TERESA SHARES REMEDY FOR ARTHRITIS AT CAMPAIGN STOP: GIN AND WHITE RAISINS

DRUDGE ^ | 10/15/2004

[new cruelty]

'You get some gin and get some white raisins — and only white raisins — and soak them in the gin for two weeks. Then eat nine of the raisins a day'...

[VadeRetro]

Could be worth a try. I sometimes like olives which have been soaked in very cold gin with a dash of vermouth.

[w1andsodidwe]

This recipe appeared on the cover of "Weekly World News" some years ago. Now we know her reading habits.

[blackdog]

I keep bees and I can tell you that when my mom had Lou Gherig's disease that a bee sting would allow her to speak for about an hour, where without the sting, she had no ability to speak or swallow. I suspected however that it may have just been the adrenaline from the anticipation of and the actual sting.

And I no longer wear a bee suit either. After years of bees, you learn them. In the last years before I gave up the suit I used to only get stung when one got caught inside my suit. The same with gloves too. You can't feel the bees with them and you crush one or two under your fingers when picking up heavy stuff. The smell of the crushed bees pisses off the rest of the bees and it can escalate into an unpleasant time for all. Best to leave the gloves in the closet.

Never open or work a hive before ten or after four. Never work a hive if there has been no rain for a week. Never work a hive if it's below 60 degrees. Never leave combs or equipment covered inhoney outside for the bees to clean up if you don't want bee riots. That's pretty much it.......

[Honestfreedom]

Or if someone gets sauced from the gin and drives their car into a wall. This woman would probably be in an asylum if she were not wealthy.

[mdmathis6]

I've heard of a different take on this recipe....You take the raisins and soak them in gin...after two weeks you throw out the raisins and just drink the gin!(LOL)

[dr_who_2]

She also criticized the commercial advertising of prescription drugs: “Personally, I think it creates a dilemma.”

“It’s like cereal (advertising),” she said. “The more sugar, the more toys, the more kids want it.”
After we have socialized medicine and all the free drugs we could possibly want, everyone will be happy happy happy and not want new drugs or know anything about them. Right... works in North Korea.

I'll say this. Mother Teresa is very quotable.

[dr_who_2]

But what do you do with witches?

[dr_who_2]

She's making the DuPonts feel much better about themselves.

[JoeGar]

This is an old remedy. I tried it 8 years ago for several months, but it didn't seem to help.

[mdmathis6]

WOW...MadIvan...now tell us how you really feal about the Guardian(LOL)!

[Honestfreedom]

Reminds me of the old George Burns joke. When he was in his 90s someone asked him, "you smoke cigars, run around with young women, and drink hard liquor at your age? What does your Doctor say about this?" George's response "I don't know, my doctor died five years ago"

[SERKIT]

This whole thing reminds me of an old Amos & Andy routine:

Wazzat Amos?
Well Andy, day is smart pills.
Smart Pills? Lemme try one....
Mmmm....whoa Amos...deese taste like rabbit droppin's!
Now yo' gettin smart Andy!

[SERKIT]

Ted Kennedy has been doing the gin-soaked fruit thing for years except he takes nine watermelons instead of raisins.

Now there's a multiple insult to gay, alcoholic Kennedys. I've heard of many Kennedy perversions, but this is the first time there has been a mention of the "gin-soaked fruit thing".

[SERKIT]

New name for her: Tuh-Raisin Heinz Rodham Kerry

[Ludicrous]

Don't forget the Walton's friends: the Baldwin sisters they had the recipe to cure all ills.

[BlessedBeGod]

Here we go again...

[Iowa Granny]

What I don't know is if it helped appreciably, do you know?

Well, the Ladies Aid at the Methodist Church down the street swore by it for a long time. Those of us who had a higher tolerance to adult beveraged didn't think it helped.

[bwteim]

ROTFL

[bwteim]

I could make a joke and assume that they'd have be French or Canadian white raisins, but what is more pathetic are the *toadies* quoted in attendance at the meeting, saying there is merit to what Terayza says. That is frightening, because it increases the size of her *fat* head.

See
ARTHRITIS QUACKERY AND UNPROVEN REMEDIES
http://www.bbbsouthland.org/topics/topic007.html

See
NO CURE FOR ARTHRITIS
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09350.html

Arthritis

"Individuals who suffer from chronic illnesses often turn to questionable treatments. Arthritis is a painful and sometimes debilitating disease that has no cure. However, it can go into spontaneous remission, meaning that pain and swelling can disappear for days, weeks, months or even years. When people experience such a remission, they are easily convinced that whatever they have been doing brought the relief. Thus, unproven miracle cures for arthritis flourish.

Examples of unproven remedies include vibrating chairs, sitting in abandoned uranium mines, unapproved drug treatments and questionable diets such as gin-soaked raisins. Since there is no cure for arthritis, these treatments not only are ineffective, but they can do considerable harm in addition to delaying proper diagnosis and treatment. People who suffer from arthritis should see a physician for therapy tailored to their needs."

[RipSawyer]

"But what do you do with witches?"


If they look like the ones on "Charmed", everything I can get away with, but I can't reveal my secrets.