Posted on 09/24/2013 10:07:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
The Year of the Snake has proved unlucky for one woman in northern China who received hospital treatment after opening a bottle of wine containing a snake that suddenly jumped out and bit her hand.
The surprise attack occurred after the woman surnamed Liu from Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province decided to add more alcohol to the bottle when the snake, which she had bought live in June and since kept pickled in spirits, pulled a Jesus and sprung to life, dbw.cn reported on September 3.
Liu received treatment at a local hospital for inflammation, explaining she drank snake wine regularly to cure her rheumatism. Alcohols containing preserved snakes boasting medicinal properties are common in China.
A similar case involving a serpent resurrection occurred in 2009 when a Hubei Province resident surnamed Zhang was bit two months after he attempted a similar brew. Zhang was not severely injured, unlike a villager from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in April 2001 who died a day after being bitten from a preserved wine snake.
“pulled a Jesus “
I’m offended. When do the riots in the streets begin?
Who is wasting perfectly good wine around here?
Never trust a drunk snake.
Lawyers take notice.
W. C. Fields
‘Ever been bit by a dead bee?’ (Where’s that from)
To Have and Have Not (1944)
Wow, Dan! Impressed!
Bogart fan, I take it.
Love Bogart and Bacall.
Big time.
"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and, blow..."
I loved him in 'The Big Sleep', 'Sahara' and 'The Caine Mutiny', which featured two of my other favorite stars; Van Johnson and Fred MacMurray.
He was also very cool in 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'The African Queen'.
Always knew we could get her to let her hair down!
great lyrics
I approve it too!
‘Casablanca’ is my all time favorite, (’Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine’, ‘Round up the usual suspects..’)
followed by ‘In a Lonely Place’ (love Gloria Graham- queen of the film noirs) and ‘Key Largo’.
I think his best movies were with Bacall. They had the chemistry.
Also ‘To Have And Have Not’
HSSSSSSsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!
Hey, Sharky, no Grand Canyon Ditch OR Death Valley for you — Dear Leader is shutting the national parks. So, no chance of snake bites...
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