"They put the thing down your throat so……" — Lou Reed

They put the thing down your throat so you don't swallow your… - Lou Reed

"They put the thing down your throat so you don't swallow your tongue, and they put electrodes on your head. That's what was recommended in Rockland State Hospital to discourage homosexual feelings. The effect is that you lose your memory and become a vegetable. You can't read a book because you get to page 17 and have to go right back to page one again."

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