Oh please, people drink absinthe to be cool and artsy and "dark" and "mysterious". It could taste like ass and dudes in mascara would still drink it. This is just proving that there's no magical psychotropic properties, just a LOT of alcohol.
Oh I would actually! Once I get my goggles finished... and get my waistcoat and boots and top hat... oh, and then build my electrovoltaic aetherium gun...... eventually!