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From: (Richard Casady)
Subject: Re: Diana, Princess Of Wales & Continuing Mindless Celebrity Worship
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:39:11 GMT
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:48:27 -0400, Vince <> wrote:

>BTW did you mean "Phenolphthalein" (not a spelling flame its just my
>favorite exception to the "I before e" convention)
>I won my only spelling bee spelling Phenolphthalein

It was widely used as an over-the-counter laxative, Ex-Lax, Feenamint
gum, etc. They quit using it a few years ago. Denatured ethanol
rubbing alcohol contained it, and the label warned of 'serious gastric
disturbances' if you drank it. You can't denature rubbing alcohol with
methanol, goes thriough the skin, and ethanol containing it is labeled
'will cause death'. Phenolphthalein is the stuff you supposedly can
remove by straining through bread, which doesn't work at all with
methanol. Ask your local wino.

Casady

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