Ed Huntress wrote:
"David Billington" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
With my car up on ramps, installing a new trailer hitch from underneath,
I made an interesting discovery today. I don't work upside-down much
anymore and I get things a little backwards; I squeezed a tube of Loctite
242 onto my favorite baseball cap and into my mouth.
There were two discoveries, actually. First, Loctite washes out of your
hat with soap and water, if you get it quickly. Secondly, it's as sweet
as sugar water. In fact, it tastes a lot like Prestone Antifreeze.
'Just thought you'd want to know, in case you ever wondered about it. If
anyone gets to taste gasket cement, please let us know what the flavor of
that's like, too. d8-)
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Ed Huntress
With the safety nazis these days I expect if it were dangerous it would be
plastered with warnings but it did remind of watching a short program
about this place http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/default.htm and IIRC
Belladona, which is grown there, was mentioned as being quite dangerous
because it was sweet tasting but unfortunately for those that like the
taste quite poisonous.
Yes, the source of atropine. Some of it has gone wild around here, too. It's
one nasty plant.
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Ed Huntress
Thanks for the comment on atropine, looking at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropine it looks to be rather useful, like
many things a double edged sword and beneficial when used appropriately.