That's How It Happened

Cornelius Bumpus has died in midair. I thought he was one of the people than inundate my inbox with offers of "HoT tEEnS hOO nEEeed Hrd LuVVIN"; but actually he's a sax player. Every doctor fears the moment when, mid-atlantic, after a couple of bloody marys and a mini-bottle of white wine, the cabin crew call for "a doctor or nurse on board to make themselves known to the cabin crew". It did happen to me flying home from Cape Town this christmas, but luckily other more sober doctors got there first. As a budding obstetrician I'm absolutely useless in the event of an actual dying-Doobie-Brother type crisis. Of course pregnant women are banned from flying beyond 7 months. Last week though a foolish Colombian airline; copying the urban myth no doubt; gave a baby born in midair free flights for life. I suspect we'll have no end of full term mothers hopping on flights now.

My other hot tip is that EMI has slammed a fat cease and desist order on DJ Dangermouse's "The Grey Album". This is your cue to get bidding for the few remaining eBay copies.
(Bonus Link1: The Straight Dope have a good article on why its EMI not Wacko who can block Dangermouse)
(Bonus Link 2: Dangermouse was David Jason's first leading role)