Owwwwwwwwwwww.

[Pogle]

yes. warmed mercury.

well at least it was warm

[OwlHoot]

Indeed, expressions all round. Any ideas as to what was propelled up there?

Hot mercury - I think Mercury was considered to oppose Venus, or some such medical/astrological mumbo jumbo, and was thus an effective treatment for "venereal" deseases.

[hyperD]

Indeed, expressions all round. Any ideas as to what was propelled up there?

It was probably used as a warning rather than an actual instrument. To be shown that before the shore leave may make a few of them keep it in their codpieces.

[hyperD]

Hot mercury - I think Mercury was considered to oppose Menus, or some such medical/astrological mumbo jumbo, and was thus an effective treatment for "venereal" deseases.

Ye gods! Still, the good news is if you wanted to know the outside temperature you just looked at how high your stiffy was.

[Zippy]

well at least it was warm

Quite Pogle. How often have we had to endure cold instruments?

[suityou01]

Indeed, expressions all round. Any ideas as to what was propelled up there?

Leaches. Have you not watched Blackadder. Tsk tsk.

[DS23]

still off the sauce?

[xoggoth]

Cotton buds indeed but I expect some use them for fun.

Incidentally, I have been clearing out some junk and as well as a big box of cotton buds found a copy of Zak's "How to program the ZX81" Sounds like the sort of cutting edge stuff that would be just up your street z, do you want it?

[DS23]

kinsey liked to insert a toothbrush down his.

[DS23]

i'm assuming it was handle end first.