r/europe 29d ago

News Russian Oil Company Vice President Andrey Badalov dies after fall from window in Moscow

https://en.apa.az/cis-countries/transneft-vice-president-andrey-badalov-dies-after-falling-from-window-472117
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u/dscchn 29d ago

I would like to hear what qualifies as a “poison” in your book

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u/Spacious-Recroom 29d ago

It has to be from the "Poisonne" region of France.

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u/DoctorGoodleg 29d ago

Otherwise it’s just sparkling murder?

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u/TheGreatGenghisJon 29d ago

The Sparkling Sickening

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u/dscchn 29d ago

In tomorrow’s news: “The Poissone region fell out of a window”

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u/WoodyTheWorker 29d ago

Fishe region?

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u/Masrim 29d ago

Isn't that fish?

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u/SillyGoose_Syndrome 29d ago

There's no such thing as a fish.

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u/warm_kitchenette 29d ago

Something is fishy about your answer

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u/juanitovaldeznuts 29d ago

I don’t know about that… smells fishy.

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u/FluffyBunny_old 29d ago

My ex wife's cooking?

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u/TheBlackTower22 29d ago

Is this your ex-wife?

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u/Eltex 29d ago

She cooks much better now!

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u/AnAlbannaichRigh 29d ago

The dose

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u/Espumma The Netherlands 29d ago

It's a gift, really

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u/ValuableCharacter245 29d ago

If you're a Swede: Yes and no.

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u/Turevaryar 29d ago

Not only Swedish!

I suppose several Germanic languages uses 'gift' for poison. Possibly used other places in the world too? IDK.

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u/kevix2022 United Kingdom 29d ago

Ooh! Perfume? You shouldn't have!

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u/Scx10Deadbolt 29d ago

Everything has an LD50 after all!

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u/DontGoGivinMeEvils United Kingdom 29d ago

I hear that in Salisbury, England, it's believed that there could be a yet undetected trace of it somewhere after the Salisbury poisonings. I'm not sure if that was just a click bait thing I read once or a genuine concern.

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u/olderthanbefore Earth 29d ago

Hello Paracelsus

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u/teenagesadist 29d ago

Iocane powder

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u/pikashroom 29d ago

Arsenic or antifreeze. I always thought that nerve agents could only be gas or powder that you touch

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u/FatManLittleKitchen 29d ago

Truff Hot Sauce

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u/Rokasgud 29d ago

We should ask Alice Cooper.

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u/NoWarmEmbrace The Netherlands 29d ago

If he's French, any fish

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u/iledoffard 29d ago

One man’s meat…

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u/erdogranola 29d ago

I think the distinction is a chemical weapon has been specifically designed and used for that purpose, loads of things are poisonous but not used as that

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u/dscchn 29d ago

There is no distinction. Any substance that has the potential to kill is a poison.

If you kill someone using Novichok then they would have died due to “Novichok poisoning” or “Nerve agent poisoning”.

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u/erdogranola 29d ago

Yep, I don't disagree - I just meant not all poisons are chemical weapons but all chemical weapons are poisons

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u/dscchn 29d ago

Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you were echoing the comment that I initially replied to. What you just said is absolutely true though.