(sophistication) (so·phis·ti·ca·tion)
(s[schwa]-fis²t[ibreve]-ka¢sh[schwa]n) [Gr. sophistikos deceitful] the adulteration of food or medicine.

also "Dishonest or misleading (rare; primarily British English)" - we don't trust smart folk round 'ere.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:01, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

adulterated meaning unsafe or impure
nothing to do with decayed, rotten or smelly.

right again, quinton. I don't know how i do it
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:04, Reply)

Unsafe, which rotting milk for example, would be.
Adulterated with bacteria, for example.
( Kroney, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:06, Reply)

they didn't know about bacteria in archaic times though

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:06, Reply)

No, instead they thought sprites or witches hexed it.

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:08, Reply)

yeah, see
this one gets it
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:22, Reply)

Archaic just means it's not used much anymore.

( Kroney, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:10, Reply)

no
it goes;

Iron Age
Bronze Age
Archaic Times
Medieval Times
Queen Victoria
Disco
Big Brother
Today

twat
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:21, Reply)

Stop bickering.
Dicks.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:28, Reply)

Dickering

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:29, Reply)

damn i was tempted to put SausAge in there

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:29, Reply)