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2008-04-30 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by gorb 2008-04-30 01:15|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 What a long, strange trip....

Posted by N guard 2008-04-30 03:17|| 2008-04-30 03:17|| Front Page Top

#2 "turn on, tune in, drop dead."

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-04-30 08:04|| 2008-04-30 08:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I figure LSD flashbacks are responsible for much of the strange 'liberal' behavior we see - like the Berkeley mob at the military recruiting center.

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-04-30 09:19|| 2008-04-30 09:19|| Front Page Top

#4 The background blotter in this vid is an ode to Hoffman

Posted by 3dc 2008-04-30 09:25|| 2008-04-30 09:25|| Front Page Top

#5 While there are persistent rumors that LSD is often contaminated with strychnine, this is not true. However, the truth is a bit more complex:

"Strychnine is not the cause of tracers, cramps, nausea, or amphetamine-like LSD-effects. Its possible that poorly synthesized LSD might have other ergot derivatives in it, which might contribute to the harsh body load that some get on taking LSD.

"Also, the very close chemical relatives 1-Methyl-LSD and 1-Acetyl-LSD (which break down into LSD in aqueous solution) might be present in some street samples and might contribute to the harsh body load.

"(Petter Stafford has claimed in his _Psychedelics Encyclopedia_ that 1-Acetyl-LSD is supposedly "smoother" than d-LSD -- thus "strychnine laced acid" may acutally be pure d-LSD, while "pure lsd" may be 1-Acetyl-LSD or some substitute).

"And the chemicals iso-LSD and lumi-LSD which are breakdown products of LSD might contribute to the body loading on some trips, particularly via a hypothetical synergistic effect.

"Given this plethora of possible chemicals in street "LSD", its not needed to look to a chemical which has hardly ever been found in analyzed samples to explain variations in the strength and "cleanliness" of street acid."

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-30 10:14|| 2008-04-30 10:14|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder if they've lowered the flags to half mast up at UMass-Amherst yet?

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-30 10:38|| 2008-04-30 10:38|| Front Page Top

#7 What a pity the poor man never found the thing that would have led to the Nobel Prize in medicine or chemistry that he really wanted. But after that small discovery was taken over by the idiots, there really wasn't any chance the rest of his work would be taken seriously. Rest in peace, Dr. Hofmann. May you be free of unpeaceful dreams.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-04-30 11:16|| 2008-04-30 11:16|| Front Page Top

#8 "I wonder if they've lowered the flags to half mast up at UMass-Amherst yet?"

I dunno, you can put me in the bin with those who think having that experience at least once is probably a good thing. I would say it is a more positive thing than negative though like anything else it can be abused or used irresponsibly.

Read the book "Insanely Great" sometime about the development of the Mac. Having experienced LSD was implied to be pretty much a pre-requisite to being on the original Macintosh team.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-04-30 13:37|| 2008-04-30 13:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Like running away and joining the circus...for 12 hours. But like all things, too much circus is not good.

Posted by remoteman 2008-04-30 15:47|| 2008-04-30 15:47|| Front Page Top

#10 it is said that they use strycnine was used too hold the liquid onto the paper, but who knows

Posted by sinse 2008-04-30 18:38|| 2008-04-30 18:38|| Front Page Top

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