Ah, aspartame. I remember when a revolutionary new sweet treat called “CoolMints“ came out, containing aspartame, back in those heady, carefree days before its interesting laxative effects were well known. I ate four packets non-stop - and I choose the phrase “non-stop“ deliberately, because that's also a perfect description of how I spent the next two days. I'm sure there are easier ways to lose weight, but there are few quicker.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
