---- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>   Early on in my life as a kid I had learned from
> Gramma about castor oil as a lubricant.

Castor oil in the context you allude to is considerably more than a lubricant.  It induces powerful smooth muscle contractions in the gastrointestinal tract due to a toxic triglyceride component.  Perhaps mineral oil is the lubricant you recall, or perhaps the other effects you simply remember as a part of lubrication, but believe me, it is considerably more than that.  "Explosive" is a term sometimes associated with the consequences of ingesting castor oil.

mcneely