In reply to this comment by Octopussy: @ Drachen_Jager, mharvey42 and djsunkid: thanks for doing my homework (I was actually hoping for the poster to back it up; Pan7her, could you bother us with a link, or two?
All the mystery behind absinthe can be relegated down to one factor: after an insect infestation destroyed the French wine crops back in the late 1800's, absinthe became the popular drink. So popular in fact, that it threatened the French wine industry and was almost named the official drink of France. After the vineyards recovered, they had to get rid of absinthe as a competitor. The solution? Demonize it. Pretty soon, you had stories of hallucinations, murderous rampages (example), etc. They were obviously successful.
And btw, the reported "hallucinatory" effects of absinthe can also be attributed to various distilleries not preparing absinthe correctly, or replacing certain ingredients with other, more dangerous chemicals. A fairly common practice considering how many litres of the stuff was being consumed back in the day. Thujone itself is not a hallucinogen; if so, everybody would be trippin' balls every Thanksgiving as common cooking sage as an incredible amount of thujone in it; much more so than a foreign, "real" bottle of absinthe.
So, iloseatlife, please continue losing at life. And lose the attitude. It's not welcome and not appreciated, clearly evidenced by the number of downvotes its received.
>> ^MaxWilder: It's hard to not be arrogant when people are constantly in your face proving how stupid they are. If the logical fallacies don't convince you that religion is wrong, then the hypocrisy of the "faithful" should.
Oh that's so astute. He gets people proving him right every time someone speaks to him, how on earth can he not be arrogant?!
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Octopussy (Member Profile)
@ Drachen_Jager, mharvey42 and djsunkid: thanks for doing my homework (I was actually hoping for the poster to back it up; Pan7her, could you bother us with a link, or two?
try this mate.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0j5yDF-CaI
Absinthe Myths
And btw, the reported "hallucinatory" effects of absinthe can also be attributed to various distilleries not preparing absinthe correctly, or replacing certain ingredients with other, more dangerous chemicals. A fairly common practice considering how many litres of the stuff was being consumed back in the day. Thujone itself is not a hallucinogen; if so, everybody would be trippin' balls every Thanksgiving as common cooking sage as an incredible amount of thujone in it; much more so than a foreign, "real" bottle of absinthe.
So, iloseatlife, please continue losing at life. And lose the attitude. It's not welcome and not appreciated, clearly evidenced by the number of downvotes its received.
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It's hard to not be arrogant when people are constantly in your face proving how stupid they are. If the logical fallacies don't convince you that religion is wrong, then the hypocrisy of the "faithful" should.
Oh that's so astute. He gets people proving him right every time someone speaks to him, how on earth can he not be arrogant?!
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Megaforce - Highlights Flying Bike & More Ridiculous Scenes
Meh
BTW, i think they need a better title