OT: Re: Hacker tea (was Re: Late Nights and Caffeine)

From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
Date: Mon Aug 16 20:39:26 1999

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Sellam Ismail wrote:
>In Peru, the tea of choice is Matte de Coca, or coca leaves (you need to
>chew it with lime to make it the "good stuff" :) You can get Matte de

So, this tea does not in fact have any of the effects of cocaine?

>leaves. I'd drink mine straight (no sugar) like I drink all my tea.

We are much alike :)

>Too bad America has this silly aversion to coca leaves due to this
>obnoxious and fruitless drug war we've been unsuccessfully waging for the
>past 15 years or else we might be able to get some here.

For one thing, were you allowed to take a bunch with you? Secondly, the
drug war has been far from fruitless, I'm sure that proceeds from illegal
drugs and their control have funded many an election company. The 'silly
aversion' is, I think, a maturity issue. Just like many a kid can't resist
a smirk when someone says 'penis', many an American can't resist thinking
of drugs when they hear of the various plants from which these come.

--Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
Received on Mon Aug 16 1999 - 20:39:26 BST

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