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April 07, 2007 -- 9:26 PM
posted by alison
now these are cool looking socks... but can you imagine how much work they'd be? gah!
and this:
awwwwwww!
April 07, 2007 -- 9:01 PM
posted by alison
now, my question is... what IS HeadOn used for?
the website isn't exactly clear...
are we talking, uh... fast and effective relief of... headaches? cold foreheads? effective production of irritation and small itchy red bumps?? what exactly?
it doesn't say ANYWHERE.
April 07, 2007 -- 7:54 PM
posted by P
Aren't the homeopathy vs medicine arguments pretty trendy? Don't let the power of the placebo surprise you, Par!
Now I have to find someone who actually uses HeadOn, swap it with glue, and release feathers into the air...
April 07, 2007 -- 4:14 PM
posted by Par
Hmm... I was just reading the label of a stick of HeadOn that my dad has. So, did anyone else know it's homeopathic 'medicine'? From their site:
Each ingredient is followed by a number and then an “X†(such as 6X, 12X or 30X), what does that mean?
The number and the “X†which follows the name of the active ingredient identifies the dilution of each active ingredient. For instance, 6X means that the ingredient has been diluted one part per million parts of water. The monograph of each active ingredient in the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States states the dilution at which the ingredient is safe and effective. The active ingredients in HeadOn are diluted much more than the minimum required dilution dictated by the monograph of the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States and therefore represent no health risk whatsoever.
The rest of that informative page goes on to explain how safe the product is, using logic such as "if a lot of medication gives you bad side effects, almost no side effects is definitely good for you", and skipping merrily by the whole "efficacy" issue. Wow.
Wikipedia claims that one of the "inactive" ingredients is menthol, which may explain the relief one receives.
I wasn't planning on using the stuff. But that it's based on homeopathy (and has been successful in spite of that) rather surprised me.
April 07, 2007 -- 9:03 AM
posted by Par
Some random, short distractions.
The Inbox Of Nardo Pace, The Empire's Worst Engineer:
Hey, kid. That trash compactor you designed is up and running and I've got to say it looks great. Lots of grime, a magnetically sealed hatch that can't be opened from the inside, a tentacled garbage creature that practically serves no purpose at all. It's got everything a salty old janitor could ever want.
One thing, though. It takes an awful long time to flatten garbage. I'm talking a minute or more, depending on how many flimsy poles I toss in there. If our capital ships can boogie at faster than light speeds, why can't we make a few walls slide toward one another at a speed that outpaces a Hutt's leisurely stroll?
From Creased Comics, Washington, Washington:
And, from The Human Giant, The Illusionators:
April 06, 2007 -- 8:24 PM
posted by alison
i just watched that video... (or, well, listened to it while checking e-mail, but still)...
what is wrong with Bill Donohue? his ideas/comments are like watching some repressed librarian rip all the photos of naked bushmen out of the National Geographics... because it offends him, it must offend everyone? hmm... and therefore it's bad... how big a stick does he have shoved up where the sun don't shine?
i'm a huge proponent of art for art's sake... and he just stomped all over that... what with his "why don't you show it in some dump down in Soho" and the other comments about no-good loser-artists... wow... (all artists must just be degenerates then, eh?) mr-high-and-mighty-right-wing-christian never thought there could be another kind of christian out there, did he? and if there are other christians, there's no way in hell that they could be right, is there? and the "Leonardo you are not" comment... way to not understand what he was asking... haha...
i guess that's what you get when you give uneducated people power... ;) haha
April 06, 2007 -- 3:32 PM
posted by alison
April 06, 2007 -- 1:38 PM
posted by Par
Speaking of the Chocolate Jesus, I love Bill Donohue, talking here with Cosimo Cavallaro, the artist in question:
Nazis, freedom of speech, and moral and financial bankruptcy? I submit to you, who is the true artist here?
April 06, 2007 -- 11:42 AM
posted by P
There was an article of how North Korea was interested in breeding the big rabbits for food.
And the chocolate jesus is brilliant. How can anyone be offended by chocolate jesus? This is the most useful version of jesus humanity has to offer! Display him today, eat him later! These silly Catholics can't seem to tell the difference between what's good for them and what's not good for them. Think of the flavinol! Chocolate jesus looks pretty dark from those pictures.
Uh...it is edible...right?
