IamSquid
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posted on 24/5/2003 at 01:00 AM |
| Absinthe is in a kind of grey area in the US. It's not legal to sell,
that's it. It is however considered a form of alcohol so yoo can bring it
over but only a single bottle (check the exact laws to be certain). ____________________
i wanted to die, and then it progressed into wanting everyone else to
die so i could watch, and then me die.
-ickgirl
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Meranda_Jade
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posted on 23/5/2003 at 08:04 AM |
| Yeah, Johnny was doing all kinds of crazy-cute Victorian type drugs in that
movie... I can see where you'd get confused. That's actually the first time
I heard of combining absinthe and laudanaum, especially in such a way. It
doesn't sound terribly safe to me. I thought that opium was in real Greek
Ouzo, too... but it's a very close cousin to Absinthe, as are Chartreuse
and Pernod liquors... and they all have a bit of Thujone in them. Absinthe
has the most, though... ____________________
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic  Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 23/5/2003 at 12:09 AM |
THANK HELL FOR HBO!!!
I finally realised where I saw/why I thought laudinum is in absinthe!
"From Hell" is on TV again, and tho I know fictional renditions of old
serial killers starring johnny depp is hardly a 100% viable resource, in
that movie when he's in a tub he's got a bottle of absinthe and he does the
strainer with the sugarcube bit and puts three drops of laudinum on the
cube and sets it on fire.
THAT is where I saw it. I think I saw it in a music video YEARS ago too.
Duh, I'm such a screwball.
I get it now *lol*
*taking a whole new stance on how tv influences the mind~ I'm so gullible!* ____________________
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 23/5/2003 at 12:06 AM |
Hm, Meranda, I may be thinking this whole thing up in my overactive head,
but I DO SWEAR that laudinum gets into it SOMEHOW. Thought THAT was what
made it illegal, but I'm trying to think of where the laudinum comes in.
Perhaps I'm thinking of what they do when they put the strainer on top, put
a couple drops of (laudinum?) on the sugarcube, light the fucker on fire,
and it melts INTO the absinthe.
I swear I'm not making it up (that's what I tell myself anyway!) and I KNOW
that I've read this somewhere, now I just can't figure it out straight.
*sigh*
I'm gonna go dig on "absinthe useage" on the internet and see what I come
up with.
I was SURE that there was a diff between absinthe and wormwood. Perhaps
when they made it "illegal" someone made a knockoff that didn't have the
psychoactive properties and sold it as "absinthe".
Beh I don't know. My wheels are gonna be turning on this all friggin night
now *lol*
I'm so confused! ____________________
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
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Sardonic-Pain
Fanatic  Posts: 248 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/5/2003 at 08:31 AM |
| i have 2 bottles of absinthe at home....can't have a party without it....I
buy mine off line imported from europe good good stuff...::bounces:: I cant
wait till the party just gotta find people to room wif and people who needs
a ride if they are on my way from VA to NO......and get everything
organized......my e-mail is [email protected] or
[email protected] and if you want you can leave ur number and stuff
in the e-mail cause my celly fone has free longdistance so its no biggy a
year isnt that far away! ____________________
My Life is like a porno-Without the sex-Just the weird music
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Meranda_Jade
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posted on 22/5/2003 at 04:49 AM |
| It's legal to buy it from someone in a country where it is legal to sell
it. The wormwood is an herb that is part of what goes into the making of
Absinthe, and contains thujone, which is the stuff that has psychoactive
properties. The wormwood is what makes the legality of the stuff
questionable. there is no laudanaum or any other opium product in it.
Thujone is considered an unsafe food additive, not a drug. Therefore, while
it's illegal to make it in the U.S., it's okay to buy it from somewhere
else. ____________________
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 21/5/2003 at 11:20 PM |
| I am pretty confident that absinthe is quite legal in the states, only a
tad hard to get as there isn't a huge demand for it. It's when you make
wormwood (absinthe+laudinum I believe?) that it's illegal because it
contains narcotics. ____________________
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
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Arthegarn
Member   Posts: 79 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 21/5/2003 at 10:29 PM |
I'm coming. I'm saving
A few notes:
1) ALL EUROPEANS PLANNING TO COME PLEASE CONTACT ME. We can get much
cheaper tickets by getting group discount and many transatlantic flights
have a tech stop in Madrid.
2) I CAN DRINK ANYONE UNDER THE TABLE, Jesus's first and last miracles have
to do with alcohol. And you forget something: I am Spanish. The only people
who allegedly can drink more a night than us are the Irish, and I havenīt
met anyonme who could drink me put. And don't say you are a sailor, Morte,
Dolo or KatB. Somethings just run in the blood...
