The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7331 p15
1/8 January 2005

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The Journal

Professors cannot be confused with Santa

From Mr M. James, FRPharmS

Professors cannot be confused with Santa Claus.

Reason: my recollection is that Santa came originally from the east (although nowadays, as any fule kno, he is based in the north) and there was once a graffito on a Belgian university wall, which, translated, read:

Q. “Why do Professors come from the west”

A. “Because the Bible says the wise men came from the east!”

I rest my case.

Miall James
Coggeshall, Colchester

How can we expect to be taken seriously?

From Mr G. Baker

The BMJ is an internationally respected journal, which only adds to the respectability of the medical profession and the reputation of doctors in the UK. It is full of up-to-date, peer-reviewed articles on all areas of medicine, whereas the PJ has a study on beards (PDF 200K) and a spot the difference competition. What’s next? A free Refresher bar attached to the front cover?

And we expect to be taken seriously as a profession!

Graeme Baker
Preregistration trainee, Oxford

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