I tried to write a poem, you see,
All about homeopathy.
It dripped with snark and all that stuff
But it wasn't nearly strong enough.
(I wanted it good, so you can't refute it.)
"I know," I thought. "I'll dilute it!"
So I filled a document with a million spaces,
Then pasted all the characters into random places.
Then I did it again, and again, and again
'Til I reached dilution number ten.
Then I copied a part (of the original's length,
Now containing vitriol of nuclear strength),
And I pasted it back (with a much-relieved sigh)
And broke it into lines of appropriate size.
So here's my ultimate anti-woo rant;
So vilely sarcastic, you'll wet yer pants…
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—Daz
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But did you remember to slam the article ten times against a leather-covered, horsehair-filled striking board at each step?
Not to worry, Homeopathy was consigned to Room 101 by Frank Skinner on BBC1 last Saturday following a persuasive argument by Ben Miller (“I’m not rubbishing it,
it is rubbish”. Mind you, I suspect there’s a back door to Room 101 and it might easily escape.
I couldn’t get horse-hair so I used an old mouse mat. Research shows that this has no effect on the efficacy of the final product…
Ben Miller? I thought it was Ben Goldacre.