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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Bromide #161882 09/04/2006 5:18 AM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1 tillydown stranger tillydown stranger Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1 I thought this was put in tea for the troops at war to stop any erm... um... masuline urges? Was this just a rumour then? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bromide #161883 09/04/2006 12:40 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I think that was more saltpetre. And it was just a persistent rumor as I remember. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bromide #161884 09/04/2006 1:44 PM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... themilum veteran themilum veteran Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... Hmm...let me see if I understand this... Faldage, are you saying that the saltpeter that is used to inhibit spontaneous penial erection is not a bromide in fact? This is so confusing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bromide #161885 09/04/2006 2:46 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Chemically speaking, saltpetre is nitrate of sodium (or potassium). Bromide (of sodium) is used as a soporific. I never heard that either of those is used as an "anti-aphrodisiac". During my time in the army kitchen, sodium carbonate (soda) was playing that role - in malicious rumors. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bromide #161886 09/09/2006 11:23 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Ahhhh, so that's what's wrong with the Pepsi Generation Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bromide #161887 09/11/2006 4:54 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 19 FNAWrite stranger FNAWrite stranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 19 The alleged addition of saltpetre to foods in the military, at boys schools, to athletes etc for its alleged diminishing effedt on the sex drive is a myth of some long standing. i am certain that as early as WWII it had gained currency, possibly earlier. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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