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My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts) Fri Nov 14, 2014, 07:03 AM Nov 2014

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The bitterest thing in the world

The bitterest thing in the world is denatonium, discovered by Scottish researchers in 1958. It is unbearable to taste even diluted to 10 parts per million. A New York chemist once went home with a trace of denatonium saccharide on his lips. He kissed his wife and she almost threw up.

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The bitterest thing in the world (Original Post) My Good Babushka Nov 2014 OP

All I know is that when your tongue first tastes fresh peyote your stomach says hobbit709 Nov 2014 #1

Could not relate but... Xyzse Nov 2014 #2

denatonium LWolf Nov 2014 #3

This sounds like a Python skit... First Speaker Nov 2014 #4

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. All I know is that when your tongue first tastes fresh peyote your stomach says

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2014, 07:14 AM

Nov 2014

"Don't you dare put that shit down here"

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

2. Could not relate but...

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 14, 2014, 11:04 AM

Nov 2014

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

3. denatonium

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2014, 11:14 AM

Nov 2014

That would make a great new curse word.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

4. This sounds like a Python skit...

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2014, 11:31 AM

Nov 2014

...The bitterest thing in the world...maybe it's the antidote to the Killer Joke...?

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