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...legal users of peyote in the United States, the results apply only to this particular drug. “One must be very careful not to generalize.” Pope cautions. “People who read this study cannot conclude that [other hallucinogens] are equally benign.” Peyote, unlike the common street drugs LSD and PCP, derives its hallucinogenic effects from mescaline, rendering the study’s results applicable only for mescaline-based substances.In describing the differences between a peyote-induced trip and one involving mushrooms or LSD, the study notes that the peyote high...
...benign-sounding “estate tax” is now better known by the nefarious moniker “the death tax.” The Democrats, of course, play the same game, though perhaps less successfully; the Republican strategy for eliminating judicial filibusters, “the constitutional option,” is now universally referred to as “the nuclear option” by Democrats...
...entertains visitors and well-wishers at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway. Tall, exquisitely tailored, he dispenses soft handshakes and his world-famous smile. The 27 years he spent in South African prisons seem somehow to have left him younger than his 75 years; he looks well + rested and benign. The mention of a newborn baby boy makes him beam. Because of his confinement, he did not get to see his own two youngest daughters grow up, and since his release he has kindled a love affair with his grandchildren. Gradually, as Mandela begins to talk of how his fellow...
...show dressed like a hippie, and stripped down to his bare chest at the show, the bassist dressed like a hardcore punk. “When we met him,” says Anthony, “he didn’t have a mohawk, it was pretty benign hair. But he gave us some weird punk credibility that we wouldn’t have [otherwise].”The strength of Called and Careless in their present form lies in Gentler’s fittingly gentle, sweet voice, which harkens back to that of Perry Ferrell of Jane?...
...same time, you will have to be prepared for the negative consequences that may arise from even the most benign fibs. Not being truthful with others usually means you are not being truthful with yourself, and this can be a slippery slope. Sometimes not being up front about how you’re feeling and what is going on in your head will just lead to conflict and distrust...