To: presidio9
I believe the most famous of these incidents was when van Gough cut off his ear after three days of drinking Pastis, a french drink like Italian grappa or Greek ouzo.
To: SF Republican
NOt quite as strong as grappa, but it will mess you up.
To: SF Republican
A friend of mine did almost this same exact thing- except he wasn't drunk.
7 posted on
04/10/2006 11:45:08 AM PDT by
Riley
("What color is the boathouse at Hereford?")
To: SF Republican; Tijeras_Slim
I believe Van Gogh was drinking absinthe, which is distilled from wormwood, and has halucinogenic properties. Pastis was developed in the early 20th century as a substitute. Both are flavored with anise.
13 posted on
04/10/2006 11:48:28 AM PDT by
presidio9
("Bird Flu" is the new Y2K virus -only without the inconvenient deadline.)
To: SF Republican
...three days of drinking Pastis, a french drink like Italian grappa or Greek ouzo.Pastis and ouzo taste like licorice due to the anise. The Italian licorice tasting stuff would be sambuca.Grappa tastes more like,oh let's say Ronsonol.
At least that's been my experience during a memorable visit to Taranto,Italy.The grappa went down pretty rough,but it refueled my Zippo too!
32 posted on
04/10/2006 12:11:14 PM PDT by
oldsalt
(There's no such thing as a free lunch.)
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