that useful substance

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

Uh . . .         . . . no, I meant laxative. "Cleans the whole system, right on down the line". 
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From: mikebailey at speakeasy.net
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: robinlandseadel at comcast.net
> > >
> > >Not to mention as a laxative . . .
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> > >From: Steven <mcquaryq at comcast.net>
> > >> According to the latest Scientific American, research on 
> > >> psychotropic drugs is making a comeback, esp. re psylocibin, which 
> > >> has featured prominently in a recent study measuring its ability to 
> > >> promote 'religious experience'.
> > >> 
> 
> well, eckshually, wouldn't it be "emetic" rather than "laxative" - and wouldn't 
> that more closely apply to peyote buttons (mescaline) rather than the mushrooms 
> (psilocybin)? in the psych lab, they would probably just have pills anyway
> let's hope it isn't Ewan Cameron-ish dudes getting the money for research: given 
> the current administration's preferences it's hard to imagine anything very 
> mellow getting supported...(large dose of hallucinogen, religious experience 
> promoted by recordings of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell)
> 
> 



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