Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:33:00 +0100 (MET) From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD Chat) Subject: Re: Who needs Perl? We do! Message-ID: <199611201433.PAA23324@freebie.lemis.de> In-Reply-To: <199611200128.SAA10034@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Nov 19, 96 06:28:09 pm"
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(redirected to -chat) Terry Lambert writes: > This was a 3-level English pun based on a single initial English pun > used to back-handedly reference PERL. > > (3) How can Lithium be "a gas" in the colloquial sense? Lithium > salts are used psychopharmacologically in the moderation of > N-dopamine uptake. A chronically mentally ill person with > Schitzophrenia is most likely suffering from: (1) a genetic > predisposition to having fewer than is considered normal > N-dopamine receptors, or (2) smaller than is considered normal > N-dopamine production, or (3) has a chemical imbalance > interfering with N-dopamine uptake. Item (3) can be > environmental poisoning -- for instance, Aspartame (Nutrasweet) > bonds to N-dopamine receptors. Do not drink most diet sodas > if you are borderline Schitzophrenic, or change the amount > you drink if you are already on medication. In a "normal" > person, Lithium use would result in reduced brain function. Knowing you Terry, I hate to ask why you know so much about this particular aspect. > You can send fan-mail to my regular address. 8-P. Did I do right? Greg
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