# Absinthe

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 2, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782 "2004-12-02T10:12:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/1 "2004-12-02T10:12:53Z")

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Discuss your experiences, or desire to try

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**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/2 "2004-12-02T10:15:12Z")

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definitely want to try it

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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/3 "2004-12-02T10:16:30Z")

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dont know what it is

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**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/4 "2004-12-02T10:19:55Z")

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> [@Darkstar](#):
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> dont know what it is

absinthe \> you

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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/5 "2004-12-02T10:22:04Z")

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> [@Sight N Sound](#):
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> absinthe \> you

:dunno:

im assuming its some sort of alcoholic concoction

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**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/6 "2004-12-02T10:25:00Z")

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Its a european liquor that involves wormwood and other herbs. Basically the shit gets you high as a kite and is illegal in the US.

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**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/7 "2004-12-02T10:27:45Z")

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> [@Sight N Sound](#):
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> Its a european liquor that involves wormwood and other herbs. Basically the shit gets you high as a kite and is illegal in the US.

almost true…

it is illegal to import into the US, but not illegal to possess 😉

it’s not approved by the FDA

in the original French recipe, it contained Opium as well.

It has an average alcohol content of 173 proof. The Czech concoction is the best imo.

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**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/8 "2004-12-02T10:34:20Z")

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i wonder if i can get it in Canada

import it back in mouthwash bottles

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**Author:** ![oneslowbowtie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@oneslowbowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneslowbowtie)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/9 "2004-12-02T10:35:31Z")

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on the black market

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**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/10 "2004-12-02T10:37:17Z")

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Some one had it at the J-body bash two years ago, and my buddy just got a thing of it. I can;t remember how but he has it and it took 6 months to get it :dunno:

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**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/11 "2004-12-02T10:37:43Z")

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I think your brother had a bottle too for a holiday once? Maybe last Christmas?

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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/12 "2004-12-02T10:42:22Z")

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this stuff sounds interesting.

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**Author:** ![OnTheRun710](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@OnTheRun710](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OnTheRun710)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/13 "2004-12-02T10:42:39Z")

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i’d try it if we found a hook up for it

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**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/14 "2004-12-02T10:43:21Z")

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> [@huskysgrl](#):
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> I think your brother had a bottle too for a holiday once? Maybe last Christmas?

no I think that was paint thinner…

Oh wait never mind thats basically what Absinthe is …

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**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/15 "2004-12-02T10:44:26Z")

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> [@Sight N Sound](#):
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> no I think that was paint thinner…
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> Oh wait never mind thats basically what Absinthe is …

Actually it might’ve been alcohol grain now that I think about it, and your sister wanted to do a shot… :ugh:

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**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/16 "2004-12-02T10:46:35Z")

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eh what ever it was it could have been used to power a funny car.

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**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/17 "2004-12-02T10:56:02Z")

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you can actually order it online heh

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**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/18 "2004-12-02T10:58:46Z")

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> [@Blue4](#):
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> you can actually order it online heh

yeah I just called my buddy. evidently thats what he did with some of his wedding money from june all the sudden 2 weeks ago he got a box in the mail form some liquor store in texas. here it was a routing point…

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**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/19 "2004-12-02T11:00:03Z")

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it’s not very cheap though… about a 1/5 of absinthe will run you around $220

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**Author:** ![dgramc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dgramc/32/5934_2.png) [@dgramc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dgramc)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/absinthe/170782/20 "2004-12-02T11:03:44Z")

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you can get it shipped to your house, my bro and his friend got some shipped over a few years ago, i dont think it was that expenisve tho

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