Forty years of watching television commercials paid off

Eb Oesch

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Jan 3, 2010, 2:40:06 PM1/3/10

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I finally found a consumer good that makes me awesome.

Don't bother asking, you freeloaders.

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Nicko

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Jan 4, 2010, 8:29:34 PM1/4/10

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On Jan 3, 1:40 pm, Eb Oesch <ericboe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I finally found a consumer good that makes me awesome.
>
> Don't bother asking, you freeloaders.

The placebo effect can indeed be pretty awesome.

Good for you!

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YOP...

Marie

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Jan 5, 2010, 3:45:20 AM1/5/10

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If you feel awesome for more than four hours...

David DeLaney

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:48:34 AM1/5/10

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On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:45:20 -0800 (PST), Marie <rmh...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>On Jan 4, 6:29�pm, Nicko <nervous.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 3, 1:40�pm, Eb Oesch <ericboe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I finally found a consumer good that makes me awesome.
>> > Don't bother asking, you freeloaders.
>>
>> The placebo effect can indeed be pretty awesome.
>>
>> Good for you!
>

>If you feel awesome for more than four hours...

...make sure to contact Dr. RoseMarie!

Dave "new year, returning faces. or fingers. or whatever" DeLaney
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Jared

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Jan 5, 2010, 11:12:26 AM1/5/10

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What's the antidote for a placebo? I need to know for a homework
assignment.

Otto Bahn

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Jan 5, 2010, 11:34:03 AM1/5/10

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"Marie" <rmh...@mindspring.com> wrote

> > I finally found a consumer good that makes me awesome.
>
> > Don't bother asking, you freeloaders.
>
> The placebo effect can indeed be pretty awesome.
>
> Good for you!
<

<If you feel awesome for more than four hours...

You should have been in the emergency room two hours ago.
Do not put happy fun ball at risk.

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Nicko

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Jan 5, 2010, 6:03:42 PM1/5/10

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Beer. That's why they always warn you about not drinking while taking
those meds. It negates their effect.

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TimC

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Jan 6, 2010, 7:43:32 AM1/6/10

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On 2010-01-05, Nicko (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

> The placebo effect can indeed be pretty awesome.

I overdosed on a placebo once.

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Otto Bahn

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Jan 6, 2010, 9:49:07 AM1/6/10

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"TimC" <tcon...@no.spam.accepted.here-astro.swin.edu.au> wrote

>> The placebo effect can indeed be pretty awesome.
>
> I overdosed on a placebo once.

It was just a contact buzz.

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Nicko

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Jan 7, 2010, 7:23:35 PM1/7/10

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On Jan 6, 6:43 am, TimC <tconn...@no.spam.accepted.here-

astro.swin.edu.au> wrote:
> On 2010-01-05, Nicko (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
> > The placebo effect can indeed be pretty awesome.
>
> I overdosed on a placebo once.

Don't tell me. When you came out of it, you were a pharmacist.

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David DeLaney

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Jan 7, 2010, 5:35:32 PM1/7/10

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Nicko <nervou...@gmail.com> wrote:

>TimC <tconn...@no.spam.accepted.here-astro.swin.edu.au> wrote:
>> On 2010-01-05, Nicko (aka Bruce)

>> > The placebo effect can indeed be pretty awesome.
>>
>> I overdosed on a placebo once.
>
>Don't tell me. When you came out of it, you were a pharmacist.

No ... but his antimacassar had gone missing.

Dave "two shillings the box" DeLaney