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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-27-07 03:52 AM
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Anyone ever try khat?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khat

I used it in Saudi Arabia in 1990. At that time, it wasn't even illegal in the U.S. Beats the hell out of coffee.



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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-27-07 05:19 AM
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1. When I was in Somolia...
...the Somoli Technicals would get jacked on this stuff and take pot shots at the UN coalition troops at the Airport in Mogadishu. Never tried it personally.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-27-07 05:37 AM
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2. I don't know about getting jacked on it
Edited on Tue Feb-27-07 05:37 AM by pokerfan
but the Pakis I was working with brought me a cup of tea once. A warm feeling started at my toes and flowed over my body. I just felt alert but without any of the coffee jitters.

I asked them what it was, but they had no English word for it. One of them simply said drugs. I learned later what it was.

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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-27-07 05:49 AM
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3. Yea, I think you can safely say it is a drug...
...they would actually chew on it.
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