How else to explain today's bit of "information" from Snopes.com, in which the idea of sleeping with a bar of soap cures nocturnal leg cramps. The reason for most of my ire is this paragraph:
[...] Slipping a bar of soap into the bed as a leg cramp prevention has been advanced by a number of authorities, both medical and otherwise. Ann Landers has mentioned the soap cure in her column on a number of occasions, with each airing prompting a load of letters from readers thanking her for this information because it worked wonders for them. "They were thrilled and grateful to be liberated from those leg cramps," said Ms. Landers. [...]
ANN LANDERS!? Since WHEN do the Mikkelsons accept Ann Landers as an authority on ANYthing?! (Other than as THE authority at passing along dubious information to a reliably credulous readership.) Vis. this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this. Aww, that's enough--I'm getting tired of wading through all of them.Anyway, back to the soap thing. A much more reliable way to relieve night-time leg cramps is to send me $100.
Just remember, folks--you get what you pay for. I know for a fact that Skinnydan's cure doesn't work on Saturdays.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at May 26, 2005 09:30 AMShows what you know.
Like our forefathers in the desert, you get a double portion on Friday that miraculously stays potent on Saturday.
No CODs.
Posted by: skinnydan at May 26, 2005 12:06 PMYeah, well, I know Practical Feng Shui for Business, and I can make you not have leg cramps at work, too! ::sticks out tongue::
PayPal accepted.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at May 26, 2005 12:17 PM