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theriac - Word of the Day - Thu Jan 26, 2023

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theriac - (noun) - 1:  a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison; 2: a remedy for all ills: cure-all, panacea

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A spoon full of sugar helps your theriac go down, your theriac go down...

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a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison 

Of course you didn't die from the poison, you died from a drug overdoes instead.  

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Theriac is derived from Greek words having to do with beasts, but what the hell does that have to do with a cure-all or panacea? 

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The word of the day has been brought to you by Myr-ee Poppins.  

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The Ancient Greeks who created the theriacs were the first patent medicine men. 

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8 minutes ago, Bill W said:

The word of the day has been brought to you by Myr-ee Poppins.  

You're on a roll this morning. Too much chocolate cake?

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2 hours ago, drpaladin said:

You're on a roll this morning. Too much chocolate cake?

It was scrumptious. 

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3 hours ago, Bill W said:

The word of the day has been brought to you by Myr-ee Poppins.  

Oh, you’re good! :D 

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