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  2. Posted · Edited by The Alchemist

    (To the style of "The Castle" movie)

    "...whatdya know 'bout CTO's?"

    and where do you get a free Queen's Counsellor from these days?

    "'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life...Trying to make ends meet...You're a slave to money then you die... I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down...You know the one that takes you to the places, where all the joy I earn resides" - The Alchemist modification of Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

    ....How many Nurse Ratchet's are there these days?

  3. Posted

    I think the outcome was sort of ok in the end - thanks to everyone for standing by me in the past. I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for having a group of open, friendly, accepting and atypical individuals to talk with!

    :)

    Peace Out!

  4. Posted · Edited by The Alchemist

    As for today, I am an "undercover ethics investigator for the AMA" :lol: . Unethical malpractise will be forwarded to the "AMA" and appropriate "action" taken. Defending "Free Minds" with the "Sound of Silence", or something like that.

    Help me out, if I start to "Shout Out". :)

    "...needed a little time to wake up, wake up..."

    (Stand by Me - John Lennon)

  10. Posted

    News-flash: Australian oceans are soon to be found to be rendered toxic by the masses of antipsychotic agents being leached into water-ways.

    "The renal excretion of antipsychotic agents into the water-ways is likely to cause a new generation of marine animals that are lazy, fat and don't give a stuff about anything eg. zombified marine life. Now that's cruel!

    Fishermen are concerned that fish will become too lazy to get caught..."

    This is my atypically strange sense of humour speaking but could it happen? :lol:

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    Amineptine seems especially interesting in its reported actions as an oxytocin-promoting stimulant antidepressant... a few more hugs and some DAT-inhibition does sound like a real winner!

    The cocaine-analogues synthesised from arecoline also look interesting. I have some cool papers around the place that I'll get and add to this post when I remember to.

  14. Posted

    In the words of Stramonium (Posted earlier this year):

    "Found an interesting insight regarding the blueing reaction and action of ascorbic acid. IMO, oxidised psilocin (dimeric quinone, inactive) could potentially be reduced to an active monomeric, phenolic psilocin derivative by ascorbic acid.

    FUNGAL METABOLISM-IV. THE OXIDATION OF PSlLOCIN BY p-DIPHENOL OXIDASE (LACCASE)

    (Received 14 April 1967)

    http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/inde...ost&id=8108 ( 159.76K )

    Abstract-The oxidation of psilocin catalysed by p-diphenol oxidase has been studied...

    QUOTE:

    "The blue product formed during the oxidation of psilocin was found to be readily reduced

    to a colourless (straw coloured in concentrated solution) product by ascorbic acid or sodium

    dithionite, and is thus probably quinonoid in nature. Studies previously reported of the

    oxidation of phenols such 2,6-dimethoxyphenol and 2,6-dimethylphenol have shown that

    dimeric quinones are obtained as products, these quinones were readily reduced by ascorbic

    acid or sodium dithionite."

  15. Posted · Edited by The Alchemist

    Hey everyone! Stramonium aka Mr Griffin aka... gave me a call just to say thanks to everyone for their support over the last few difficult weeks! No hard feelings with regard to any complaint either; the effort taken by the moderators was very much appreciated!

    Everyone has something they feel driven to "Shout, Shout, Let it all out..." about so he always enjoys hearing a wide range of opinions about his attitudes and behaviours :) .

    Finally, he'd like to say thanks again for all the support and when things stabilise neurochemically, he shall be back on the forums continuing is ethical research into mental health issues.

    All the best to everyone! :wink::wink:

    Much :wub: to all Shaman-Australis-ers.

    Edit: He also wondered (seeing he's run out of Tarot Cards) if he should be gently stoned (as some may wish to see), purely to verify the existance of the Game of Life... You know, crazy scientists, they are often up for anything just once...

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