The discussion of why dying Libyan terrorist, al Megrahi, hasn't died yet and the rather gruesome way that the toxic harpy Hillary Clinton has tried to link in every American's favourite boogieman, BP, into the debate reminds me of a gag I heard some time ago.

I was at a pharmaceutical conference about 10-15 years ago and one of the participants was very angry about a sketch they'd seen on the TV (or maybe heard on the radio).  The comedian had, so he claimed, bought an oncomouse, one of those patented mice that's genetically predisposed to catch cancer.  Only his oncomouse hadn't died yet and now he was ringing up the laboratory to ask for a refund.

This is the sort of appallingly black humour that makes me laugh like a drain.  But does anyone know who was responsible for this gag?  It sounds like something Chris Morris might do, or someone cerebral like Armando Iannucci.  But does anyone know for sure?  Please let me know.

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