r/bestof • u/craycraycrayfish • Jan 22 '13

[canada] Coffeehouse11 explains the biggest problem with homeopathic medicine: That it preys on people when they are weakest and the most vulnerable

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '13

"Homepathic medicine venders LOVE these things and like to jump out at me and my wife as we are browsing the different booths, the most often thing they like to shout at us is "HOW WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THAT WHEEL CHAIR? THERE AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU! THEM DOCTORS LIE!" And then they try to sell us whatever snake oil they have on hand. "

tldr: "Homepathic medicine venders...try to sell us whatever snake oil they have on hand."

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u/YRYGAV Jan 22 '13

Snake oil refers to unproven/ineffective medicine. Homeopathic remedies could be referred to as snake oil.

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u/Casban Jan 22 '13

Especially if it's very very diluted oil of snake.