3) What to do: Wanna go to an American goth club. MUST go to an American
goth club. Drinking contest seems fine, but we should do it after we have
gone to the goth club. I would like to cast a Queimada and invite you all
to drink it, I thought I once posted about it, it's an old spell with Kelt
roots and blazing alcohol involved. Besides all that a "Letīs seduce the
Catholic guy" contest would be appreciated 
4) Question: Anyone has an idea how can I smugg... err... bring some
Absinthe bottles from Spain? Nothing as gothic as Absinthe, not even thar
Chartreuse thing. Shade what about toy dolls. Pleeeeease?
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dead-cell
Fanatic  Posts: 344 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 21/5/2003 at 05:47 PM |
| Well Spydr we meet again...anyway the party is scheduled for summer of next
year. Hmm... I wonder how we are going to identify each other. ____________________
co-worker: "Your gay!?"
myself: "Didn't you see my rainbow pin?"
co-worker: "I just thought you liked skettles."
-(yes, it actually happened to me)
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spydr
Coward   Posts: 5 Registered: 20/5/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 21/5/2003 at 04:22 PM |
As I have not been a member here, even 24 hours I can't say that I would
go, I do know however that for the people close to LA there is BatsDay at
Disneyland on August 24th of this year. Not sponsored by Disneyland, last
year there were about 200 gothy types, and people can bring their families
as well, which for some might be nice.
I do think that New Orleans would be the perfect place for such an event,
but as I am in Washington state the commute is a bit far.
I wish you all luck with this! ____________________
I am a little black rain cloud.
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callei
Extreme Fanatic  Posts: 759 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 21/5/2003 at 06:07 AM |
| no it wont be posted to this forum, or any other. The information will be
sent to each person that RSVPs. I will have the dates solidified shortly so
that people can ask for those days off. ____________________
Real goths wear silver and crosses to keep the werewolves and vampires
away.
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Starlight
Extreme Fanatic  Posts: 618 Registered: 27/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 21/5/2003 at 01:36 AM |
*raises her hand* Currently I'm planning on being there, and bringing my
husband along with me.
So where's the group agenda and my hotel room number? *grinz*
callei will there be definite dates and how to get a room at the hotel
everyone is staying at and all that posted here on this forum? (Once
vacation time gets requested it's not changeable is why I'm asking.) ____________________
"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never
tried before." ~Mae West
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AloneSoul
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posted on 19/5/2003 at 10:38 PM |
| This all sounds like good, drunken fun. heh, I couldn't make it, too much
$$$. ____________________
 but at least you know, just how much pain there is in living
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 19/5/2003 at 10:26 PM |
Kat, I most likely won't be attending, but someday girl, I WILL DRINK YOU
UNDER THE TABLE! I'm small, but I have hollow legs, and after a few drinks
I tend to lose count and just keep on going until I can actually hear the
toilet callin my name *lol*
I've even put my sister down and out before, and she's about five years
older than me and started drinkin EARLY. Someday Kat, I'll have a
doubledog dare just WAITING for you! But until then, I'm officially
"training" *ha* ____________________
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
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Dolorosa
Extreme Fanatic  Posts: 856 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 18/5/2003 at 11:47 PM |
| I'll muster up however I can...the only way I ain't coming is if I'm in
jail, and I'm sure I can get out of that in time. ____________________
In the valley of the Goats, the Goat Fucker is King
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Comedian
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posted on 18/5/2003 at 09:26 PM |
| I wonder if I can still get free candy... ____________________
Make way for the bad guy!
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chameleon
Member  Posts: 83 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 18/5/2003 at 07:38 PM |
Holy Shit! Its been so long since I've been here..... all my messages say
2002 or something...... Damn....
Okay, I saw Shmeng party, and was instanly drawn to it. I haven't read the
whole thing yet because I'm so lazy, but I will eventually. Anyway, I'm
located in Atlanta GA, and would travel long distances to meet people I
respect and admire.
And on a parting note, before I read four pages of other people's party
ideas.....
I'M BACK FOR GOOD!!!!! ____________________
The perfect mind is like a mirror. It grasps nothing. It expects nothing.
It reflects but does not hold. Therefore, the perfect man can act without
effort.
~Chuang Tsu
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dead-cell
Fanatic Posts: 344 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 18/5/2003 at 12:58 PM |
| I will be one of the first ones there. ____________________
co-worker: "Your gay!?"
myself: "Didn't you see my rainbow pin?"
co-worker: "I just thought you liked skettles."
-(yes, it actually happened to me)
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic  Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 18/5/2003 at 07:18 AM |
| I am definitely coming, come hell or high water! ____________________
"You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism"
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Meranda_Jade
Fanatic Posts: 511 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 17/5/2003 at 08:48 PM |
| I'm going to be there... ____________________
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