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A Nasty And Fascinating Surprise Found In 200-Year-Old Bottle Presumed To Be Rum
IFL Science ^
| January 24, 2025
| Tom Hale
Posted on 01/24/2025 9:20:52 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Ezekiel
LOL…groan. I count five bad ones in that one sentence. Awesome! Hard to top.
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posted on
01/24/2025 11:11:14 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
To: Red Badger
Just because it’s urine now doesn’t mean it wasn’t rum at one time.
To: Red Badger
Should’ve sold it on the collectors’ market before testing it. A crowd of people with more money than sense would have bid a 200 year old bottle of rum up to eight figures. If Johnny Depp has any money left, he would probably end up in a bidding war with Keith Richards and push it higher.
And then get outbid at the end by someone from Hong Kong.
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posted on
01/24/2025 11:12:23 AM PST
by
sphinx
To: Ezekiel
To: Red Badger
Can anyone prove that pee in a rum bottle doesn’t keep the witches away? I mean, you could ask the witches, and they’ll tell you “We were gonna turn that guy into a newt but he’s got a bottle of pee on his front stoop. Eeeww!” Well, I would, anyway.
To: Billthedrill
Well, they didn’t find any witches there..............
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posted on
01/24/2025 11:17:31 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: bgill
Good thing he didn’t open it.
*****
Indeed! Pop the cork on that thing and maybe release one pissed-off genie….
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posted on
01/24/2025 11:30:03 AM PST
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: telescope115
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posted on
01/24/2025 11:33:22 AM PST
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: Hegemony Cricket
I see some of these witch bottles along the highways, and especially at exit ramps. I'm guessing based on this analysis that they are carefully placed there to ward off wrecks and ensure safe travels... Undoubtedly that is what the archaeologist some 300 years from now will conclude.
Aside from my first guess that this was a joke of some kind they also used stale urine for a number of other things. Like cleaning clothes.
So personally I am the weest bit doubtful about their conclusions.
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posted on
01/24/2025 11:40:08 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
To: Red Badger
“gotta go fill the yuengling keg” is code for going to the bathroom at my place...
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posted on
01/24/2025 11:55:19 AM PST
by
heavy metal
(smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁 )
To: Red Badger; Hegemony Cricket
Re: Post #10
He was referring to Trucker Bombs of the one gallon size.
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posted on
01/24/2025 12:51:29 PM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: Deaf Smith
🙄............................
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posted on
01/24/2025 12:53:09 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
I would imagine that 200 year old pee would hold a lot of interest for all kinds of researchers....
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