Comments on: Quackology http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/ Where our past is never very long ago Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2786 Ray Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:54:45 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2786 Actually, Ardis, I did pull up the one with the garment ads. He absolutely LOVED it - couldn't stop laughing at the final picture. I walked him through the blogspot set-up program in the clerk's office, and now he has the foundation of a family blog waiting to be polished and populated. It was really cool to see his excitement. You were part of something very good today, Ardis. Actually, Ardis, I did pull up the one with the garment ads. He absolutely LOVED it – couldn’t stop laughing at the final picture. I walked him through the blogspot set-up program in the clerk’s office, and now he has the foundation of a family blog waiting to be polished and populated. It was really cool to see his excitement.

You were part of something very good today, Ardis.

]]> By: J. Stapley http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2785 J. Stapley Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2785 This taps into a lot of things. In the early 19th century, Native Americans were frequently viewed as healers with several books published recounting their various treatments and remedies. This individual seems to be capitalizing on that trend using the name of God in the Great Lakes region, which was probably more common in NY, than the Ute. It seems like during this time, even in the Utah papers, that there were loads of "snake oil" advertisers. This taps into a lot of things. In the early 19th century, Native Americans were frequently viewed as healers with several books published recounting their various treatments and remedies. This individual seems to be capitalizing on that trend using the name of God in the Great Lakes region, which was probably more common in NY, than the Ute.

It seems like during this time, even in the Utah papers, that there were loads of “snake oil” advertisers.

]]> By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2783 Ardis E. Parshall Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:37:30 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2783 Ray, I'm guessing you didn't happen to pull up anything from the "Ads" series, or a certain picture of a young lady personifying Music ... (Really, thanks for trusting Keepa enough to bring him here. Another convert to the positive possibilitis of the 'net!) Ray, I’m guessing you didn’t happen to pull up anything from the “Ads” series, or a certain picture of a young lady personifying Music … (Really, thanks for trusting Keepa enough to bring him here. Another convert to the positive possibilitis of the ‘net!)

]]> By: Ray http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 Ray Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:12:37 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2782 Mark B. beat me to it. I immediately thought of Nuskin - and the 46,829 other companies in Utah that are built on the next great health product. Great find, Ardis. Personal threadjack alert - Message to Ardis: I used this site today (and one of the large aggregators) to illustrate to a High Priests Group Leader in our stake the power that blogging can provide in their efforts to share the Gospel among themselves and with others. He was astounded by some of your posts, as I knew he would be. He left the demonstration energized to make some fundamental changes in the way he views sharing the Gospel. THANKS!! Mark B. beat me to it. I immediately thought of Nuskin – and the 46,829 other companies in Utah that are built on the next great health product.

Great find, Ardis.

Personal threadjack alert – Message to Ardis:

I used this site today (and one of the large aggregators) to illustrate to a High Priests Group Leader in our stake the power that blogging can provide in their efforts to share the Gospel among themselves and with others. He was astounded by some of your posts, as I knew he would be. He left the demonstration energized to make some fundamental changes in the way he views sharing the Gospel.

THANKS!!

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 Mark B. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:57:36 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2781 Nuskin? Nuskin?

]]> By: The Right Trousers http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2772 The Right Trousers Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:48:20 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2772 I'm curious about that low-hanging fruit. Stuff like this really brings the past to life, doesn't it? I’m curious about that low-hanging fruit.

Stuff like this really brings the past to life, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Researcher http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2771 Researcher Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:12:51 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2771 This little story raises the question of whether it is better to ignore such things or to actively fight them. Probably the sort of thing you have to take on a case-by-case basis. This little story raises the question of whether it is better to ignore such things or to actively fight them.

Probably the sort of thing you have to take on a case-by-case basis.

]]> By: sister blah 2 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/08/31/quackology/comment-page-1/#comment-2770 sister blah 2 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:36:26 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=318#comment-2770 Oh, the modern-parallels jokes are such low-hanging fruit on this one! Hilarious Ardis, thanks. Oh, the modern-parallels jokes are such low-hanging fruit on this one!

Hilarious Ardis, thanks.

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