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SultanOfSwing Mar 4th 2016 6:46 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11886298)
Homeopathy. It's bad enough that this snake oil exists. Now my cousin just got married and his wife runs some sort of homeopaty business. She keeps posting crap on Facebook about it. It is taking all my will power not to lay into her. I might just have to hide her posts or unfriend her.

Before you unfriend her, take the passive aggressive route and post this video to your facebook wall ...


tuxedocat Mar 4th 2016 8:24 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11886298)
Homeopathy. It's bad enough that this snake oil exists. Now my cousin just got married and his wife runs some sort of homeopaty business. She keeps posting crap on Facebook about it. It is taking all my will power not to lay into her. I might just have to hide her posts or unfriend her.

It's very popular with the anti-vax homeschool crowd..

SultanOfSwing Mar 4th 2016 8:29 am

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Originally Posted by tuxedocat (Post 11886499)
It's very popular with the anti-vax homeschool crowd..

What an awfully long winded way to say 'wankers' :lol:

mrken30 Mar 4th 2016 8:35 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Wait until she expands into stone healing and all those other mumbo jumbo things people like to do.

sir_eccles Mar 4th 2016 8:37 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11886513)
Wait until she expands into stone healing and all those other mumbo jumbo things people like to do.

I might share this to Facebook later...

An A-to-Z Guide to Bullshit Alternative Medicine on YouTube

SultanOfSwing Mar 4th 2016 8:38 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11886513)
Wait until she expands into stone healing and all those other mumbo jumbo things people like to do.

It's like religion for people who are otherwise atheists. Makes no sense. "There is no God (true), but spirits are everywhere and inanimate objects have tangible energy which affects shit (WTF)?" Disingenuous as ****, bloody crystal hugging weirdos.

mrken30 Mar 4th 2016 8:58 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 
I have a forest in my back yard, could keep some of these hugging types occupied for years

zzrmark Mar 5th 2016 8:00 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11886539)
I have a forest in my back yard, could keep some of these hugging types occupied for years

Is that some kind of euphemism? ;)

BubbleChog Mar 8th 2016 2:35 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11886505)
What an awfully long winded way to say 'wankers' :lol:

Can't karma you again so soon

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/d...psofcdgsci.jpg

SultanOfSwing Mar 8th 2016 2:37 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by BubbleChog (Post 11889716)

There's always a relevant XKCD ...

This one's good too:


Steerpike Mar 9th 2016 6:18 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Does Osteopathy receive the same level of ridicule or is it considered mainstream? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathy . Note, it seems like in the US, osteopathy contains more mainstream elements compared to other countries

Osteopathy as practised in Europe and other countries around the world differs greatly in scope and approach from osteopathic medicine in the United States, where a branch of the medical profession called osteopathic physicians is trained and certified to practice all modern medicine. Elsewhere osteopaths are trained only in manual osteopathic treatment, generally to relieve muscular and skeletal conditions

zargof Mar 9th 2016 6:26 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by Steerpike (Post 11890884)
Does Osteopathy receive the same level of ridicule or is it considered mainstream? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathy . Note, it seems like in the US, osteopathy contains more mainstream elements compared to other countries

I think it depends on what you're claiming osteopathy can do. If your back's knackered, then I think osteopathy could help. However, if you think it can help cure cancer, then I'd be a little more sceptical.

Bob Apr 4th 2016 12:11 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Snow in April....when you've just finished the bag of snow/ice melt on the snow the day before and it snows again in the morning.

Do you just let people fall over for a day, or open a fresh bag that'll go festy and be wasted? :/

lizzyq Apr 4th 2016 12:16 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by Bob (Post 11913176)
Snow in April....when you've just finished the bag of snow/ice melt on the snow the day before and it snows again in the morning.

Do you just let people fall over for a day, or open a fresh bag that'll go festy and be wasted? :/

Last winter we ran out and needed more after the stores had sold out. This winter I bought extra and we have only used about 1/3 of a bag. You can't win. My daffodils were not impressed with our heavy wet snow on Saturday night, but seem to have perked up today.

Nutek Apr 4th 2016 12:21 am

Re: Pet Peeves?
 

Originally Posted by Bob (Post 11913176)
Snow in April....when you've just finished the bag of snow/ice melt on the snow the day before and it snows again in the morning.

Do you just let people fall over for a day, or open a fresh bag that'll go festy and be wasted? :/

After one or two have fallen, they provide traction for the rest.


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