Thursday, 7 March 2019
quote [ A yellowish liquid found in a bronze pot dating back some 2,000 years is not wine, as Chinese archaeologists initially thought. It’s actually an “elixir of immortality” concocted during ancient times. ]
Mix me a brew, an elixir to soothe
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zarathustra said @ 8:56am GMT on 7th Mar
Tis true without lying, certain & most true
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mechanical contrivance said @ 1:57pm GMT on 7th Mar
Well obviously it doesn't work.
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Headlessfriar said @ 2:07pm GMT on 7th Mar
What do you mean? The liquid, the pot, and the tomb are still here 2000 years later. Clearly the problem was the tomb's human occupants didn't drink the stuff.
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cb361 said @ 6:30pm GMT on 7th Mar
Probably the arsenic in the elixir killed him off before it could take effect.
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rylex said @ 11:00pm GMT on 7th Mar
I'll volunteer to take a shot
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