Blimey …
I’ve got Radio 4 on, at the moment: as I usually do, unless I’ve got a documentary going.
It turns out the Pope — Pope Frances, that is — visiting Ecuador and Bolivia.
All to the good.
He’s ALSO asked — when he’s in Bolivia — asked for some coca leaves: usually chewed or made into a tea, to combat altitude sickness, and provide something of a lift. And ALSO used to make cocaine.
Which sort of caught my attention.
The Pope’s South American.
So he’d know about the leaf’s traditional uses.
Still …
I’m still waiting for gags about speeding papal reform …
He’s ALSO asked — when he’s in Bolivia — asked for some coca leaves: usually chewed or made into a tea, to combat altitude sickness, and provide something of a lift. And ALSO used to make cocaine.
Which sort of caught my attention.
The Pope’s South American.
So he’d know about the leaf’s traditional uses.
Still …
I’m still waiting for gags about speeding papal reform …
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