You learn something new every day; what did you learn today?
/c/til is a community for any true knowledge that you would like to share, regardless of topic or of source.
Share your knowledge and experience!
Rules
"Tested a variety of drugs."
That's a hoot of an interpretation. I tested a variety of drugs on myself, when I was younger, too. "No, officer; I'm not on drugs. I'm testing some."
Timothy Leary, god love him, was a wonderful soul and the patron saint of acid heads. His scientific method was... questionable.
Do you think the CIA had a better method?
Oh, hey... don't get me wrong. I'm pro-drug, or anti-war-on-drugs, or whatever. Drugging people without their consent is fucked up. Doing anything to people without their consent is fucked up.
I just think the phrasing implying some scientific method is funny.
Jourgensen lived with Leary for two years in the mid-90s, during which time both he and Gibby Haynes were test subjects for Leary’s experiments with psychedelics.
This explains so much to me! Ministry and Butthole Surfers were among my favorites way back when. I didn't know they had this connection.
a mind is a terrible thing to taste
The other Weird Al.
Hairway to Steven!
They were both in love with dying
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain