Vitamin G (grease); Chicken Fried Bacon (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Dave Hause]

In medical school, on psychiatry rotations, we used to describe patients as
having "a vitamin T deficiency."  The "T" being Thorazine (chlopromazine),
an anti-psychotic agent that I think has been largely replaced by newer
agents.
Dave Hause, dwhause at jobe.net
Waynesville, MO
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When I was in college (early 1980's) I knew some people who had more
than a passing acquaitance with the drug scene.  They would call
qualudes "vitamin Q" and LSD "vitamin A" (for acid).  I don't
specifically remember other such constructions, but I'm sure "vitamin"
was overused that way, and referred to many other drugs.  (LSD was also
called Lawrence Stanley Davidson and Cousin Sid, if I recall correctly).

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> Does the next HDAS have anything for "Vitamin G" (grease)?
> ...
> "Vitamin G" is often used in stories about this Texas
> original  dish--chicke= n=20 fried bacon. Don't ask--just
> watch the video on YouTube.

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