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13 Oct 24 - 04:41 AM (#4209721) Subject: BS: Devil's Breath and robbery victims From: Thompson Rumour, urban legend or real danger? "Devil's Breath" is reputed to be used in thousands of robberies in Colombia; now it's come to Europe, with victims in a trance prepared to bring their attackers home and take all their riches out of hiding and hand them over. Here "souffle du diable" is in Paris (throw the piece through Google Translate). |
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13 Oct 24 - 12:20 PM (#4209744) Subject: RE: BS: Devil's Breath and robbery victims From: Nigel Parsons If you click on the first link it is quite clear in its opening sentence: "One of the most enduring hoaxes you might hear in a backpacker hostel is that of the drug-soaked business card: " |
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13 Oct 24 - 12:49 PM (#4209748) Subject: RE: BS: Devil's Breath and robbery victims From: Stilly River Sage Brugmansia. It's one of those plants related to jimson weed in the New World (sacred datura) that has Church of Native American ritual uses. Culturally the properties have been understood for a long time. Nigel is right, though. It's a lot of work to get someone to ingest this stuff. It probably is an urban legend, if not an outright hoax. (Snopes says it is False). |