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EvianBaby | 21:50 Mon 17th Oct 2011 | History
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I remember reading something a while back about a village in France where everyone started to go a bit potty. From memory it was blamed on bakers and something they were doing to the bread but there was a theory that some government secret service laced water (maybe) with LSD to test it's effects.

Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about and could point me to somehwere I could read more about it?

Sorry if it's a bit vague.
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Avatar Image sandyRoe
google 'ergot poisoning'
21:51 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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It was put down to Ergot which had been baked into the bread of the village.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot
21:51 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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Oh! That was quick. Was worried I might be accused of taking some.

Thanks!
21:53 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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More likely Ergotism. Ergot is a fungal disease of rye and ingestion can cause LSD like hallucinations.
21:53 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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Yawn?
21:53 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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I think that was Trim's response to markraes usual rude LMGTFY link...
21:55 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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I remember the story being recounted in " Operation Julie " an account of a big lsd case in the 70s . The towns wheat was contaminated by ergot and caused widespread hallucinations sorry can't recall any more detail .
21:55 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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Oh, I see. I hadn't clicked on that link yet.

Mark, if you don't want to answer a question seriously then why not flump off all together. No need to be a prick.
21:56 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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Have to admit I giggled at Trims post....!
21:58 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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I thought that was rather clever, I hadn't seen LMGTFY before. Sorry carry on.
22:00 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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askyourgran, it pops it regularly here.
MarkRae is such a useful, informed poster on this site, very helpful as a rule, it is a real shame to see him post in such a sarcastic way. I guess we all have our off days.
22:04 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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Yes really trim.
22:09 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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Well I'd like to thank everyone else for their helpful replies. Not sure where his post went but I obviously wasn't the only who didn't see its funny side.

Anyway, got some good reading material while I'm at work tomorrow :)
22:21 Mon 17th Oct 2011
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the americans love to test things

http://www.guardian.c...ims-us-syphilis-study
06:45 Tue 18th Oct 2011
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bit hard to google something if you don't have any specific words and names and only have a vague recollection...hence the need for a site like this...

but then markrae just loves this 'hilarious' link and the excuse to feel smug...
13:10 Thu 20th Oct 2011

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