In which case there are a
number of ways you can tackle the problem. You could, for instance, shove a broom
handle up the back of your sweater, or strap yourself to a plank. Some people hang
themselves from a portable frame using steel cables kept taut by a system of weights and
pulleys. A colleague of mine is pioneering a new technique which involves inflating
the patient to the correct pressure using compressed air. This ensures long term
rigidity, as long as the individual receives regular top ups. However, the system is
still not entirely flawless, and my friend has already lost several patients because of
punctures - some of them quite literally. The last one flew out of the open window
of his surgery in Harley Street and went under the wheels of a passing bus before anyone
could do anything about it.