Yes, of course we sell date rape drugs.

[NightAngel]

I'm stepping in here as a friendly reminder to keep this civil. No one on this board is a doctor, no one is claiming to be one- nor does anybody play one on tv.

Back when I was a teen "poppers" were called Rush. Having done Rush myself I can tell you for a fact that the high only lasts a few seconds and then there is a pounding headache that follows.

I think the scene went something like:
Me: *Snort* "Cool!... ow, ow, ow!" grabs head. "Where's the asprin?"
Fellow Partier: "Nah, you just snort again!"
Me: "Why? So my head can hurt twice as bad?"

Didn't put me in the mood in any way.

[Tufty]

Yeah, poppers are amyl nitrate.

They do nothing more than make you feel a bit dizzy and relaxed for about 20 seconds.

Definately not a date rape drug.

And they are legal to over 16s in the UK

I should know, teenagers keep asking me to buy them for them

[zelper]

Why is it irresponsible to make assertions about what a drug does? No one is assuming this post to be medically accurate, this is not a medical site. I wouldn't worry 'bout it

Kibbles

NEVER make that kind of comment about medications or drugs. Because it can be taken to be medical advice irregardless of the overall content of the site. Which means that potentionally Raps could get in trouble for letting that kind of thing be on his site. Which we don't want.

[Auto]

Well, I don't see how much more fun they could make sex if they only induce a high that last 20 - 30 seconds! So, your inhibitions are lowered for a short period of time, 20 - 30 seconds isn't enough time to whip out the toys and crank it up a notch! 20 - 30 seconds is long enough to THINK that you may want to try some freaky stuff, but by the time you get ready to start - the high is gone. Then what? Inhale more? Then you get a headache and quite possibly puke! Good times!

After the rusk wears off, you take another hit.

I never had any side effects with poppers. But then I always limited my enjoyment.

[Rapscallion]

Did you know we (apparently) have more sex shops per square mile than anywhere else in the UK?

Out of interest, what are house prices like down there?

Rapscallion, ducking

[dizzy_starshine]

theres also a kind of candy over here in the UK called poppers, little mint fodant balls covered in chocolate.

They're popPETS

[Bliss]

theres also a kind of candy over here in the UK called poppers, little mint fodant balls covered in chocolate.

So, you have candies called poppers. And meatballs called faggots..... yup, I didn't want to go there, but brits are insane.. it's offitial.

I only hope that by watching enough Flying Circus and Black Adder I can join the club.

[cheese]

Haha, they're called poppets, not poppers. But, they're yummy.
And faggots are Welsh (I believe?) and the Welsh don't count

[NightAngel]

not saying you're wrong, but i've never heard of such a thing, and there is tons of bad advice on recreational chemicals online.

This line of the conversation is over now.

Let's all drop it. Not saying it again.

[stormtreader]

Haha, they're called poppets, not poppers. But, they're yummy.
And faggots are Welsh (I believe?) and the Welsh don't count

I think faggots are from the West Country arent they? (South West of england) - they certainly seemed to be more common down there than here in the Midlands.
PS yes, im talking about the food, stop that sniggering

[Barefootgirl]

Mmm, faggots. With west country gravy. Is it lunchtime yet?

Faggots may not actually be Welsh, but you can get awesome faggots in Neath market.

*wonders if this conversation is going over badly across the Atlantic *

[chainedbarista]

i thought faggots were used to light things...they're something else as well?

[Barefootgirl]

Chained, a faggot is indeed a bundle of sticks used in fire-lighting ("Joan of Arc at the stake, surrounded by faggots" as one of my older history books so memorably puts it). In this case, though, a faggot is a sort of meatball.

They are traditionally made from pork offcuts and pork offal, and wrapped in pigs' caul to keep their shape, although my favourite type are Mr Brain's Faggots, which appear to be made mostly of liver and onions and which we used to call "cat food" when we were kids.

This has decided me - we are having faggots with mashed potatoes for dinner tonight !

[Zombi]

Can I have some too? My mum won't let me bring such things into the house. *sulks*
Also remember those candy cigarettes that were called 'fags' - they changed it to 'fads', for obvious reasons. But you'll still hear people "Going out for a fag!" "Right-o!"

[Jester]

To me, the "get girls" bit sounds more like how you would "get" a girl wearing nice cologne, or offering a drink, or driving a flashy car, rather than "get" them in the Ted Bundy sense.

Just a point of historical accuracy:

Ted Bundy did not "get girls" by slipping anything in their drinks.

He occasionally used choloroform or ether applied via a rag over their mouth.

More often, though, he used a combination of his natural charm and a tire iron to the skull.

Bundy was a coward and worked generally at night, and when his target was alone and vulnerable. If he was in a social situation with drinks and whatnot, chances are you were not his target, at least not at that moment. In such social situations, he was very charming and conversationally adept. He did not, however, use such social situations as a means to subdue his targets.

Anyone interested in more information on Ted Bundy, I refer you to Ann Rule's excellent book, The Stranger Beside Me, along with other works on him. Anyone interested in discussing serial killers further, feel free to send me a private message. (My bookcase has been known to disturb people who were not familiar with my interest in this particular area.)