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Re:Tim Curry, Star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen ... by wiglaf1979 on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @01:54PM (#49453152)
I forget which comedian said it in a bit they did but it's always stuck with me.

Something along the lines of "If alternative medicine worked we would just call it medicine."

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Re:Tim Curry, Star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen ... by MaMa on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @01:59PM (#49453245)
"By definition", I begin "Alternative Medicine", I continue "Has either not been proved to work, Or been proved not to work. You know what they call "alternative medicine" That’s been proved to work? Medicine."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Minchin%27s_Law

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Re:Tim Curry, Star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen ... by cwillu on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @03:51PM (#49454850)
https://youtu.be/HhGuXCuDb1U?t=178

(The whole thing is worth rewatching)

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Re:Tim Curry, Star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen ... by ColinWright on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @01:57PM (#49453213)
Tim Minchin
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Re:Tim Curry, Star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen ... by bitwize on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @01:59PM (#49453247)
"Alternative medicine was either not proved to work, or proved not to work. Do you know what we call alternative medicine that's been proved to work?

Medicine." —Tim Minchin

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