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...noticed it. When you order alcohol, you get a pure full glass. That's because alcohol is poison and kills you. When you order soda (not "pop" you midwestern freaks), you get a pure full glass. That's because soda is glorified sugar water blended with dye #735a, also known as poison which kills...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Why Life Is a Scam | 4/6/1999 | See Source »

...Youk, and the judge told the jury that sympathy for either the patient or the doctor was no excuse. Prosecutor John Skrzynski was unrelenting in plucking the feathers of the self-described angel of mercy. He called Kevorkian "a medical hit man in the night with a bag of poison to do his job." And he said, "There are 11 million souls buried in Europe that can tell you that when you make euthanasia a state policy, some catastrophic things can evolve from that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jack Kevorkian: Curtains for Dr. Death | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

True, the damage being done by poison chemicals today is far worse than it was when she wrote the book. Yet one shudders to imagine how much more impoverished our habitat would be had Silent Spring not sounded the alarm. Well crafted, fearless and succinct, it remains her most celebrated book, although her wonderful essays on the sea may be remembered longer. Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environmentalist RACHEL CARSON | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

While Cunningham does not travel over theAtlantic to cheer his friend on, the Bostoncontingent of Ballina, Cunningham included,gathers at the Kells in Allston for the playoffs,raising their voices and their Guinnesses insupport of their hometown stars.CrimsonSarah E. HenricksonPICK YOUR POISON:Irish pubs offerdrinks form the traditional Guinness to Americanbeers like Red Dog and Budweiser...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pubs Bring Ireland To Hub | 3/17/1999 | See Source »

Those behind the gun lawsuits argue that holding gun companies accountable for gun-related deaths would be tantamount to holding car companies liable for production flaws that cause accidents for food producers that poison customers with spoiled goods. The crucial difference is that gun-related deaths are not caused by flaws in the product; they result from either accidental or intentional misuse of fully functional guns. What anti-gun legislation attempts to do is more analogous to holding car companies liable for hit-and-run deaths or fatal car wrecks...

Author: By Joshua S. Carson, | Title: Don't Sue for Gun Control | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

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