Posts by Emma Hart
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Well, if we're admitting to total out of control lunacy...
Not for Jericho, not for a minute. But I'd have bundled my nuts in the post in a second for Firefly. Or my cats or my children... but that's not something I'm making any secret of.
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interesting the OZ version of the show has family and friend holding the boxes - it's boring
the US version has Robert palmer girls and some crazy guy who was once in St Elsewhere.It's not just my news I get from England. Game shows too. There's nothing showing on NZ tv that comes near QI, 8 out of 10 Cats, or the glorious Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
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Actually, my real problem was the bland beigeness of the women and their cleavage. If you're going to have a bunch of women standing around doing nothing all looking exactly the same, I'd rather have some Robert Palmer girls.
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One thing life - and a good cleavage - taught me early was males of almost any age just can't drag their eyes up often enough to hide their leering. Its funny.
a)It's hysterical.
b)It's not just males.
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OK Emma, would it have been better if I said "An huge proportion of" rather than "the entire"?
Absolutely. Is that unreasonable?
Me, I really wanna get my hands on some germanium powder now and indulge in some Brainiacs-style science.
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Emma, the problem is "natural" remedies that are not so well studied or documented, provided by people who wouldn't give a rats' about double-blind trials anyway.
Oh, absolutely, I agree, and it pisses me off that people like that, and those that push tapwater-in-a-bottle, discredit the areas of 'alternative' medicines that are well-researched and conducted with caution. But the post I quoted above used the phrase "And this ambiguity is what the entire herbal healing world trades on". Hence my response.
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And this ambiguity is what the entire herbal healing world trades on. Many people read "hasn't been proved to be harmful" to be "not harmful" and "could help eczema" to "does help eczema". It's lazy thinking for a lazy industry trading on ignorance and hope, and it's a pity because many of these herbal remedies *could* be of great benefit to me.
Try something like Michael Castleman's The Healing Herbs. Every entry comes with a list of warnings, side-effects, dosage, what the actual active ingredient is, what studies have been done, and the FDA's opinion on the herb. About licorice, the herb he lists as a treatment for eczema, he says:
For otherwise healthy nonpregnant nonnursing adults who do not have a history of heart disease or stroke and are not taking digitalis-like medications, licorice is considered relatively safe when used cautiously in amounts typically recommended for brief periods.
Licorice should be used in medicinal amounts only in consultation with your doctor. If licorice causes minor discomforts such as stomach upsets or diarrhea, use less or stop using it. Let your doctor know if you experience unpleasant effects or if the symptoms for which the herb is being used to not improve significantly in two weeks.
Frankly, I wish I'd been that well informed by my GP when he put me on the contraceptive pill.
I've been growing and using herbal remedies since back before they were trendy and I've never found it hard to find well-informed unbiased information as long as you're getting it from someone who isn't trying to sell you something.
Like anything else.
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4. if they try to feed you the soylent green, don't fret, it's organic tool.
Lawl. Soylent green is dickheads!
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Just as a matter of interest, could you please tell me what the frig anyone's religion - or lack thereof - has to do with public policy?
Well, you might argue, for instance, that next census, when Christianity of any ilk falls below 50%, having prayer in parliament is no longer representative of the majority of NZers. It's not an argument I'm totally convinced by, but I love stats and I don't find the question offensive.
What I would like to see, though, is the religion question moved to the 15+ side of the census form. According to that fabulous graph round here somewhere, about half of under four year olds were recorded as having a religion, and that I do find a bit dodgy.
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"Excellent" I thought, I'll give that a go and tried my friend Dom, to see if it would work on anyone. I got pictures of houses.
Sounds like someone has safe search on, then...