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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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He had dropped acid

Hi,

"As he [Steve Jobs] once told an interviewer, “He [Gates] would be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram.” [From The Telegraph.]

What does the clause "he had dropped acid" mean in the context?

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To "drop acid" means to take LSD, a semi-synthetic psychedelic drug. LSD stands for a Lysergic acid diethylamide ,

  • To "drop acid" means to take LSD, a semi-synthetic psychedelic drug.
  • LSD stands for a Lysergic acid diethylamide ,
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To "drop acid" means to take LSD, a semi-synthetic psychedelic drug. LSD stands for a Lysergic acid diethylamide,

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