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| Mar 29th, 2004 03:32 PM | |||
| Dixie | they're "legalizing" absinthe in the US soon. | ||
| Mar 28th, 2004 02:16 PM | |||
| Zhukov | Yes, Here. You just missed Mr.Kiwi. :/ | ||
| Mar 27th, 2004 08:35 PM | |||
| Pub Lover | Did Black Books ever get shown outside of the UK? :/ | ||
| Mar 27th, 2004 04:20 PM | |||
| the_dudefather |
whats the slogan for absthese? its the drink that makes you want to kill yourself yeah... black books references |
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| Mar 25th, 2004 10:53 PM | |||
| executioneer |
the absinthe we can have legally here is sans wormwood drew -willie |
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| Mar 25th, 2004 10:09 PM | |||
| Drew Katsikas |
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And Seth, I think it's legal to have absinthe in the states, but not to sell it here. Imports are fine. |
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| Mar 23rd, 2004 06:40 PM | |||
| Sethomas | I believe the herbal stuff has a legal limit of 35 mg/liter, which is enough to have an effect on most people. Nevertheless, it's still far below the classic recipes which had five or six times that much in them. The most cost-effective way to experience thijune is to buy wormwood, which I think can be legally traded, and soak it in a high-proof spirit for a few weeks. | ||
| Mar 20th, 2004 02:01 AM | |||
| Perndog | Does the wormwood extract found in health food stores have enough thijune to make it worthwhile or are illegal imports the only way to find absinthe in the USA? | ||
| Mar 18th, 2004 08:44 AM | |||
| Pub Lover | Yes Helm, we all love Seth very much. | ||
| Mar 17th, 2004 11:44 PM | |||
| Helm |
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| Mar 17th, 2004 05:25 PM | |||
| mesobe |
the stuff is way too nasty for me. Some friends of mine used to make it from freshly harvested wormwood. it gave me a headache and 10000X my senstivity to light. the flashing 12:00 on my VCR was like a floodlight in my living room. ick. |
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| Mar 17th, 2004 01:36 PM | |||
| da blob | And that would be one hell of an improvement. | ||
| Mar 17th, 2004 11:53 AM | |||
| Bennett | or it may turn you into a dwarf who paints dancers while wearing a top hat and monacle. | ||
| Mar 17th, 2004 11:35 AM | |||
| da blob | I think the danger is in long term use - turning you into a vegetable. | ||
| Mar 17th, 2004 11:20 AM | |||
| Sethomas |
The chemical is called Thijune, though practically every source has a different spelling for it. In Spain, Austria, and Czech Republic it can be sold with up to 35 mg/liter of Thijune, but by adding my own bulk wormwood I hope to get that level well over 200 as it was consumed in the 1890s. Thijune has the exact same chemical structure as THC and is known to cause euphoria and hallucinations. And seizures/death, but I'm FEARLESS. 
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| Mar 17th, 2004 10:39 AM | |||
| da blob | But it's not only an alcohol ° problem - the composition has changed, it used to be a very efficient brain-destroying drug, which the new versions are supposedly not anymore. | ||
| Mar 16th, 2004 11:11 AM | |||
| Sethomas |
Absinthe I fell in love with this stuff in Prague. Stupid how it's illegal in all but three countries, but I'm bringing it home anyways. I bought half a pound of bulk wormwood to make mine even stronger, so that it's as potent as what Hemmingway and VanGogh drank. I bought some in Barcelona that's black and 160 proof. Yummy yum yum. |
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