Mandatory testing of all tourney players has found substance abuse in all members of the Internal Medicine team. Specifically, the players tested positive for Norethandrolone, a testoterone derivative, and Showdown officials have ruled that they have no choice but to disqualify the team from the tournament. This means Surgery advances.
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Showdown update: Team Internal Medicine busted for performance enhancement drugs. Team is disqualified from the showdown!
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Posted on: March 17, 2007 1:47 AM, by David Ng




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Oh dear. But then, is anyone going to get through the Pestle & Mortar group, or are they all going to be found guilty of substance abuse?
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | March 17, 2007 3:53 AM
What?!? Sugar, these are all real.
*flex*
I'll be sad if you're not going for irony, here. I'll be sad, anyway, because I never got to quote this story. Oh well--there's always next year.
Posted by: Signout | March 17, 2007 5:13 PM
That paper looks awesome. A good one for the SCQ journal club.
Posted by: David Ng | March 17, 2007 7:05 PM