I looked at my notes and didn't like them. Something went wrong with my greatest invention: a cure for the common cold. Mulvey's Miracle Cold Cure swept the nation, bringing me fast, untold wealth and fame. At last, a person takes one dose of the stuff and the cold is gone. All the usual cold remedies on the shelf rendered useless because of my wondrous invention. The pharmeceutical giants toppled in one swoop!

Now, word has gotten back that there is a slight – no make that major – problem. There is a very unusual side effect. Months after taking my cold cure, people developed a strange craving for kimchee. You know, that smelly fermented cabbage dish. Soon after Mulvey's Miracle Cold Cure flew off the shelves, kimchee sales skyrocketed. People who normally avoid the stuff bought and ate it by the gallons. Supply could not keep up with demand. Some folks complained that they smelled like the stuff, not pleasant in social situations.

OK, I reformulate my cold cure. I adjust the amount of the secret chemical formula. After rigorous testing, no more kimchee cravings, it just killed the colds. Ah, success at last.

The reformulated Mulvey's Miracle Cold Cure has been back on the market for several months. Odd thing, though, approximately nine months after my new, improved invention hit the shelves, the birth rate went through the roof. I'm talking a major baby boom! Multiple births like no one's business!

Hmm, maybe I shouldn't tamper with success and rename it Mulvey's Miracle Cold & Infertility Cure.

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