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Thread #76043 Message #2393588
Posted By: Effsee
20-Jul-08 - 03:30 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Pills of White Mercury
Subject: RE: Origins: Pills of White Mercury
As Peter Hall used to say in his intro to this song... "It was far more respectable to die of Mercury poisoning than it was to die of syphillus." And.. "It gave rise to the saying "A night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury."