The Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death for, inter alia, impiety and the sentence was carried out by administering a draught containing the poison hemlock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Socrates What do they teach in schools these days? :-) On 25 December 2015 at 10:58, Justin Richards wrote: > > > > outsourcing what is most important and what you do best. When my Hemloc= k > > arrives I will propose a toast. > > > > In the name of questioning everything... > > I have heard of hemlock but that is all. > > Wiki/Google has not helped much. > > Is the use of the word Hemlock a reference to a particular event, pastime > or something other than a plant. > > Or is it simply a reference to a preferred drink. i.e what's your poison > > Justin > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 __________________________________________ David C Brown 43 Bings Road Whaley Bridge High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 Derbyshire eMail: dcb.home@gmail.com SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .