tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post115300000825377414..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Meditations on old vices.LawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-89781346404608448482009-02-27T18:30:00.000-06:002009-02-27T18:30:00.000-06:00Oh well, Hell, as long as ancient is OK:"Absinthe ...Oh well, Hell, as long as ancient is OK:<BR/><BR/>"Absinthe makes the mind go wander."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-46393310523411816092008-09-05T11:50:00.000-05:002008-09-05T11:50:00.000-05:00I know this is ancient, but I'm working your way t...I know this is ancient, but I'm working your way through your archives while bored at work.<BR/><BR/>In response to your 'It's a poison', I'd like to share a rule that I call Pasha's First Rule of Recreational Drug Use: "Three Fifth's of the LD50 of ANYTHING will get you high as a kite."Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441157865205587143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1160629122661029112006-10-11T23:58:00.000-05:002006-10-11T23:58:00.000-05:00"Absinth is on the US controlled drugs list"No it'..."Absinth is on the US controlled drugs list"<BR/><BR/>No it's not. It's controlled by the FDA due to rules having to do with the level of thujone. Check out http://www.wormwoodsociety.org/ABSfaq.html#illegal for more info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153430282524747392006-07-20T16:18:00.000-05:002006-07-20T16:18:00.000-05:00Never claimed to be a saint, Lurker.Never claimed to be a saint, Lurker.LawDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153367243084929402006-07-19T22:47:00.000-05:002006-07-19T22:47:00.000-05:00Ahem. LD, you certainly seem to know a very great ...Ahem. LD, you certainly seem to know a very great deal about this stuff. Just saying......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153174453007666832006-07-17T17:14:00.000-05:002006-07-17T17:14:00.000-05:00Absinth is on the US controlled drugs list, but th...Absinth is on the US controlled drugs list, but their is no penalty for possession. If customs discovers a bottle in transit, they will simply confiscate it as contraband ... a police officer can do the same under current drug laws ... no penalty, except the cost of the bottle when he takes it from you.<BR/><BR/>Selling it in the US is another matter entirely.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Here are some reputable off-shore absintheurs:<BR/><BR/>http://www.absinthe.bz/faq.html?act_vn<BR/><BR/>http://www.alandia.de/absinthe/index.php/language/en<BR/><BR/>http://www.originalabsinthe.com/?ad=mdm<BR/><BR/>I buy mine from absinth.bz .<BR/><BR/>I would suggest not doing the Czech flaming cube thingy, unless you want to amuse your friends by immolating yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153154398837514372006-07-17T11:39:00.000-05:002006-07-17T11:39:00.000-05:00I've heard (strictly a rumor) that it is now possi...I've heard (strictly a rumor) that it is now possible to make absinthe while removing the little beastie that causes they madness part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153147137780634812006-07-17T09:38:00.000-05:002006-07-17T09:38:00.000-05:00"IIRC, absinthe was the cause of death of Ernest H...<I>"IIRC, absinthe was the cause of death of Ernest Hemingway."</I><BR/><BR/>No, a chunk of lead moving at high velocity was the death of Ernest Hemingway.<BR/><BR/>The always entertaining <I>Modern Drunkard Magazine</I> did a writeup of absinthe that can be found here:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/08-04/08-04-van-gogh.htm" REL="nofollow">Drinking with Van Gogh</A><BR/><BR/>A warning: some content NSFW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153142613401624342006-07-17T08:23:00.000-05:002006-07-17T08:23:00.000-05:00My understanding is that the recent relaxation of ...My understanding is that the recent relaxation of the absinthe bans in Europe was due to research showing that the effects of absinthe aren't actually any worse than other alocholic beverages. There, apparently, was a lot of mythology developed around it during the temperance movement, a demonization of an item that they wanted to bring public pressure against. Absinthe may have been the "assault weapon" of its age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153140453369951372006-07-17T07:47:00.000-05:002006-07-17T07:47:00.000-05:00Ah, well.Then it was the absinthe that drove him c...Ah, well.<BR/><BR/>Then it was the absinthe that drove him crazy enough to off himself.<BR/><BR/>See--we can get it in there!Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153076971277794492006-07-16T14:09:00.000-05:002006-07-16T14:09:00.000-05:00From Wikipedia, Hemingway shot himself:"some three...From <A HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/ERNEST_HEMINGWAY =>Wikipedia</A>, Hemingway shot himself:<BR/><BR/>"some three weeks short of his 62nd birthday, he took his own life on the morning of July 2, 1961, with a shotgun blast to the head. The gun was purchased at Abercrombie and Fitch."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153057359047286062006-07-16T08:42:00.000-05:002006-07-16T08:42:00.000-05:00And was a fav drink of Vincent Van Gogh.And was a fav drink of Vincent Van Gogh.Mattexianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364636677279037964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153054922927476792006-07-16T08:02:00.000-05:002006-07-16T08:02:00.000-05:00IIRC, absinthe was the cause of death of Ernest He...IIRC, absinthe was the cause of death of Ernest Hemingway.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153053082145548022006-07-16T07:31:00.000-05:002006-07-16T07:31:00.000-05:00"they get about 1000% profit, and you get a bottle..."they get about 1000% profit, and you get a bottle of licorice-flavoured mouthwash."<BR/>It could be worse; you could get real absinthe.<BR/>Seems to me that a major reason it's not banned like the various "War on Drugs" drugs is that it simply fell out of popularity, the harmful effects being so obvious compared to most recreational drugs. Kind of like how methanol is legal.EgregiousCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853731284933759800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153038030287985092006-07-16T03:20:00.000-05:002006-07-16T03:20:00.000-05:00I've never even heard of it.Geez, I sort of feel l...I've never even heard of it.<BR/><BR/>Geez, I sort of feel left out - even though I have no desire to try it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the lesson. Learn something new everyday...kateykakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899199244376258098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153037609692505912006-07-16T03:13:00.000-05:002006-07-16T03:13:00.000-05:00My understanding of the law is that the banination...My understanding of the law is that the banination was done as a foodstuff and not as a pharmaceutical. This means that it can't be sold in the US, but is legal to own. Just watch out for the homebrew stuff made with essential oils, which are poisonous even without the thujone. <BR/><BR/>Main advantage to the real thing is not that the thujone makes you see things, but that it counteracts the more... annoying effects of the alcohol. It loosens the inhibitions without turning you in to a stumbling, slurring idiot. Um, or so I've heard...Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1153016484357420872006-07-15T21:21:00.000-05:002006-07-15T21:21:00.000-05:00I got a bottle of absinthe for my birthday a coupl...I got a bottle of absinthe for my birthday a couple of years ago, but it wasn't "real" absinthe, seeing as how I'd heard what it can do to you and I'm about as brave as a nuerotic mouse. It was called Absinte, and it has synthetic wormwood in it. But it was bright lime green, and it did taste like licorice. Black licorice, I thought, which is my favorite. And I did end up very intoxicated. Two glasses had more of an effect on me than entire nights of drinking other things. I probably had a good time... I don't really remember.Abejarron Caoticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376827988664798139noreply@blogger.com