To: axial who wrote (12230 ) 3/12/2003 12:05:33 AM From: Cal Gary Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 14101 HC Score Card Day 100 since Approvable Letter. Surely a Pennsaid label with no (one) side effect cannot take longer to go through the process than a Celebrex label with a super long list of side effects? > WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - A major research institution (MRI) has recently > announced the discovery of the heaviest chemical element yet known to > science. > > > The new element has been tentatively named "Governmentium". Governmentium > has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 11 assistant > deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. > > These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are > surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since > Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be easily > detected as it impedes virtually every reaction with which it comes into > contact. > > A minute amount of governmentium causes one reaction to take over 4 days to > complete when it would normally take less than a second. > > Governmentium has a normal half-life of 3 years; it does not decay, but > instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant > neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass > will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause some > morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of > moron-promotion has led some scientists to speculate that Governmentium is > formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. > > This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass". You will > know it when you see it. >