homemade potion
does anyone remember when they used to make magic potions when they were youger? You know the type, the ones made with pretty much any liquid you could get hold of (fruit squash, tap water, pond water, etc). Well, this one relates to that.

My friend Joe and I were going through our 'George's Marvelous medicine' stage. We thought we could make 'potions' to help us do anything we wanted to do: Fly, become invisibble, run faster, grow.

One day we decided to create the ULTIMATE potion of all. Everyone would be jealous of us at school, we'd get Nobel prizes for our creation, we'd be so rich we'd be able to afford as many Power Ranger toys as we could possibly want!

We raided our parents cupboards for almost anything we could find: Water, Beer, Squash, mouthwash, a bit of toothpaste, some rain water from the bucket outside. I think we might have even puit some dregs of wine into it.

Instead of this potion being the bubbling green/blue mixture that we'd been hoping for, it was sort of murky grey with little bits (i assume to be the toothpaste) floating around in it.

"Don't judge a book by it's cover" said an enthusiastic me, "this potion will be our ticket to the Olympics and beyond". Getting two cups out, we filled our goblets with this magical creation and prepared ourselves for the huge transformation we were about to undergo.

I took a swig, Joe took a swig. "MMMMMM...yum" I said (secretly hating the taste). "yeah, this is sooo nice" said Joe (equally disguisted), "Lets try running to see if it has made us any faster!"

So off we ran, around the garden, faster than we'd ever ran before...or so we thought. We'd created a miricle, the elxir of life. Destiny awaited.

Then it happened. I threw up. Joe threw up. We both threw up. Again and again. He had to go home and I had to stay in bed for the rest of the day. My mum threw away the only remains of the glory potion.

That was my first and only foray into the wonderful world of DIY potions.
(Foulkesy123 The one and only..., Tue 8 Apr 2008, 16:57, 4 replies)

by flouret
do you mean foray?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Apr 2008, 17:27, closed)

yes...
i cant spell

or use the right words in sentences
(Foulkesy123 The one and only..., Tue 8 Apr 2008, 17:32, closed)

the potion my daughter made....
apparently turns people into flying unicorns.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 9 Apr 2008, 0:59, closed)

I used to mix all the things in the bathroom
To make the ultimate cleaner. I could my hair, teeth and everything else with the same mixture. It didn't catch on.
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Wed 9 Apr 2008, 14:01, closed)