The funny thing is, this makes a great follow-on to the BBC "no news today" video: the way the Brits react to "nothing there" vs. the Americans.

There's something about that verse that gets in your head. I had Canterbury Tales with me in Mexico, and when a bout of tourista put me totally out of commission for a day, it inspired this little bit of nonsense.

It's not surprising that it works, doctors prescribe saline spray all the time. (I find it very helpful myself.)

The interesting question would be if seawater works any better than ordinary saline, which I doubt.

Tricon,

The Prelinger Archives is a great source for public domain clips.

There used to be a yearly contest called Stockstock to make short films out of Prelinger clips, but they sadly seem to have discontinued it.

One of my creations for the contest was Auntie G.