Don't be frightened away by the reptilian aliens April 3, 2008
Posted by argotnavis in Humor.Tags: blogs, craziness, Dan, quackery, Star Wars
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Many of you, I'm sure, don't read Dan Rutter's blog. You probably should, as it's usually pretty entertaining, especially if you're a nerd. His entry today about an e-mail exchange he had with a rather interesting character is a must read. Here's a bit of it:
“THERE IS AN ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN BY THE POWERS THAT BE TO FRIGHTEN PEOPLE AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT SCARE STORIES INVOLVE REPTILIAN ALIENS AND ARE OBVIOUSLY FALSE SO DONT LET SUCH NONSENSE PUT YOU OFF FROM FINDING OUT THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT”
You know you're in a strange business when one of the biggest concerns you think your customers might have about a product involves reptilian aliens. I'm glad I came across this today, though; I was beginning to believe all those scare stories I was hearing about the Trandoshans.
Also meaningless in Japanese February 25, 2008
Posted by argotnavis in Humor, Language.Tags: blogs, Dan, quackery
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Well, it looks as if Dan has also been writing about the miraculous Kinoki Foot Pads, although from a slightly different angle. A medical scam that also uses both a nonsense “Japanese” name and unrelated kanji to make it seem less like a total scam and more like . . . not a scam? Well, I, for one, am shocked.
Two hours later he was gone, with sixty of my dollars. But I have the miracle cream! January 30, 2008
Posted by argotnavis in Humor, TV/Movies.Tags: advertising, quackery
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After a while, anyone who watches a lot of television will come to expect a certain amount of advertising for highly effective medical treatments, usually weight loss drugs (of course, they couldn't say it on TV if it weren't true!). Sometimes, though, you come across a really good ad, like the one I saw today on the Discovery Channel.
Presenting Kinoki Foot Pads! (There are some pretty funny comments in that Consumerist piece, too.) It's a pretty beautiful piece of advertising. Of course, they're based on an ancient Chinese Japanese secret, which, as it turns out, is reflexology . . . which is really more of a not-so-ancient American secret. The woman in the kimono is still a nice touch, though. Reflexology as a cure for disease is already a fantastic source of weapons-grade bolonium, but this is even better. Reflexology is basically a form of therapeutic foot massage, and yet this amazing Band-Aid covered in some magical plant extract (I believe it's bamboo vinegar) manages to find those same pressure points. Sounds reasonable to me. And look at all of the things it can cure! All of this by removing the toxins in your body through your feet. Why, it'll even get rid of all of that pesky thulium you've surely been complaining about. Just look at that awesome tree graphic. If trees get rid of toxins through their roots, it does stand to reason that humans do the same through their feet (Newsflash, Lisa, Bart is not a horse!). And on top of all that, it's FDA registered! Hurrah!
I'm beginning to think that what they say is true: every damn minute.
