practice of foot
wrapping in the Russian military.
According to reports, foot
wrapping has been the standard
in the Russian military since the
1600’s, and involves soldiers using
rectangular strips of cloth, called
portyanki, to carefully wrap
around their feet to protect them
from blisters whilst training,
walking and warring.
The practice was adopted by
Czar Peter the Great in the 17th
century, after he learned that the
Dutch army did the same.
Instead of these wraps, Shoigu
has advocated the use of socks,
saying “In 2013, or at least by the
end of 2013, we must forget the
word portyanki”.
NO US Death Star.
It has long been a dream of Star
Wars aficionados worldwide that
the Death Star be recreated,
however this dream has been
dashed under the Obama
administration.
According to reports, the White
House responded to a petition
signed by 34,435 Americans for
the creation of a Death Star by
the US.
“The Administration shares your
desire for job creation and a
strong national defence, but a
Death Star isn't on the horizon,”
said Paul Shawcross, head of the
White House budget office's
science and space branch.
“The Administration does not
support blowing up planets.
In terms of being fiscally
responsible in uncertain times,
the Shawcross also told the
petitioners that “The
construction of the Death Star
has been estimated to cost more
than
US$850,000,000,000,000,000”
“We're working hard to reduce
the deficit, not expand it,” he
added.
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