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In an effort to internationalise the game, a group of nutcases periodically revise the allowed vocabulary. Scrabble vocabulary developed into a bizarre jargon claimed to cover words from other languages. If you only play with friends, use any dictionary without the word "Scrabble" on its cover. This blog is primarily concerned with competitive Scrabble and the incompetence of some of its custodians..

Thursday, June 25, 2015

OLGA FROM THE VOLGA

Strong rumours are spreading fast within the QLD scrabble community and elsewhere. There are claims that a very stubborn strain of the flu virus is being dispensed from a health food store in Brisbane. The new flu has been nicknamed “Olga from the Volga”. It is thought that the viral infection is also reinforced by bacterial support.

If these claims are correct, and I tend to believe they are, I would strongly recommend what my family doctor prescribed for me, after a two-week suffering period:

Aspen Pharma's "Moxiclav Duo Forte 875/125", 
(or Sandoz equivalent: "Curam Duo Forte 875mg/125mg").
It is a combination of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid.

This is a course of a strong antibiotic in the form of ten tablets to be taken twice a day for 5 days, followed by another precautionary repeat of the same course.

I am half-way through the first course. The initial improvement is very promising. 

So, please take the matter seriously, if you happen to cop the dangerous "Olga from the Volga", or came too close to its principal distributer during a scrabble tournament.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

How could you claim you got it if you are in Melbourne?
C

Mohammed A. Hegazi said...

I apologise for the late response. The way I copped the “Olga from the Volga” flu was simple. I was giving David More a regular lift between a hotel in Falkner and Box Hill during a three-day tournament in Melbourne. So he shared the confined space of my car for at least half an hour each way. He was coughing and sneezing all the way. The fan of the car heater helped spread the infection nicely. I have since been to a pub tournament in Adelaide during the antibiotic treatment. I suppose that if any of my friends there caught the weakened germs, it would act like vaccination!

Anonymous said...



Hi there Jimmy

I read with shock and dismay that an unfortunate visitor from NSW, David More, wasn't prewarned about the multitudes of lurking dangers when sharing an automobile driven by something so severely infected - afflicted ? - with lofaszitis.

This uncommon gnosiophobic's disease is most prevalent, according to Gray's Anatomy, amongst parasitical microbes which have been known to be able to self commute between a hotel in Falkner and Box Hill.

Never mind, Jimmy, it's ok though. Think of it in the positive ; at least you have finally managed to gain your one and only fan - the one in your car.

Please, Jimmy, do NOT take any virus destroying antibiotics. You'll completely disappear.

soberly yours

Mohammed A. Hegazi said...

You are totally confused. It is not enough to sober up. A straight jacket might soon be needed.

Mohammed A. Hegazi said...

For the uninitiated:
Anonymous here is a strange scrabble player of the name Frank Csarics. He is so confused that one can only feel sorry for him. If you happen to know him, please advise me confidentially by email. I don't really want to disturb his mental health any further.