poisoning quotes

The widespread belief that Yuppies as a class would perish from Brie-cheese poisoning turned out to be over-optimistic.

-Adler,Jerry
  'The Rise of the Overclass', in Newsweek, 31  Jul.

The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance money.

-Doyle, SirArthur Conan
  The Sign of Four, ch.2.

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