As I mentioned before, I saw a device with unsubstantiated medical claims at a local home and garden show a few weeks back. I finally processed all of the flyers and giveaways from the show. I scanned the full-page sheet, front and back, from the magical healing device. I absolutely love everything about the flyer.
From Pete's Dragon, there is a song about a traveling showman, Dr. Terminus, who sells miracle cures. When he finds out that there is really a dragon nearby, he gets excited about all of the cures he can create from parts of the dragon. "Dragon liver can cure a cold./Dragon powder grows hair./With dragon blood, you'll never grow old./Every item is covered with gold!"
Here are scans of the flyer. I didn't link to the guy's web site, mostly because I don't want the HTTP_REFERRER variable to show that you went to his site from this one. One of the pages on his site tells us about how he is no longer affiliated with the Mafia. I don't need a horse's head on my bed, thank you very much.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Last Chance! Act Now!
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I absolutely do not get it. Are you supposed to sit on the circle thingy? Stand on it? Lay on it? How do my legs move? I'm stressed just trying to figure it out.
@ Mandy : it supposedly works by laying down, then you put your feet (just above the ankle) on the machine, when you turn it on it begins shaking you feet to give you the alleged health benefits.
I know, pure crap-based mentally.
Over here, in Mexico, there seems to be an ad epidemic for this stuff, but I'm glad they just advertise their bad infomercials late at night when almost nobody is watching, at least I hope so :-\
EdSG,
Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay, and come back soon.
That thing looks like something out of a 1920's traveling huckster's cart. And the pamphlet is right out of the 50s. All it's missing is "BEHOLD the AMAZING HEALING POWER of ELECTRICITY!"
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