Snake Oil Merchants Get Sniffy
by John Walker on Oct.15, 2007, under The Rest
I love the internet. And I love how everything on the internet lives on forever, despite the actions of greedy lawyers employed by rich morons.
A wonderful article on The Quackometer discussed the continuing claims by homeopathic witchdoctors that their bottles of water can cure malaria. The Society of Homeopaths (which sounds like a false front for some sort of alien cult planning to take over the world) heaved their lawyers upon it, and it’s been taken down until the issues can be resolved.
But because the internet is magic, nothing ever really gets taken down, and you can, and should, read it now.
Silly Society of Alien Invading Forces – now the piece is going to be read by everyone ever, and more people will learn that homeopathy is utter bullshit with no demonstrable effects beyond placebo, and that these pus-sacks should not be given a single penny for their empty pills or bottles of snake oil.
Thanks Mrs Trellis for the link.
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November 18th, 2007 on 13:05[…] Homeopaths are not content with trying to sue people who observe their desires to murder people with malaria – now they’re going to cure AIDS too. […]
October 15th, 2007 on 17:31
As people have pointed out: you would have thought that homeopaths, of all people, would realise that if you try to dilute something out of existence, it becomes correspondingly powerful ;-)
October 15th, 2007 on 22:49
I heard snake oil is very good for keeping skin supple.
Especially if you’re a snake.
October 16th, 2007 on 11:47
I’d rather a placebo for something small than a pharmaceutical. As long as it works.
October 16th, 2007 on 13:53
Something small like malaria?
October 16th, 2007 on 20:58
Quinine for malaria.
In tonic water. With vodka. Also works well as a preventative therapy.
October 17th, 2007 on 08:00
Leo, would you like to buy this “cystal”?
It looks like any stone found in the garden, but it’s imbued with healing powers for all ailments.
Yours for £400?
October 17th, 2007 on 11:07
Sadly due to an historical blunder, the treatment provided by the Silly Society of Alien Invading Forces is also available on the NHS.
So we are all giving the pus-sacs pennys
October 17th, 2007 on 15:32
does a cystal cure cysts?
because i would damn well want one of them.
October 17th, 2007 on 15:47
YES IT DOES. So there.