Just silliness
I saw this on the web and giggled. Doncha love progress?
2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.
2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.
posted by Mata H at Wednesday, May 31, 2006
2 Comments:
How funny! Reminds me of the fact that all the "new and improved" wound dressings now contain silver, as if that is a new treatment?
lol also remided me of some of the natural plant remedies we heard about from an aboriginal man we met last year - though some sounded gruesome
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