Braggi Report post Posted February 8, 2013 Didn't see a thread where this story would be appropriate so I thought I'd make one. I realize The Wormwood Society is all about doing it right, so consider this thread comic relief, but so often what is funny is also sad and sometimes tragic. Case in point: http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/erith_teenager_burnt_by_flaming_absinthe_shot_1_1787916 This story is so bizarre I have to wonder if it's even true. True or not, people are reading it. Enjoy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JosephLabrecque Report post Posted February 8, 2013 I guess at least they weren't lighting it aflame on purpose this time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Moss Report post Posted February 8, 2013 I preferred the coverage of this story in The Sun. Much more gruesome. Setting fire to absinthe, even accidentally, proves to me that Darwin was correct about the survival of the fittest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JosephLabrecque Report post Posted February 8, 2013 "Cannabis Absenta"? Right... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ádám Oláh (Phoney) Report post Posted February 8, 2013 It's too sad these "absinthe incidents" are able to happen exactly because absinthe is being seen as the most dangerous drink of history. European kids are drinking 120–180 proof shots of artificial crap thinking it's absinthe (occasionally igniting themselves), which possibly wouldn't be the case if absinthe would have been represented as it really is. This one really backfired on temperance folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwydion Stone Report post Posted February 8, 2013 Holy crap, it's 180 proof. “I was with five friends in Magaluf and we decided to have a shot in our room before we went out. But as I lifted the glass to my mouth my mate lit a cig and the fumes caught fire." Translation: "I don't want to admit I was stupid enough to try and drink a flaming shot." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluewolf Pete Report post Posted February 8, 2013 This is wrong on so many levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 8, 2013 Holy crap, it's 180 proof. That's what she said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
techdiver Report post Posted February 21, 2013 This is wrong on so many levels. Most definitely, gotta feel for the poor kid. A whole lot of pain for trying to drink "so-called cannabis absinthe", er, crapsinthe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin Zufanek Report post Posted February 26, 2013 Speechless. http://youtu.be/vd6xB2r7uL4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zman (Marc Bernhard) Report post Posted February 26, 2013 Please, WSers, leave a comment on their YouTube page letting them know that they were not drinking real absinthe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Griffin Report post Posted February 26, 2013 Well-meaning guys who are simply horribly mis-informed. Comment posted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JosephLabrecque Report post Posted February 26, 2013 I'd like to see them try some real absinthe and post an update video Commented. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Griffin Report post Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) Martin, it seems the link you posted that Joseph, SC and I replied/commented on has vanished. Kinda makes our posts that followed confusing. I can't imagine why it would have been removed, it was a perfectly valid point to make, and a chance to shed some insights with the guys that made the vid. Edit: I meant "Martin", not "Marc!" Fixed. It doesn't appear on some Mobile devices, but is here when viewed on a normal computer, it seems. Perhaps it's that whole "no flash on Apple mobile devices" thing. That's why I thought the link vanished. Nevermind! Good comments, hopefully it'll do some good... Not holding my breath, but you never know. Edited February 26, 2013 by Scott M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLoucheyMonster! Report post Posted March 29, 2013 Absinth for breakfast. Very wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted March 29, 2013 Ha! Is that German for "Absinth Fuckstick"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethP Report post Posted March 30, 2013 Absinth for breakfast. Very wrong. [...] Milk, absinthe cereals, a green colored mess, and alcohol.... ... Tasty?? Me think not. But a very challenging "frühstück" I'd suppose? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLANofMAN Report post Posted April 11, 2013 I think the moral of that story was, "you should always add sugar to your unsweetened cereal, kids!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
