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Complementary and alternative medicine Entertainment/culture History Humor Medicine Movies Popular culture Quackery

Betty Boop: Homeopath

While reading through a mailing list I belong to, I came across a link that demonstrates that alternative medicine has been ingrained in popular culture since at least the 1920’s and 1930’s. Indeed, I never realized that that icon of flappers, Betty Boop, practiced homeopathy. Don’t believe me? Well, here’s incontrovertible evidence in the form […]

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I don’t know if this would work, but it would sure be funny

Car alarms probably annoy you. Certainly, they annoy me. I understand the reason for their existence, but some of them seem to be so finicky that just a truck driving by will set them off. Fortunately (or, unfortunately, depending on your point of view), there’s the Orgasmalarm If you’re at work, you’re definitely going to […]

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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Humor Medicine Quackery

The pharma conspiracy acts against a threat

It was a nondescript room, a board room much like board rooms found in corporate offices across the length and breadth of the U.S., or even around the world. There was the tasteful built-in wood bookshelves loaded with books and journals, for instance. Given the nature of this company, the journals included titles such as […]

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Blogging Humor

Literally, the coolest weblog ever

I’ve just found what has to be literally the coolest weblog ever. Its whole raison d’être is a pet peeve of mine, too, but I literally never thought of starting a blog about it.

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Humor Religion

The Stupidest Things Ever Said, Number 3: Best church sports announcement ever

Here it is, straight from the 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said calendar, culled from a church bulletin listing: Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King. My question upon seeing such a notice would, of course, be: Is […]