That reminds me of my chemistry teacher talking about a particular compound of lead which is, apparently, sweet-tasting, but rather poisonous. And he imagined a mediæval alchemist describing the sensory properties of the compound he had just made and writing down, "Tastes sweet and... (ink trails off down the page)".
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Date: 2011-03-16 08:48 am (UTC)Or something like that. It was better live :)