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I have a bridge I'm looking to sell.

• mc32 14y ago
  Not to mention "snake oil" liniments and other forms of quackery.
  • dredmorbius 14y ago
    Obligatory: real Chinese snake oil is a valid cure. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=snake-oil-salesmen-knew-something http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=snake-oil-s... The problem then (as now) was charlatans claiming similar properties from substances which lacked the original's active ingredient: high Omega-3 oils. I see this as the fundamental Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance problem: what is quality, and how does one identify it?
    • wmil 14y ago
      And the "Snake Oil" being sold in the US wasn't quackery. It was typically a combination of alcohol, morphine, and/or cocaine. People weren't stupid -- it definitely made them 'feel better'.
• smashing 14y ago
  I have stock in a social networking company I am looking to sell.