I'll Have a Space-Shot, and Make It a Double!

According to a news item filed by the Agence France-Presse, a 288-billion mile long cloud of methyl alcohol has been discovered in the Milky Way. In a move that puts "CAUTION: CONTENTS OF THIS CONTAINER MAY BE EXTREMELY HOT" to shame, the French news agency felt compelled to point out that methanol, "a cousin of ethanol, which is found in alcoholic beverages", is "not suitable for human consumption". Apparently, they were concerned that some people might take the news the wrong way.