Pick their poison?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="poison">poison</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>:</p><p><span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>: <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="poisonous">poisonous</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Kind">Kind</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Poison">Poison</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>” <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>. <span word="Drinkers">Drinkers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="signifies">signifies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="alcoholic">alcoholic</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="bars">bars</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bartender">bartender</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>” <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Whisky">Whisky</span>, <span word="brandy">brandy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="liquor">liquor</span>?</p><p><span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drinker">drinker</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="another">another</span>: “<span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>?” <span word="Same">Same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="now">now</span>?</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, “<span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>” <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>) <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>.</p>
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