tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post7795289410547552974..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: more bigger magicSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-75270727851241933142011-12-24T09:40:36.079+00:002011-12-24T09:40:36.079+00:00Do you know what - I'm almost tempted to get s...Do you know what - I'm almost tempted to get some...<br /><br />BTW - I just learned about the opposite to the placebo effect - the <i>nocebo</i> effect: learning about the possible side effects of a drug or treatment, and immediately developing them! All comes down to suggestibility, I suppose. Derren Brown territory.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-88724818625788485662011-12-23T23:54:03.634+00:002011-12-23T23:54:03.634+00:00Tiger Balm...magical stuff...rubbed on the forehea...Tiger Balm...magical stuff...rubbed on the forehead I've used it ever since the late 60s as the first line with a headache or mild cold....<br /><br />To be fair, I don't like wasting medics time, and it's far healthier as a starter than hitting aspirin, or more lately ibuprofen or codeine...<br /><br />And surprisingly it does seem to have some effect...at least it seems to feel like it...one up, perhaps, for the placebo theorists!cogidubnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542717738481600745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-66014293199659268952011-12-21T23:48:44.797+00:002011-12-21T23:48:44.797+00:00Yeah - I've no idea what's in Tiger Balm. ...Yeah - I've no idea what's in Tiger Balm. No tiger, as far as I know. But then there's no Vic in Vic, so I shouldn't be surprised. <br /><br />Happy Christmas, Lollipop. Hope you have a good one / score some decent presents / manage to swerve the Xmas pudding :/ xxSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-77069196568849445062011-12-21T23:22:56.205+00:002011-12-21T23:22:56.205+00:00Ah Tiger Balm, my dad swore by it back in the day ...Ah Tiger Balm, my dad swore by it back in the day when it was made of horrid stuff - bless him.<br />Nowadays my son likes it when he has a head ache, I did get some a few years ago from a cheap shop and did find it quite good but yep is sure made my eyes water too.<br />Keep up the good work and please stay safe over the *holidays*.<br />Merry christmas to you and yours.<br />lollipop<br />xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-81679189787427979972011-12-19T14:43:54.191+00:002011-12-19T14:43:54.191+00:00Thanks IM!
I usually carry some gum to chew if it...Thanks IM!<br /><br />I usually carry some gum to chew if it gets a bit horrendous. There was that scene in Silence of the Lambs where they hand round a tub of some kind of balm to dab beneath their nostrils at an autopsy - but I'd worry it'd just make my eyes water!Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-77869057526005639722011-12-19T08:53:15.225+00:002011-12-19T08:53:15.225+00:00I know several medics who carry tiger balm with th...I know several medics who carry tiger balm with them in case of nasty, smelly jobs... Although personally, vicks works just as well. :) Great piece again!InsomniacMedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119967573462562407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-81298488845023723282011-12-19T08:29:04.015+00:002011-12-19T08:29:04.015+00:00And tiger balm smells pretty good, so worth a punt...And tiger balm smells pretty good, so worth a punt... :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-3364476004185019072011-12-19T08:21:18.603+00:002011-12-19T08:21:18.603+00:00We could all do with a bit of bigger magic Spence....We could all do with a bit of bigger magic Spence.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.com