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Started by Mesozoic Mister Nigel, June 04, 2011, 08:15:19 PM

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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

June 04, 2011, 08:15:19 PM
Wow, just when I didn't think gullible "alternative medicine" fans could come up with ANYTHING stupider...

http://www.oilpulling.org/oil-pulling/

Seriously. What. Just what. 

"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Adios

#1
June 04, 2011, 08:20:34 PM
Damn, I need to invent some dumb shit too.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#2
June 04, 2011, 08:22:30 PM
I know! There's got to be a way to make money off these rubes.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Eve

#3
June 04, 2011, 08:22:59 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_pulling

Sounds like a load of crap, but what do I know?  :roll:
Emotionally crippled narcissist.

Suu

#4
June 04, 2011, 08:23:15 PM
It's Ayurvedic. Nothing to see here, just go about your business...
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Adios

#5
June 04, 2011, 08:23:32 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:22:30 PM
I know! There's got to be a way to make money off these rubes.

BEAD THERAPY!!!! BEADS CAN ALIGN CHAKRAS!!!!

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#6
June 04, 2011, 08:24:34 PM
I like this article: http://www.lisabarger.com/oil_pulling_debunked/  :lulz:

The best part is that oil pulling appears to be something recently invented out of whole cloth.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#7
June 04, 2011, 08:25:02 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on June 04, 2011, 08:23:32 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:22:30 PM
I know! There's got to be a way to make money off these rubes.

BEAD THERAPY!!!! BEADS CAN ALIGN CHAKRAS!!!!

OMG TOTALLY!

I should make "chakra" sets. I bet they would sell like crazy.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Suu

#8
June 04, 2011, 08:27:41 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:25:02 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on June 04, 2011, 08:23:32 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:22:30 PM
I know! There's got to be a way to make money off these rubes.

BEAD THERAPY!!!! BEADS CAN ALIGN CHAKRAS!!!!

OMG TOTALLY!

I should make "chakra" sets. I bet they would sell like crazy.

YES. DO IT.
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#9
June 04, 2011, 08:28:22 PM
Quote from: Suu on June 04, 2011, 08:27:41 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:25:02 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on June 04, 2011, 08:23:32 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:22:30 PM
I know! There's got to be a way to make money off these rubes.

BEAD THERAPY!!!! BEADS CAN ALIGN CHAKRAS!!!!

OMG TOTALLY!

I should make "chakra" sets. I bet they would sell like crazy.

YES. DO IT.

I wonder how long it would take me to lose my mind.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Suu

#10
June 04, 2011, 08:29:47 PM
Or get a contract with some sort of alternative catalog like Pyramid Collection or something.

How hard could it be? Make a few hundred beads in rainbow colors?
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#11
June 04, 2011, 08:34:00 PM
Quote from: Suu on June 04, 2011, 08:29:47 PM
Or get a contract with some sort of alternative catalog like Pyramid Collection or something.

How hard could it be? Make a few hundred beads in rainbow colors?

:lulz: That doesn't sound mind-numbingly tedious at all!
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Adios

#12
June 04, 2011, 08:43:33 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:34:00 PM
Quote from: Suu on June 04, 2011, 08:29:47 PM
Or get a contract with some sort of alternative catalog like Pyramid Collection or something.

How hard could it be? Make a few hundred beads in rainbow colors?

:lulz: That doesn't sound mind-numbingly tedious at all!

But if it pays the rent...

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#13
June 04, 2011, 08:49:35 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on June 04, 2011, 08:43:33 PM
Quote from: Your Mom on June 04, 2011, 08:34:00 PM
Quote from: Suu on June 04, 2011, 08:29:47 PM
Or get a contract with some sort of alternative catalog like Pyramid Collection or something.

How hard could it be? Make a few hundred beads in rainbow colors?

:lulz: That doesn't sound mind-numbingly tedious at all!

But if it pays the rent...

It's funny to joke about, but seriously, no way. :lulz: If I wanted to pay the bills by doing something I hate, I'd go back to retail. It would be preferable to ruining my joy, inspiration, creative integrity, and professional reputation.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Salty

#14
June 04, 2011, 10:39:57 PM
QuoteAll different treatments sold to cure diseases ignore or ignorant about the built-in wisdom, capacity and power of the body to cure itself if given time and support. A WHO report states that 80 % of world population relies on natural healing as their primary form of health care. Oil Pulling stimulates and supports the healing system of the body in curing all diseases.

You know you're in trouble when you ask "How does it work." and you get hit with that bullshit.

Yes, the body is mostly responsible for the actual healing of itself given opportunity.
Yes, the will to heal is AN important factor in overall health.
Yes, the mind is often responsible for conditions within the body.

But these whackos want to DEPEND on that built-in system. And medicine, for the most part, exists for when those systems fail. They fail often and in new and fascinating ways.

As an aside, that dependable failure is why I hate the concept of health insurance. You wanna bet I'm gonna get sick? NO SHIT. Humans get sick, it is a part of life. I don't want health insurance, I want health CARE.

But if you agree that much of alternative healing begins and ends in the mind it's a very short step to snake oil. Actually it's no step because whether you know it or not you're already slithering on the ground.
The world is a car and you're the crash test dummy.
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