I don’t know if this has been covered elsewhere and I’m too beat to do much checking. Received today from Absinthe Originals:

Dear customer

You are receiving this because you have purchased absinthe antiques from my website absintheoriginals.com using PayPal within the past 12 months.

Unfortunately you will no longer be able to use this payment option as PayPal have decided that antique absinthe glasses and spoons are drug-related paraphernalia and closed my account. I will be installing a new payment provider but in the meantime I am happy to accept cheques, money orders, Western Union or cash.

I apologise for the inconvenience which is beyond my control. Recently PayPal decided that they would ban payments for the purchase of absinthe, it seems as if this is another example of their restrictive practices.

best wishes

Ian Hutton

-Signed, John Ashcroft.

Yup. lots of discussion about it on LFV as well.

I finally killed my account (hopefully, How do I know it is really canceled?).

I've been thinking about closing it for the past six months due to all the problems people have reported. Unfortuantly, closing the account and stateing my concerns about their practices probably just goes in the old bit-bucket.

I'm sure they will continue to screw other customers. At least I won't be one of them.

Yup - the fucker closed down the glass pipemakers, as well.....

As the inimicable Faygo would have said...

"Facists".

They're not "Lounge Fascists" though. We got that covered.

From what I understand this is only true in some states.
I had a little discussion with some glass blowers last night. They're looking at opening up an online store... although the pipes are of no interest to me, some of the blowers used to work for simon pierce and are VERY adept at making high quality glassware.

I believe the bust was nationwide:

http://www.dea.gov/pubs/pressrel/pr022403.html

You could probably sell them if labeled *for tobacco use only*, but I doubt if the "I'm only buying it for the art" excuse is gonna fly.

I've been to Simon Pierce and found the blowers on duty at the time to be showboats.

The bigger the gather, the better the artist (I guess).

*chuckle*

Please let me know when they do open shop - as I love to gaze at all glass art.

Buying it for the art may be the only valid reason for purchasing anything, including absinthe.

Of course, drinking can be an art form.

Yup, that really helped make the world a safer place.

I suppose all the terrorist are getting their funds from the sale of glass pipes.

Got 'em rollin' in the aisles with that one.


"Buying it for the art may be the only valid reason for purchasing anything, including absinthe. "
Yup , life is short.

So, does that mean brass plumbing parts are next on the hit list?

How 'bout retractable ball point pens?
(easily modified to be a pipe with a penny and a little tape.)

Soda cans?

Two liter bottles......

Carrots are next.

He said hit hahahahaha.

Didn't ya know that Butty is funding Al-Quaeda thru the sale of antique Pontarlier glasses?

Wogger,
Why would they ban your sex toys?

Carrots? Ha!
As if...

They're saying there not even all that good for your eyes anymore.

Let me eyeball you usin' one.

I'll wear my glasses.

I take it they're fixed now?
(the glasses, not you)

Yes.
And no.

May really wanna have a Harvey some
day.

Um, no thank you.

It was kind of you to offer, though.

Safety glasses?

I don't think I'm that talented.

Safety first.

Wasn't offering to you, Wogger.
Think about it, then go-
"Oooohhh, I get it, duh!"

No. I got it.
I thought you were threatening me.
Much like you do every day.

Just keep a record of all the threats and abuse and when you pop that puppy out you can take him for HALF! of everything. Yeah!

Which is less than nothing.

Don't forget your stock in Payless. That should be a lot.

I had to boot it.

I think you misunderstood him.
He doesn't have his stock in Payless...

Hmmmmm

I was wunderin' why them carrot sticks tasted different.

Salt and wimmin slick flavored?

Them two dames were talking 'till 6:30 am last Saturday.
Don't know who left them in the fridge.

You catch the Wogger on an uptick and
you can basically lay the phone down
and go mix a drink, take a xit, let the
dog out, all of the above; come back
and she'll be taking her 1st breath.
I had to tell her to shut up and go to
sleep last night a couple times.

She was as messy a mess as I've heard
her.

Seemed OK when I was talking to her,
then again, I was a mess.

Last night she was a messy ass mess.

Musta had 3 and a half drinks.

5.

Made that raspberry noise she does
a lot.

Oh dear.....

Actually,
Have you heard the snort that Glassy can produce?

Yeah.
Mentioned the tuck in and she ran to
her bed.
Still babbling, though.

Hey! Stop talking about me when I'm not here!
I was a mess, though.
Woke up and the first thing my eyes focused on was a mostly full glass of something green on the table in front of me.
Then I got up and started looking for my pants.

But, you were a wuss and didn't
drink it.
And your pants were at your parents?

Same thing happened to me on Weds. It's like "whoa, what happened... xit, is that a full glass of absinthe...damn"!