PLACEBO CURES

Michael Lorrey (retroman@tpk.net)
Wed, 23 Apr 1997 19:06:28 -0400

Dejan Vucinic wrote:
>
> Speaking of placebo: I bought a pair of wrist bands that are supposed
> to cure motion sickness by applying pressure to certain points on the
> arms, and amazingly enough they work for me! Who needs God when we
> have the Allmighty Placebo. Too bad It can't cure cancer. (Hmm,
> perhaps it can but it's an undocumented function... ;)
>

Here's one I heard: Tape a penny in your belly button....

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