[Rhodes22-list] No More Beer on the Boat

[John Lock]

At 10:00 AM 6/7/2007 -0500, Brad Haslett wrote:
>I always thought beer and sailing just sort of belonged together but I'm
>changing my ways. My new beverage of choice on the CoraShen is "Boost
>Plus".  Rummy, it may be time to ditch the Mt. Gay.  Brad

HA!  And the guy's name is "Woods"...  hmmmm.

Cheers!
John


>Man Sues Over Long-Lasting Erection
><http://www.breitbart.com/partner.php?source=ap>   Jun 5 11:44 PM US/Eastern
>    NEW YORK (AP) - A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus,
>claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not
>subside and caused him to be hospitalized.
>
>The lawsuit filed by Christopher Woods of New York said he bought the
>nutrition beverage made by the pharmaceutical company Novartis AG at a
>drugstore on June 5, 2004, and drank it.
>
>Woods' court papers say he woke up the next morning "with an erection that
>would not subside" and sought treatment that day for the condition, called
>severe priapism.
>
>They say Woods, 29, underwent surgery for implantation of a Winter shunt,
>which moves blood from one area to another.
>
>The lawsuit, filed late Monday, says Woods later had problems that required
>a hospital visit and penile artery embolization, a way of closing blood
>vessels. Closing off some blood flow prevents engorgement and lessens the
>likelihood of an erection.
>
>Woods' lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, names Novartis Consumer
>Health Inc. as a defendant. A spokeswoman for the company, Brandi Robinson,
>said Tuesday the company was aware of the lawsuit but does not comment on
>pending litigation.
>
>Woods' lawyer did not return telephone calls for comment Tuesday.
>
>Novartis' Boost Plus Web site describes the drink as "a great tasting, high
>calorie, nutritionally complete oral supplement for people who require extra
>energy and protein in a limited volume," in vanilla, chocolate and
>strawberry.
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