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8 days ago Milosrdenstvi said:

similar to a trichobezoar, I suppose

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Probably. People pay plentiful pennies for Potter publications.

about 1 year ago jennarenn said:

Perusers of Potter publications are probably plotting pranks as we speak.

(Yes, I cheated on publications. Whatcha gonna do about it?)

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

Poppycock!

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Perhaps Potter partygoers are pooped. It's perfectly possible.

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

And pickling peppers, perchance?

about 1 year ago jennarenn said:

Yes, the Potter patter is petering out.

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

I'm with u. I'm all Pottered out.

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

More like Harry SNOTTER! Hee hee, I'm so witty. ;-)

about 1 year ago jennarenn said:

Harry Potter uses one of these in book six. (Sorry u, it's not over yet.)

about 1 year ago akmed13 said: Featured in Neil Gaiman's comic Calliope, part of his Sandman series.

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Sounds like something that would kill you before the poison did. Blecch.

about 1 year ago sionnach said:

I'm not familiar with the lord-satrap aspect, but it seems remiss not to mention the physical properties of a bezoar:

a hard indigestible mass of material, such as hair, vegetable fibers, or fruits, found in the stomachs or intestines of animals, especially ruminants, and humans. It was formerly considered to be an antidote to poisons and to possess magic properties

about 1 year ago sionnach said:

A related concept is that of mithridatism, which is the building up a tolerance by taking a series of gradually increasing doses over a long period of time until very high doses are tolerated.
(Warning! Don't try this at home: it works for only certain types of drugs/poisons, depending on the nature of the primary toxicity).
Mithridatism plays a key role in 'The Princess Bride', also in a very well-known murder mystery by ... well, better not to risk being a spoiler

about 1 year ago fbharjo said:

protector from poison (harm): antidote: similar to lord or satrap

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