The Story of Red Murphy's Sardines

The gang agreed and decided to move forward with Red Murphy's recommendation. Murph smeared the contaminated fish on a piece of bread. To the slimy spread he added not salt and pepper or a dash of mustard, but numerous metal slivers. Bits of broken glass were then carefully placed amid the mush along with some carpet tacks. Another slice of bread was lovingly placed on top. When Mike went to the bar, read Murphy poured him a drink and then offered him the sandwich. The British scientist Alexander Fleming had only discovered penicillin four years earlier in 1928 in England. It wasn't commonly on the market yet, certainly not in America. So Mike would be doomed once he