Pokeweed is native to eastern North America, the Midwest, and the Gulf Coast, with more scattered populations in the far West. It is also naturalized in parts of Europe and Asia. Additionally, pokeweed poses a danger to human and animal populations via poisoning; with toxicity levels increasing as the plant matures, and with poisonous fruit. This very poisonous purple-red ripe fruit poses danger to children and animals who may want to taste it.
Much pharmaceutical research conducted is in taking known poisonous substances or new compounds, and attempting to use them in tolerable amounts to produce a desirable affect in regard to various unwanted conditions.
Inspired by today’s stunning artwork, I was brought low by my faulty and unreliable background: I thought of the word ‘griffin’ when I saw today’s winged lion. I was way off. This is the coolest winged lion I could find.
Anyone hear of Poke Salad (or Polk Salad)? Look up Polk Salad Annie on YouTube. Sung by Tony Joe White. He could be one of Elvis’s cousins, their mama a-workin’ on the chain gang. I just have to love it.
Meh, I don’t know. What fun is it if there are no evil after effects? I’ve seen posters like this, in the past, plastered along the construction zone for the new sundrys wing of the bath mat factory. Propaganda from some anti-lame faction that was eventually driven back to the nether regions of the swamplands. I hope this does not portend a resurgence of their heartless ways.
Why is the price of Phytoline so high in Froglandia? This is a beneficial medicine that many of our citizens, especially seniors, desperately need! Some have even been known to sneak across the border to St. Louis MOUSA to score enough Phytoline to lose a few miserable adipose bits! Oh, the misery! Maybe the brave farmers of Froglandia should expand their berry patches….
But, luckily, I am not a politician. I know what I like, though, and that’s lame, lame, lame!
Hugh B. Hayve about 5 years ago
It doesn’t seem to mention how much cocaine is in it. I guess it doesn’t really matter if the medication still has a decent heroin content.
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 5 years ago
A glass of water before and after each meal will actually encourage weight loss. We ’membered real good, Captain Walker!
Mad-ge Dish Soap about 5 years ago
Sounds real hard to beat…
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 5 years ago
Pokeweed is native to eastern North America, the Midwest, and the Gulf Coast, with more scattered populations in the far West. It is also naturalized in parts of Europe and Asia. Additionally, pokeweed poses a danger to human and animal populations via poisoning; with toxicity levels increasing as the plant matures, and with poisonous fruit. This very poisonous purple-red ripe fruit poses danger to children and animals who may want to taste it.
Much pharmaceutical research conducted is in taking known poisonous substances or new compounds, and attempting to use them in tolerable amounts to produce a desirable affect in regard to various unwanted conditions.
We are primitives.
David OBrien about 5 years ago
Sounds like a way to live off the fat of the land.
Rotifer NOT GETTING RUBEN BOLLING’S PIN Thalweg Premium Member about 5 years ago
I was confused about the location of Walker Pharmacal Co., but then I saw, “U.S.A.” (until then I thought it was that other, “St. Louis, Mo.”)
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 5 years ago
Elaborate, flowery fat shaming is still fat shaming. Just watch the Dom Delouise movie, “Fatso.” Insightful and funny at the same time.
coltish1 about 5 years ago
Inspired by today’s stunning artwork, I was brought low by my faulty and unreliable background: I thought of the word ‘griffin’ when I saw today’s winged lion. I was way off. This is the coolest winged lion I could find.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_lion#/media/File:Pomn%C3%ADk_čs.letců_v_Anglii_Praha_Klárov_-lev_3-4profilzprava.JPG
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
I need to dilute Frog Applause to homeopathic strength,
it can be too strong to be taken straight.
They don’t tell you it can be addictive,
the first one is free, it smells sweet, yadda yadda.Ray*C about 5 years ago
Anyone hear of Poke Salad (or Polk Salad)? Look up Polk Salad Annie on YouTube. Sung by Tony Joe White. He could be one of Elvis’s cousins, their mama a-workin’ on the chain gang. I just have to love it.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr about 5 years ago
“…without any evil after-effects…”
Well, I like THAT!
Mad-ge Dish Soap about 5 years ago
… poke the guy in the throat and he coughs up every bad germ.
Howard'sMyHero about 5 years ago
Old joke: Wagon trains heading west always carried a barrel of whiskey for snake bites AND a barrel of snakes ….
6turtle9 about 5 years ago
Meh, I don’t know. What fun is it if there are no evil after effects? I’ve seen posters like this, in the past, plastered along the construction zone for the new sundrys wing of the bath mat factory. Propaganda from some anti-lame faction that was eventually driven back to the nether regions of the swamplands. I hope this does not portend a resurgence of their heartless ways.
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
Why is the price of Phytoline so high in Froglandia? This is a beneficial medicine that many of our citizens, especially seniors, desperately need! Some have even been known to sneak across the border to St. Louis MOUSA to score enough Phytoline to lose a few miserable adipose bits! Oh, the misery! Maybe the brave farmers of Froglandia should expand their berry patches….
But, luckily, I am not a politician. I know what I like, though, and that’s lame, lame, lame!
Superfrog about 5 years ago
I hear those druggists dispense with accuracy.