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Make: Projects – "You Have Just Been Poisoned" Pint Glass

Fans of Patrick McGoohan’s classic BBC spy series The Prisoner will recognize this gimmick from Episode 15, “The Girl Who Was Death.” It’s a pint glass with words etched on the bottom (in authentic “Village” font) that appear line-by-line as the liquid is imbibed. My version is the closest reproduction of the original I could achieve.

I have an old friend who is a rabid fan of the show, and I made her a set of four of these as a gift for her most recent birthday. The stencil art is attached to the project as a PDF, and is available in other popular vector formats from Thingiverse.

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Posted by Sean Ragan | Friday June 17th, 2011 6:00 AM

Categories: Crafts, Food and Beverage, Make: Projects | 12 Comments

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12 Responses to Make: Projects – "You Have Just Been Poisoned" Pint Glass

Anonymous on June 17th, 2011 at 1:18 pm said:

funny! cuz its true!!!

well, if your beverage contained alcohol anyway

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- Anonymous on June 17th, 2011 at 1:40 pm said:
  
  Noooo!
  I though alcohol was a preservative
  
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  Anonymous on June 17th, 2011 at 1:43 pm said:
  
  Also true!
  
  Gets rid of the weak brain cells so it effectively preserves the strong ones!
Kimo Tichgelaar on June 17th, 2011 at 2:39 pm said:

How can you make sure people hold them right-side up and not get “Poisoned Been Just Have You” (only upside-down)?

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- Sean Michael Ragan on June 17th, 2011 at 4:26 pm said:
  
  Well, you could use a mug instead of a glass, and choose the orientation of the mug handle with respect to the text based on whether the person using the mug is right- or left-handed…
  
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Kimo Tichgelaar on June 17th, 2011 at 2:41 pm said:

How can you make sure people hold them right-side up and not get “Poisoned Been Just Have You” (only upside-down)? They might think Yoda has just poisoned them…

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Matt Richardson on June 17th, 2011 at 9:12 pm said:

Awesome project! I’m definitely adding this to my list of things to try. Thanks for the write up, Sean!

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Trey Smith on June 18th, 2011 at 2:52 pm said:

Sean, awesome job!!! I would love to buy a couple of sets of these for friends if you ever make any more.

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- Sean Michael Ragan on August 5th, 2011 at 4:21 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Trey, quite belatedly, for your interest. I did finally manage to get a run of these etched and they are available here:
  
  http://www.etsy.com/listing/76104876/you-have-just-been-poisoned
  
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- Sean Michael Ragan on August 5th, 2011 at 4:21 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Trey, quite belatedly, for your interest. I did finally manage to get a run of these etched and they are available here:
  
  http://www.etsy.com/listing/76104876/you-have-just-been-poisoned
  
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  Trey Smith on August 5th, 2011 at 4:29 pm said:
  
  Awesome! Ordered two to start with. May get more… Thanks!
  
  Trey Smith on August 5th, 2011 at 4:29 pm said:
  
  Awesome! Ordered two to start with. May get more… Thanks!

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