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Thread #60309   Message #964919
Posted By: Mark Cohen
10-Jun-03 - 03:05 AM
Thread Name: Pogues Slang: Dilly, Tuinol?
Subject: RE: Pogues Slang: Dilly, Tuinol?
Tuinal is (or was--I'm not up on the latest) one of the more commonly abused barbiturates. It's a combination of amobarbital (Amytal) and secobarbital (Seconal). Some clever drug company marketing person named it Tuinal because it's two (clap) two (clap) two barbs in one!

Aloha,
Mark