Russian soccer fans have been told to drink whiskey on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus, the head of the country's supporter association (VOB) said Monday.
"We urge our fans to drink a lot of Welsh whiskey as a form of disinfection," VOB head Alexander Shprygin told Reuters.
"That should cure all symptoms of the disease."
Now, I have a predilection for American whiskey, so I'm hoping these properties aren't unique to Welsh whiskey, whatever the fuck that is.
In a similar vein, the Moscow Times earlier this year reported that passengers pleaded with the crew of an Aeroflot flight to intervene when the pilot appeared drunk during his preflight announcement. Then this:
An Aeroflot representative sought to assure them that "it's not such a big deal if the pilot is drunk."
"Really, all he has to do is press a button and the plane flies itself," the representative said. "The worst that could happen is he'll trip over something in the cockpit."
The airline later said there was something amiss but that the pilot wasn't drunk. Here's one passenger's take:
"I don't think there's anyone in Russia who doesn't know what a drunk person looks like," said Katya Kushner, who, along with her husband, was one of the first to react when the pilot made his announcement.
Mark Twain, after all, said this (from twainquotes.com):
Of the demonstrably wise there are but two: those who commit suicide, & those who keep their reasoning faculties atrophied with drink.
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