Poison-related puns

[Maz]

"How do you like them apples"

"A taste of the exotic for the unlucky man without a taster"

"OK time to stop or I'll get Lucretian on your ass's"

"I love the smell of bitter almonds, smells like victory"

[Finalsora811]

Originally Posted by Maz

"How do you like them apples"

"A taste of the exotic for the unlucky man without a taster"

"OK time to stop or I'll get Lucretian on your ass's"

"I love the smell of bitter almonds, smells like victory"

I don't get any of these.

[Finalsora811]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

Venin Rome, die like the Romans.

Or this one.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

I don't get any of these.

Cyanide smells like bitter almonds to those with the gene to detect it.
A taster is one whose job it is to test the food for poison.
Lucretia Borgia is erroneously known for poisoning.
Apple seeds are toxic in moderate to large amounts.

[Maz]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Apple seeds are toxic in moderate to large amounts.

Also, Snowwhite :)


But yea, I thought those where pretty obvious.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by Maz

Also, Snowwhite :)

That wasn't poison. That was just a very large coating on an Ambien.

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

Or this one.

"Venin" refers to the toxic components in snake venom. You've probably seen the word "antivenin", though "venin" alone is a lot less common.

There's a famous saying, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Not famous enough, I guess.

[Flyndaran]

Most people mispronounce it as anti-venom, because they don't know the word venin... apparently neither does my spell check.

[Finalsora811]

Ok since I'm barely getting any of these, where should I go to learn more about poisons?

[Maz]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

Ok since I'm barely getting any of these, where should I go to learn more about poisons?

http://www.enotes.com/poisoning-reference/poisoning <<this one seems to have a good rundown on some of the more common poisons an poisoners throughout history.