I had a couple of friends do it in shots last night, and I was actually kind of wierded out - I didn't think drinking it that way was healthy.
Yes, I know drinking it that way is not healthy, but that it should be drank that way... you get what I mean. BeauChan fucked around with this message on 12-02-2004 at 12:03 AM.
I haven't tried it, but have fun with the "green fairy". Ian Benjamin fucked around with this message on 12-02-2004 at 12:07 AM.
Everything ever taught to you by Jim Bob of Billy Bob's Black Belt Emporium is a lie. Now, tie your obi UNDER the hakama and try again.
Unless you are buying it from the back of some guy's car, it is pretty safe to assume it isn't true Absinthe. And if it is, and you are buying it from the back of some guy's car, I wouldn't reccommend drinking it, heh.
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We were all impressed when Vorago wrote:
It is illegal to sell Absinthe in North America, but not to possess it. You can order true absinthe from overseas and get it shipped fine. Just be sure to get the good stuff, as absinthe contains wormwood oil which is quite poisonous, so you do not want cheap stuff that may not have been prepared properly, hehUnless you are buying it from the back of some guy's car, it is pretty safe to assume it isn't true Absinthe. And if it is, and you are buying it from the back of some guy's car, I wouldn't reccommend drinking it, heh.
Exactly what Vorago said.
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and I didn't know you could order it fom overseas *ponders*
thank you for the info guys!
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If you wanna get drunk, stick to normal means of doing so. You dont want to poison yourself for a laugh, and since you already said you didnt know the correct way to consume absinthe safely, you probably shouldnt be doing it. Absinthe, or even just an imitation, is unsafe period.
But I am strongly against drinking in any case, so eh.
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How.... Liam.... uughhhhhh:
Have fun with the wacky hallucinogen, space cowboy.
Wasn't there a green fairy in the opening to Moulin Rouge? And it sang, and then Ben Kenobi took out his lightsaber and killed it!
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Gydyon said:
Absinthe makes the heart grow, Fonda.
I tried that similar pun last time someone made a thread like this. 
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Mightion Defensor had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
I tried that similar pun last time someone made a thread like this.
I have less of a reputation for them and thus less mocking.
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This insanity brought to you by New Age Bane:
Wasn't there a green fairy in the opening to Moulin Rouge? And it sang, and then Ben Kenobi took out his lightsaber and killed it!
That's because there was absinthe...in the movie. And Kenobi didn't kill her for shits and giggles, it was because he couldn't handle his liquor. 
Still always, Not-Dude.
Get a Bistro glass, or any kinda tall glass.
Fill about...1/3 of the way with Absinthe, 1/2 if you're in the mood for a stronger drink.
Now I doubt you have an Absinthe trowel so a spoon will do. Get a sugar cube and place it in the spoon. Pour water over it so it melts but HERE IS THE TRICKY PART:
You want to fill the glass the rest of the way up with water to dilute and awaken the herbs in the drink. What was only tasted as a hint will not be full force. Do this so the sugar melts at a rate that, when it is done, you have filled the glass. This can be tricky and might take some pratice but it just involves a bit of careful, and slow, pouring.
Stir it up which should make it a kind of yellowish-green, almost like jade colour. There ya go, enjoy your glass of mental clarity.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael impressed everyone with:
Killing brain cells isn't the same thing as mental clarity.
But it clears your mind. 
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This insanity brought to you by Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael:
Killing brain cells isn't the same thing as mental clarity.
I'm just stating what I've read and understand about both pot and absinthe. I have tried neither. I've heard Absinthe offers a sort of 'mental clarity'. I have not heard the same of a joint.
Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!
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Suddar wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Pot isn't necessarily a stupor either.
You've never smoked, pot have you?
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Maradon! spewed forth this undeniable truth:
You've never smoked, pot have you?
Perhaps not, but he's right anyway.
I think the source romanticizes what is, frankly, just another means of intoxication. I personally don't see why anyone dresses up things like that.
For instance, you eat blowfish sushi. Improperly prepared, blowfish poison is quite possibly lethal. That's the allure to it: the risk of death. It's not the flavor of dead, raw fish. Same thing with Absinthe; you're drinking it for the legend, not for the "mental clarity".
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This one time, at Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael camp:
"Mental Clarity" is ill-defined by that site. To me it would seem to indicate that it in some way makes the brain work better, which begs the question why we all don't imbibe controlled amounts of Absinthe to do better in academic ventures. That is, of course, exactly what proponents of LSD and Marijuana had to say in the 70's (and die hard advocates today still stick by), but under the harsh light of scientific inquiry, it damages the brain (albeit marijuana is much less maleficent to the brain than LSD).I think the source romanticizes what is, frankly, just another means of intoxication. I personally don't see why anyone dresses up things like that.
