ABSINTHE, AB sinth, is a yellowish-green alcoholic beverage. It contains wormwood and anise. The use of absinthe can destroy the nerve centers of the brain. Production of absinthe is prohibited in the United States.

World Book Encyclopedia - 1969
#1
Posted 14 June 2009 - 02:03 PM
#2
Posted 14 June 2009 - 02:17 PM
What did anyone know about anything in 1969, except maybe everything.

Yes, I'm Krinkles the Clown on an absinthe a beer bender.
You got a problem with that?
#3
Posted 14 June 2009 - 04:32 PM


#4
Posted 14 June 2009 - 04:57 PM
#5
Posted 14 June 2009 - 06:35 PM
Blasphemy!
"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight"
HP Lovecraft
#6
Posted 14 June 2009 - 07:10 PM
Encyclopedia Britannica 1910:
ABSINTHE, a liqueur or aromatized spirit, the characteristic flavouring matter of which is derived from various species of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Among the other substances generally employed in its manufacture are angelica root, sweet flag, dittany leaves, star-anise fruit, fennel and hyssop. A colourless “alcohólate” is first prepared, and to this the well-known green colour of the beverage is imparted by maceration with green leaves of wormwood, hyssop and mint. Inferior varieties are made by means of essences, the distillation being omitted. There are two varieties of absinthe, the French and the Swiss, the latter of which is of a higher alcoholic strength than the former. The best absinthe contains 70 to 80% of alcohol. It is said to improve very materially by storage. There is a popular belief to the effect that absinthe is frequently adulterated with copper, indigo or other dye-stuffs (to impart the green colour), but, in fact, this is now very rarely the case. There is some reason to believe that excessive absinthe-drinking leads to effects which are specifically worse than those associated with over-indulgence in other forms of alcohol.
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#7
Posted 15 June 2009 - 04:07 PM
That's a true statement. It keeps your wallet flat.There is some reason to believe that excessive absinthe-drinking leads to effects which are specifically worse than those associated with over-indulgence in other forms of alcohol.[/i]
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:43 PM

#9
Posted 07 April 2012 - 02:26 AM
Amazing.
The bastids want to hurt my little friends!
Appalling!

The scoundrels!!

Will pass from change to change
As emerald clouds to opal,
And yet nothing will change?
Still he drinks opaline.
#10
Posted 07 April 2012 - 04:05 AM
That's a true statement. It keeps your wallet flat.There is some reason to believe that excessive absinthe-drinking leads to effects which are specifically worse than those associated with over-indulgence in other forms of alcohol.[/i]
I'll second that. By that standard I should definitely be a member of AA (Absinthists Anonymous, of course). When I think of the shoes I could have spent that money on... and in three months, I'd still have the shoes.
But shoes just don't taste nearly as good.

#11
Posted 07 April 2012 - 07:25 AM
Honest! Ask the Precious.

I mean no offense. There are bottles of extraordinary booze out there. I've tasted a few. Relax.
#12
Posted 07 April 2012 - 08:14 AM
#13
Posted 07 April 2012 - 08:15 AM
and the sad silent song made the hour twice as long,
as I waited for that sun to go sinkin'.
#14
Posted 07 April 2012 - 09:13 AM
So. No fancy boots. No mini fridge. No spoon holder.
But plenty of abinthe.

#15
Posted 07 April 2012 - 01:41 PM

But honey, really? Those boots are 2 bottles of Leopold, look at those flip-flops....5 bucks, we could get some Obsello too.


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Posted 07 April 2012 - 05:13 PM

#17
Posted 07 April 2012 - 05:19 PM


Yes, I'm Krinkles the Clown on an absinthe a beer bender.
You got a problem with that?
#18
Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:02 PM



Absinthe and absintheurs are so much more amusing than a new pair of boots or shoes or what have you not, as is evident by this here forum.

Will pass from change to change
As emerald clouds to opal,
And yet nothing will change?
Still he drinks opaline.
#19
Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:14 PM
That's a true statement. It keeps your wallet flat.There is some reason to believe that excessive absinthe-drinking leads to effects which are specifically worse than those associated with over-indulgence in other forms of alcohol.[/i]
I'll second that. By that standard I should definitely be a member of AA (Absinthists Anonymous, of course). When I think of the shoes I could have spent that money on... and in three months, I'd still have the shoes.
But shoes just don't taste nearly as good.
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But long after those shoes have worn out, you would probably still have the friendship of numerous fellow absintheurs.

I have a couple of cats who seem to prefer the smell - and perhaps even the taste - of shoes to absinthe, especially if the shoes have been recently worn!

Will pass from change to change
As emerald clouds to opal,
And yet nothing will change?
Still he drinks opaline.
#20
Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:42 PM
But long after those shoes have worn out, you would probably still have the friendship of numerous fellow absintheurs.

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