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Alternative Edition The Beast is a big, fat contradiction in terms of what he loves, versus what he knows to be true. I love fantasy, make-believe, and the supernatural in terms of entertainment. On the flip side of that coin, however, I despise it in the real world to a great degree. My good bluddy, (Blogger Buddy if you've forgotten one of my terms.) SpiderJ72, got my mind spinning onto this topic. It seems good old Spider-Mate has some chronic pain issues, and would like to live pain free for a change. That got me thinking about the massive amount of BS that people pour money into in the world of "alternative" medicine, and therapies. I warned you people that I might start taking swipes at things you hold in high regard.  Let me first say that popularity, and longevity have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with actual efficacy, potency, or plain old "It really works!". Having the support of millions of people, and having been practiced for thousands of years, does not automatically qualify something as being legit. There are a great deal of therapies and procedures which enjoy a strong following of true believers, while having absolutely zero verifiable, repeatable, peer-reviewed, legitimate proof that they actually do jack squat other than make you feel better briefly through the power of suggestion. A perfect example of this was noted during a study in which frequent seekers of acupuncture reported relief of their symptoms as usual even though instead of receiving acupuncture needles, they were simply tapped with a toothpick in the appropriate areas without their knowledge. Some old Chinese guys may have said that there are intersecting "meridians of power and balance" in the body, but that doesn't mean the scientific community has actually been able to verify and locate them. I've probably mentioned the habit of former stage magician and escape artist, James Randi, of swallowing 2 entire bottles of homeopathic headache medicine whenever he's on stage, giving a lecture. The crowd always freaks out, thinking he's going to overdose right there in front of them. He always assures them that you can't overdose on essentially nothing, which is the main ingredient in most homeopathic remedies. Don't even get me started on the homeopaths belief that their mixtures must be succitated by tapping the mixtures against a bible during their production. Here's The Beast's advice. Before you spend good money on any product or procedure, do your research and find out what actual researchers say about your chances of success using whatever it is you're going to attempt. Don't read the literature of the proponents of the product either. Try to find an independent, double blind study. They're out there if you look hard enough. The internet is an amazing tool for those purposes. My favorite phrase which is uttered by almost every person I've ever known who regularly uses a chiropractor, is "Dr. (Ha) Crackinbacks is amazing! I've been going to him for years!" Even without using Google to search the phrase, "Chiropractors are quacks.", just realize that if they were actually doing you any legitimate good, you could probably stop seeing them, instead of "going to him for years!". I'll bet you'll feel better for a little while if I give you one of my patented Beastly Back Cracks, but I'm not actually fixing a damned thing. People keep asking me to hug them though.  I could turn this same methodology on some of my other favorite eyes to poke in the religious, and astrology fields, but I'll save that for another day. Suffice it to say, that the angle at which The Beast's balls dangle has as much bearing on your fate as the position of the stars and planets. Imp will be in here to give me a piece of her mind any minute now. BEAST OUT Bonus Material In the form of a doodle. I know you minions have been missing them something fierce! [image] |
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Sorry sorry I had to remove the doodle due to technical difficulties. I will add it later.
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Goddammit, man. You're telling me those expensive tiger testicle pills don't make women love me long time? And I suppose the Ron Jeremy penis pills are fakes too? karlbloggerfeld - Dry-humping your legs since 2007.
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Yes, I have my own particular beef with a chiropractor at the moment. One of the people who works for me, supposedly hurt her back at work five weeks ago (lifting a box which she had been told not to lift - hmmmmmm). Her chiropractor has been giving her a letter every week to give to us, saying that she's not ready to come back to work yet. All based on her own report that her pain level is at an 8 out of 10. It seems rather unscrupulous to me. Where is the medical evidence that she's actually unable to perform her cushy desk job?  (and before anyone rips on me for being uncompassionate to this woman who hurt her back, she has a long going pattern of taking extended medical leaves. If this were the first incident...maybe I'd cut her more slack)   
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i totally agree with everything you say. i do miss my notion of the wizened old chinese man with wisdom prodding me like a day old turkey. Chiros have scared me ever since they killed a girl on the table when i was in university.
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You my dear, are entitled to your absolute disbelief in anything that you cannot prove. I get that. Me, I'm just not so afraid of believing in "possibilities", and seeing the "magic" in my daily life. It's a positive thing for me and one that I just refuse to argue because I don't need the proof. Life is much to short to live in a world without magic... Kath...I'm not sure why you'd say that you don't want repeat clients...I had the same massage therapist for over 15 years and it wasn't so much about "fixing" me, but I can say that his hands certainly "healed" a lot of me. Massage therapy is just one of the gifts I give to myself because it makes me feel so good. I wish you MANY hours of repeat customers because that will mean that your hands have the gift. I make mistakes, I am out of control & at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. ~Marilyn
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