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Friday, June 8, 2007

New Age Oysters

A little story in the Aussie papers this morning that is AROUSING International interest. An Australian oyster farmer has hit upon a technique he believes has created the ultimate aphrodisiac....... Feeding his oysters VIAGRA!

He reckons the natural qualities of the oyster, known for arousing sexual desire, combined with todays best MODERN pharmaceutical equivalent will create a potentially multi-million dollar market, and it looks like he's right. He's already getting enquiries from all over the world. Brian May has patented the idea of feeding the oysters Viagra, magnesium, zinc and sea grass among other things after the shellfish have gone through their normal purification process. He now has some 10 million oysters in cultivation and says he eats one to two dozen each day "I swear to god. They work." Unfortunately he will NOT be allowed to sell his special Sydney Rock Oysters in Australia because they contravene strict regulations. Now I don’t believe natural aphrodisiacs actually exist, (although I'm happy to experiment) but once you start putting Viagra into something, well thats a different kettle of shell fish. And I wonder if the poor oysters will have trouble closing their shells?

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