For instance, you eat blowfish sushi. Improperly prepared, blowfish poison is quite possibly lethal. That's the allure to it: the risk of death. It's not the flavor of dead, raw fish. Same thing with Absinthe; you're drinking it for the legend, not for the "mental clarity".
Actually delta9-THC is far more damaging to the brain than is LSD. LSD is more or less non-toxic: The danger comes from hallucinating that you can fly off the top of your apartment, or something along those lines. Though, whether or not it is in any way beneficial is for our resident baby boomers to decide. Pvednes fucked around with this message on 12-03-2004 at 08:25 AM.
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Pvednes wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
Actually delta9-THC is far more damaging to the brain than is LSD. LSD is more or less non-toxic: The danger comes from hallucinating that you can fly off the top of your apartment, or something along those lines. Though, whether or not it is in any way beneficial is for our resident baby boomers to decide.
CURSE YOUR SCIENTIFIC DEVILTRY!
<R0x0R> Shall we shake our fist at him, General?
Yes! *shakes his fist at Pved*
My overall point about mental clarity stands, however.
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Pvednes spewed forth this undeniable truth:
Actually delta9-THC is far more damaging to the brain than is LSD. LSD is more or less non-toxic: The danger comes from hallucinating that you can fly off the top of your apartment, or something along those lines. Though, whether or not it is in any way beneficial is for our resident baby boomers to decide.
It certainly depends upon how one defines "damage." If you're talking about immediate changes to structure or process, perhaps you have a point. But by all accounts, LSD (and some others) can induce certain hallucinogenic effects long after the fact, pointing perhaps to some long-term change of function. There really isn't much difference between the danger of cellular destruction and the absolute conviction, corroborated by all one's senses, that one can fly by leaping off a tall building. If anything, the latter has a higher PK.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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It certainly depends upon how one defines "damage." If you're talking about immediate changes to structure or process, perhaps you have a point. But by all accounts, LSD (and some others) can induce certain hallucinogenic effects long after the fact, pointing perhaps to some long-term change of function. There really isn't much difference between the danger of cellular destruction and the absolute conviction, corroborated by all one's senses, that one can fly by leaping off a tall building. If anything, the latter has a higher PK.
"Don't tip me, I'll spill!"
even my friends have weird friends...
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Bloodsage had this to say about Tron:
It certainly depends upon how one defines "damage." If you're talking about immediate changes to structure or process, perhaps you have a point. But by all accounts, LSD (and some others) can induce certain hallucinogenic effects long after the fact, pointing perhaps to some long-term change of function. There really isn't much difference between the danger of cellular destruction and the absolute conviction, corroborated by all one's senses, that one can fly by leaping off a tall building. If anything, the latter has a higher PK.
With LSD, the flashbacks are a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, funnily enough. I am under the impression that is relatively uncommon, mind you. That could be construed as a type of damage, but I would say that would be a result of experiences under the influence, rather than chemical toxicity.
Aside from that, indeed!
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Pvednes had this to say about (_|_):
Actually delta9-THC is far more damaging to the brain than is LSD. LSD is more or less non-toxic: The danger comes from hallucinating that you can fly off the top of your apartment, or something along those lines. Though, whether or not it is in any way beneficial is for our resident baby boomers to decide.
Don't forget schizophrenia.
I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like...
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Jens impressed everyone with:
LSD is pretty neat.
LSD is freaky shit.
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Pvednes got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
With LSD, the flashbacks are a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, funnily enough. I am under the impression that is relatively uncommon, mind you. That could be construed as a type of damage, but I would say that would be a result of experiences under the influence, rather than chemical toxicity.Aside from that, indeed!
Not entirely. Your liver cannot process LSD, so it never leaves your body once taken, it just settles in your spinal and cerebral fluid and leaves general circulation. An acid flashback is when it re-enters circulation. Anything from blunt trauma to stress can cause it.
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Not entirely. Your liver cannot process LSD, so it never leaves your body once taken, it just settles in your spinal and cerebral fluid and leaves general circulation. An acid flashback is when it re-enters circulation. Anything from blunt trauma to stress can cause it.
That's not true, actually. It's metabolised in the liver, and it's catabolites are excreted in the urine. Hence, urine tests.
The urban legends about drugs do help disuade people from the use of drugs, but when you are looking for actual information on them, anti-drug programs aren't a particularily good place to start, and nor are brain-fried enthusiasts, either. As usual, it's best to go to the primary literature when you're looking for facts on them.
