Posted by partlycloudy on February 21, 2005, at 10:48:30
In reply to Lou request to Dr. Hsiung-grnofnacl2, posted by Lou Pilder on February 21, 2005, at 10:10:03
Lou, in this case I'm pretty certain that the poster meant it as an expression of speech - to not take what we read here too seriously - which is generally how the phrase is used now. I had never heard of the origin of the phrase with reference to poison! Just shows how ghastly the roots of many modern expressions are. Still, I don't think the poster meant any ill will!
best wishes,
partlycloudy
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