Author Topic: Homeopathy is offially bunk! (Read 1054 times)

ElyDave · « **on:** October 29, 2019, 08:00:27 pm »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50207231

PaulF · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2019, 09:58:38 pm »

I read the article and felt better so perhaps it works?

Pingu · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2019, 10:06:45 pm »

It only works if you just read the first letter.

ian · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2019, 10:38:16 pm »

Miller Genuine Draft, despite being a homoeopathic beer, is quite an efficacious diuretic. Well, it is if you have the dread misfortune of drinking an entire case of it because there's nothing else at the party and you're young and foolish and the girl with the magnificent constellations of freckles you've tried to orbit doesn't share your celestial ambitions.

One day I will write my utterly mundane memoirs.

Jaded · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2019, 10:49:08 pm »

As long as you don’t write under a misleading pseudonym you are guaranteed one reader.

Kim · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2019, 11:05:38 pm »

I'm fairly sure that they're already posting under a misleading pseudonym...

Gattopardo · « **Reply #6 on:** October 29, 2019, 11:49:30 pm »

I died from a chronic underdose.

ElyDave · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2019, 06:15:23 am »

But only in a homeopathic sense

ElyDave · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2019, 06:17:24 am »

Quote from: ian on October 29, 2019, 10:38:16 pm

Miller Genuine Draft, despite being a homoeopathic beer, is quite an efficacious diuretic. Well, it is if you have the dread misfortune of drinking an entire case of it because there's nothing else at the party and you're young and foolish and the girl with the magnificent constellations of freckles you've tried to orbit doesn't share your celestial ambitions.

One day I will write my utterly mundane memoirs.

I think I have the ultimate homeopathic beer, a freebie from Ocado yesterday, fizzy hopped water.

I would ask if that is really a thing, but it seems so.

Jurek · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2019, 08:12:34 am »

On a Tuesday, our canteen menu features homeopathic beef lasagna.
Yes really.
Vegans would love it.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2019, 08:17:14 am »

I accidentally bought homeopathic tea. Asdal's own, I didn't expect much and get even less. Hang on, if it's homeopathic and there's less, shouldn't it be stronger? Anyway, two bags to a cup (no, Roger, not like that!) and it's... hot and brown.

T42 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2019, 08:40:57 am »

Back before we knew any better we picked a vet who was a stark raving homoeopath. He damn near killed one of our dogs - "treated" her for an ear infection and left her with epilepsy.

Take them all out and shoot them. Not with homoeopathic bullets, either.

Jaded · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2019, 08:48:05 am »

I just made some homeopathic tea.

Forgot to put the teabag in the cup

ElyDave · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2019, 08:49:28 am »

what does homeopathic water look like, and is it better at thirst quenching?

TPMB12 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2019, 12:45:58 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on October 29, 2019, 10:06:45 pm

It only works if you just read the first letter.

Classic misunderstanding. Even the first letter needs to be missing for homeopathic gobbledigook!

Gattopardo · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2019, 01:23:45 pm »

Quote from: ElyDave on October 30, 2019, 08:49:28 am

what does homeopathic water look like, and is it better at thirst quenching?

Ask a hydrophobe.

I am gaining much enjoy from the fact that other people use the term homeopathic beer. My mates don't get it.

Gattopardo · « **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2019, 01:27:27 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on October 30, 2019, 08:48:05 am

I just made some homeopathic tea.

Forgot to put the teabag in the cup

Isn't that homeopathic gin?

yorkie · « **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2019, 02:52:54 pm »

Quote from: Gattopardo on October 30, 2019, 01:27:27 pm

Quote from: Jaded on October 30, 2019, 08:48:05 am
I just made some homeopathic tea.

Forgot to put the teabag in the cup

Isn't that homeopathic gin?

It's only homeopathic gin if you forgot to put *gin* in the cup...

hellymedic · « **Reply #18 on:** October 30, 2019, 03:04:20 pm »

Quote from: Jurek on October 30, 2019, 08:12:34 am

On a Tuesday, our canteen menu features homeopathic beef lasagna.
Yes really.
Vegans would love it.

Heinz tinned soups contain only TINY quantities of the meat after which they are named. Cream of Chicken Soup is a whopping 3% chicken...

Efrogwr · « **Reply #19 on:** October 30, 2019, 04:04:19 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on October 30, 2019, 03:04:20 pm

Quote from: Jurek on October 30, 2019, 08:12:34 am
On a Tuesday, our canteen menu features homeopathic beef lasagna.
Yes really.
Vegans would love it.

Heinz tinned soups contain only TINY quantities of the meat after which they are named. Cream of Chicken Soup is a whopping 3% chicken...

If it was labelled as milk is it would be "whole chicken".

TPMB12 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 30, 2019, 04:47:01 pm »

What about those water bottles with fruit printed on them? Very nearly homeopathic but they do put a big premium on them.

Actually that's very much the homeopathy way. Expensive water isn't it!

hellymedic · « **Reply #21 on:** October 30, 2019, 04:59:47 pm »

That 'water' contained a LOT of sugar (not at homeopathic levels) before the Sugar Tax was introduced...

The 'no added sugar' versions might contain no sugar but Volvic 'Touch of Fruit' strawberry flavour is 4.6% sugar (Sugar Tax comes in at 5%).

This is similar to half-strength apple juice.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #22 on:** October 30, 2019, 05:55:53 pm »

Homeopathic drugs usually contain quite a lot of sugar and a touch of alcohol. They might also contain herbal stuff which once in a while might even do you some good, by chance. But mostly sugary alcohol. A prescription cocktail.

TPMB12 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 30, 2019, 06:58:15 pm »

I wonder what colour traffic lights fruit would have if they joined the supermarket package labelling of nutritional infusion? Can you imagine the traffic light guy m for sugar on apples or grapes? Fruit would possibly have bright red for sugar.

ElyDave · « **Reply #24 on:** October 30, 2019, 07:10:59 pm »

And nuts bright red for fat