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Mountain Dew rule. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Turns out the poison was a placebo.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

With that color I think Mountain Dew is poisonous by itself

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Shit, and my ex just divorced me!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

You can always tell they're insane just by their eyes

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Didn't that one guy say, you can drink a quart of it and it won't hurt you?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Roundup is not entirely safe for humans.

It's just the damages that it caused typically take several years to build up and accumulate, and the most likely things that will happen is it will cause endocrine disorders hormone disorders and greatly increase your risk for multiple types of cancer.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

But he very famously said he wasn't an idiot, and that's why he refused to drink any on camera when the interviewer told him they had some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWM_PgnoAtA

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

that's like trying to poison somebody by blowing cigarette smoke in their face. like yeah, eventually it will kill them but come on

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I guess Dew and weed killer taste similar. 😶

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

Mountain Dew was made to cover up the flavor of low quality moonshine.

I wouldn't be surprised if it could hide Round Up.