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Mythology of the Modern World: Why does alcohol produce hangovers, and why doesn’t it produce hangovers consistently?

Hello and welcome to Yet Another Week on Banter Latte. It’s Monday, and that’s Myth day! Huzzah! And today the myth comes from enthusiastic friend of Banter Latte Goblinpaladin, who asks: What *really* causes hangovers? It can’t be just drinking, because plenty of people drink them and don’t get them, or throw up the alcohol …

August 27, 2007 – 5:04 am | By Eric A. Burns | Posted in Mythology | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (13)

Mythology of the Modern World: What’s the real deal with gasoline prices?

Today, we have a myth as suggested by a fellow who goes by Channing, who I know by a couple of other names but “Channing” works as well as any. Channing asks: What really is the deal with gasoline prices? Half the time there’s some kind of patent price-jacking going on to coincide with major …

July 23, 2007 – 12:01 am | By Eric A. Burns | Posted in Mythology | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (8)