Mister_McGreg t1_jdehss6 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 8:33 PM Reply to comment by tanfj in TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain How is that full circle? Permalink Parent 75
Mister_McGreg t1_iufdqhn wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:17 PM Reply to comment by Twospeedtom in TIL about the "Raines sandwich;" an inedible piece of "food" that served as a way to bypass prohibition laws. by Alabussy Why not a scotch egg? They're delicious. Permalink Parent 7
Mister_McGreg t1_jdehss6 wrote
Reply to comment by tanfj in TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain
How is that full circle?