[T'wit]

>> Conservative commentator Ann Coulter's suggestion that U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens should be given "rat poison" for voting to uphold Roe v. Wade. (Coulter later added it was only a joke.)

Annie was just trying to help. Rat poison can be good for you, unless you're a rat. (I'm not prepared to say with any certainty whether Mr. Justice Stevens is in danger on that point.)

>> "Warfarin (also known under the brand names of Coumadin®, Jantoven®, Marevan®, and Waran® is an anticoagulant medication that is administered orally. ... It is named for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. ... Warfarin was originally developed as a rat poison, and is still widely used as such, although warfarin-resistant rats are becoming more common."

[8mmMauser]

Warfarin is scary stuff. It dilutes the blood all right, but an emergency, an insult to the head, or such can cause the capillaries to burst and it can kill.

But it does wonders in bringing rats to room temp.