Arseholes Quote by Ben Goldacre

“I’d like to submit to Bad Science my teacher who gave us a handout which says that ‘Water is best absorbed by the body when provided in frequent small amounts.’ What I want to know is this. If I drink too much in one go, will it leak out of my arsehole instead? ‘Anton’, 2006 Thank you Anton.” quote by Ben Goldacre — Download Open image

““I’d like to submit to Bad Science my teacher who gave us a handout which says that ‘Water is best absorbed by the body when provided in frequent small amounts.’ What I want to know is this. If I drink too much in one go, will it leak out of my arsehole instead? ‘Anton’, 2006 Thank you Anton.””

Ben Goldacre

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