09 November, 2007

Don’t Blame China

Blame Cthulhu. Only the dread one could come up with something as eldritch as this:

Millions of Chinese-made toys have been recalled in the US and Australia after they were found to contain a substance linked to the date-rape drug GHB.

A total of five children were taken to hospital after swallowing tiny beads known as Bindeez in Australia and Aqua Dots in the US.

The beads were coated in chemicals which transformed into the banned drug when swallowed. [My emphasis.]

I take this as an ominous sign. To quote the Necronomicon: That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange æons even death may die.

(Link via email from Gautam. Previous posts on Eldritch horror: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.)