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    @pony so what i gleamed from the nets is this: The latin word 'salis' is defined in some cases as 'salt' and in others 'wit'. The phrase itself comes from Naturalis Historia, regarding that one of the ingredients of an antidote to a poison is salt. An alternative account says that the Roman general Pompey believed he could make himself immune to poison by ingesting small amounts of various poisons, and he took this treatment with a grain of salt to help him swallow the poison. very interesting slight of history there :D

    Sunday, 09-Sep-12 09:44:27 UTC from web
    1. Pony Pony

      @jojoax oh that is really cool! I didn't except it to have such a cool explanation. :3

      Sunday, 09-Sep-12 09:46:13 UTC from web
      1. derp derp

        @pony yea me either, but than again it is salt we are talking about. and if you dig into the lore its quite interesting to read about :D

        Sunday, 09-Sep-12 09:48:09 UTC from web
        1. Pony Pony

          @jojoax I should have guessed. Salt has a long history and a lot of uses.

          Sunday, 09-Sep-12 09:51:29 UTC from web
          1. derp derp

            @pony eeyup. its fun to watch supernatural and they use shotguns full of salt to deter ghosts sometimes :D

            Sunday, 09-Sep-12 09:57:31 UTC from web
            1. Pony Pony

              @jojoax oh yeah? that's cool! I had no idea that salt was used that way xD lol*

              Sunday, 09-Sep-12 09:58:54 UTC from web