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Interesting read on the origin of the expression "snake oil"

post #1 of 9
5/23/11 at 1:45pm
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Just read it this morning, and thought It'd be a good article to share.

 

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/how-snake-oil-got-a-bad-rap/

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post #2 of 9
5/25/11 at 8:23am

Great articlecool.gif

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post #3 of 9
5/25/11 at 3:27pm

Nice

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post #4 of 9
7/30/11 at 9:47am
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Id think this would attract more interest than it had... so a shameless bump.

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post #5 of 9
7/30/11 at 10:46am

Great find - thanks for sharing!

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post #6 of 9
7/30/11 at 11:23am

Interesting article.  Thanks for the link.

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post #7 of 9
7/30/11 at 3:07pm

Interesting, I had no idea that snake oil was originally a useful product and only came to be associated with quackery once shisters tried to play off of it. Stories like these from the crazy, lawless past of the Western US are always great

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post #8 of 9
7/30/11 at 3:34pm
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Me neither. and until now, my assumption was that the phrase snake oil came from people selling snake oils as if it had any positive effects...only to find out that it did. -_-

 

 

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post #9 of 9
7/30/11 at 4:44pm
Great article! I really enjoy the "medicine show" angle with performers and shills.

I find the modern equivalent very amusing, too. biggrin.gif
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