Ergot poisoning

I had to look up what Ergot was.

I think the answer is no.

But that's probably because I don't think I've ever actually eaten an ear of
corn.

 

We think we had mild ergot poisoning. Quite exciting it was,
hallucinations, morbid fears, sleepiness, tingling, etc. We both had
wierd dreams - mine was of a ride in DEATH's train (it doesn't stop at
Euston, I discovered BTW) and Owen dreamed of a strange fruit that
looked a bit like a big raspberry but was derived from a fish. The odd
thing is that an ergot-deformed ear of corn (mainly rye) looks big and
red and smells strongly of fish. Neither of us knew that until I
googled, having thought of ergot when we recovered. Strange. Anyone
else had it?

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LSD is more reliable, so I'm told. Anyway, google for ergotism for the
the interesting history of it all.

 

I did - but seemed to miss the "r" out and the sole answer was "Des".

 

Heh.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

So that's how Morris troupes started?

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Why were you eating ears of corn Marina?

Incidentally, SWMBO recently moved the pony into another field to let the
grass recover, and the most fantastic looking mushrooms have sprung up all
over the outgoing field.

At least, they look and smell like mushrooms, but we aren't too confident
about trying them.

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My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)
M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26

 

LSD is dervied from ergot, so there are no doubt similarities, but
hopefully without the nasty side effects. I did google - very
interesting.

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<jingles bells manically>

 

marina says...

What you're trying to say is that you and Owen dropped a couple of tabs
of LSD and felt like shit afterwards.

 

Where from?

 

Indeed. And it made the plague worse as it messed up the immunue
system.

We both had impaired peripheral circulation, but no dancing, sadly.

No, we ate bread. Lots of it, as it needed to be used up and it was
delicious - fancy stuff, y'know. Once the ergot gets milled in, it's
undetectable.

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"You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03

 

While browsing last night, I noticed there was an outbreak of ergotism
in 1951 in the town Pont St. Esprit, France. Coincidence? I think we
should be told.

 

Oh ha ha. I've never tried LSD and don't want to, thanks.

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Waitrose, and I have informed them. Is this so you can avoid or seek?


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Original Sinergy - wicked T-shirts for a wicked world: www.originalsinergy.com
I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation.
www.pericles.demon.co.uk
"You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03

 

Oh I reckon Dan could do with some delirium and weird dream. I could
too so please pass the details on to me as well ;-)

 

prawn wrote
Ergotomine? I used to get it as a cure for 'migrane'

Different buzz entirely. So I am told.

 

They have white (ish) tops and dark mushroom coloured gills.

Hmm, I don't have the bottle though.

Heh, sounds like a plan.....

These look like perfect mushrooms and there are loads of them

They're not ink caps I am pretty sure

Oh go on....

Wise words mate, but I shan't be trying 'em.

Anyone fancy a "UKRM does Wild Mushrooms" party?

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Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)
M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26

 

<snip useful info>


Publishing Cock-Ups I'm Glad I Have Not Made, No.1:

Some years ago one of the educational book publishers (like DK, though
not them), published an illustrated guide to UK flora, and then had to
recall all copies *very* fast. Reason? They'd published a series of pix
of poisonous mushrooms, and ditto of safe-to-eat ones, and got the
captions the wrong way round.

Almost as good as "Trail" magazine's Mount Snowdon ****-up earlier this
year.

 

Heh, you're a food-a-razzi aren't you TOG, fancy coming over for a look (and
tasting?)

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)
M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26