It appears the Czechs still make the real stuff... ($200 a botle -Woo
Hoo)

http://www.absinthe.bz/store/absinthe-king-gold.html

70% Alcohol and over 100mgl of Thujone (Wormwood's active ingredient)
Seriously, anyone here actually imbibe?

Tim K

"Olivers" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Tim Kroesen muttered....
    > > Coooooooo.... Paregoric!!! My Grandmother loved it too...<g>
    > >
    > > But what of that ultimate forbidden (in the US) European drink for
    > > Adults... Absinthe??? Is the real (Wormwood) stuff available? Did
it
    > > ever actually contain narcotics? Is it safe??? Will I spout dark
    > > poetry after imbibing???
    > The Espanyards still produce something called absinthe (and some claim
it
    > still has wormwood), but I don't think that the you're going to turn
into
    > Verlaine from drinking it.
    > Anise del Mono is bad enough.
    > >
    > > Tim K
    > >
    > > "Olivers" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >
    > >>
    > >> Those of us raised when Paregoric was still the infant bowel and
    > >> temperament calmative of choice are partial to a bit/hit of anise
in
    > > the
    > >> evening.
    > >>
    > >> TMO
    > >
    > >

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:35:07 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Nathalie Chiva
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :


...
... Yup. There is only one spelling (2 possible spellings for the same word are most
... unusual in French, BTW)
...
... Nathalie in Switzerland
...

Clé / clef.

Thanks, found both sights very useful though I though that it may be
warmer instead of low to mid 60's.

Ron

Magda wrote:

    > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:35:07 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Nathalie Chiva
    > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    >
    >
    > ...
    > ... Yup. There is only one spelling (2 possible spellings for the same word are most
    > ... unusual in French, BTW)
    > ...
    > ... Nathalie in Switzerland
    > ...
    >
    > Clé / clef.
    >

Donna Evleth <[email protected]> wrote:

    > I feel that "clef" is on its way out.

Oh, absolutely not. I use clefs all the time- mostly of the treble,
alto, tenor, bass and percussion variety!

David

--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

Dans l'article <[email protected]>, Magda
<[email protected]> a écrit :


    > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:35:07 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Nathalie Chiva
    > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this
    :
    > ...
    > ... Yup. There is only one spelling (2 possible spellings for the same
    > word are most
    > ... unusual in French, BTW)
    > ...
    > ... Nathalie in Switzerland
    > ...
    > Clé / clef.

I feel that "clef" is on its way out. I see it mostly used now by people of
a certain age (mine :-)).

Donna Evleth
    >

Magda a écrit :

    > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:35:07 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Nathalie Chiva
    > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ...
    > ... Yup. There is only one spelling (2 possible spellings for the same word are most
    > ... unusual in French, BTW)
    > ...
    > ... Nathalie in Switzerland
    > ...
    > Clé / clef.

I said "most unusual", not "non-existent" ;-)

Nathalie in Switzerland

Donna Evleth a écrit :
    >
    >
    > Dans l'article <[email protected]>, Magda
    > <[email protected]> a écrit :
    >
    >
    >
    >>On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:35:07 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Nathalie Chiva
    >><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this
    >
    > :
    >
    >> ...
    >> ... Yup. There is only one spelling (2 possible spellings for the same
    >>word are most
    >> ... unusual in French, BTW)
    >> ...
    >> ... Nathalie in Switzerland
    >> ...
    >>Clé / clef.
    >
    >
    > I feel that "clef" is on its way out. I see it mostly used now by people of
    > a certain age (mine :-)).
    >
    > Donna Evleth
    >
You can spell either first or second word. It doesn't matter