# Help me validate another "Facts" mass emailing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 26, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635 "2005-05-26T18:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ficer67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/21 "2005-05-27T04:42:42Z")
Ok, well since I have a headache right now, I am going to try the Gatorade angle. I have to go to the store to get some though, so I will be back in 20 mins or so. ---
**Author:** ![Ficer67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/22 "2005-05-27T05:26:20Z")
Over the past 45 mins or so, I have consumed about 24 ounces of lemon lime gatorade, while watching will & grace, and typing on my computer. My headache persists. So, either the remedy does not work, or my headache is so strong that gatorade is not going to relieve it. So, tylenol to the rescue. There are a lot of these rumors floating around. I heard one that suggested that spam (the can of meat in the supermarket) is good for cleaning your wooden furniture. I am certain that the people who make spam invented the rumor. I think the gatorade people made up the ops rumor. Ok, later people ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/23 "2005-05-27T05:54:09Z")
Ficer it says that Gatorade will cure some headaches, not all headaches. Tylenol won’t cure all headaches either. It depends what caused it. But if youhave aheadache caused by dehydration there’s no doubt that drinking gatorade will cure it. It can’t not do so. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/24 "2005-05-27T06:19:15Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > I think we should make up a list of these on our own, and see whether or not it gets circulated. “To cure a stubborn ingrown toenail, drink two 12 oz. bottles of Listerine…a powerful antiseptic. Try it. It really works!” Come on, folks, help us out here. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/25 "2005-05-27T09:10:28Z")
Come on, folks. A good virus needs a defense mechanism. “Skeptical about glurge? Curtail that debunking urge by eating two tablespoons of Red Devil Lye. Try it, it works!” Disclaimer: do not eat Red Devil Lye. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/26 "2005-05-27T10:34:59Z")
Hungry? Don’t go and fill up with any of that store-bought food full of strange chemicals. Eat paper. It removes that empty feeling almost immediately and you feel safer knowing there’s nothing but all-natural wood pulp in it! They’ve known for years that paper’ll fill you up but it’s never advertised! It’s cheaper too! ---
**Author:** ![Ficer67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/27 "2005-05-27T14:59:00Z")
> [@Blake](#): > > Ficer it says that Gatorade will cure some headaches, not all headaches. Tylenol won’t cure all headaches either. It depends what caused it. But if youhave aheadache caused by dehydration there’s no doubt that drinking gatorade will cure it. It can’t not do so. Well OK, but you still have to consider the source(s) of these facts. It is not unreasonable to suspect that some marketing type spread these these around with another motive in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/28 "2005-05-27T15:07:33Z")
“Mildly constipated? Drink a pint of mercury, and it’ll clear you right out!” “Got a case of the runs? Try a slug of opiate! It’ll stop you up quick!” ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/29 "2005-05-27T17:14:44Z")
**Altoids Peppermints** to unstuff your nose? I thought oral sex was a part of that folkloric cure. 😉 **Horseradish and olive oil as a massage oil** for tired muscles? Well, sure, a massage will help your tired muscles, with or without the horseradish. The **horseradish** is on the wrong line. Inhaling the vapors from a jar of horseradish a few times a day is better for a stuffy nose than Altoids. **Preparation H** to tighten wrinkles? That’s an old one. Keep in mind, they **changed the formula** at least a decade ago, and it may no longer have that effect. Prep H was also touted as a fish attractor for artificial baits. It once contained shark liver oil, but it doesn’t now. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/30 "2005-05-27T23:46:56Z")
> [@Blake](#): > > And a further note on the use of Formula 409 to kill flying insects. DON’T. > > I just looked at the MSDS here: [http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~jsmith/MSDS/FORMULA%20409%20CLEANER.htm](http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~jsmith/MSDS/FORMULA%20409%20CLEANER.htm) > > Health Haz Acute And Chronic: EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: ABSORBED. EXPOSURE TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER WILL CAUSE BLOOD & BONE MARROW DAMAGE. > Carcinogenicity - NTP: YES > Carcinogenicity - IARC: YES > Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO > Explanation Carcinogenicity: SEE INGREDIENTS > Emergency/First Aid Proc: EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. SKIN: WASH W/ WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. > Precautions-Handling/Storing: MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT & INHALATION OF VAPOR & MIST. > You really don’t wanna be spraying this stuff into the air to kill insects. It’s nasty. It will doubtless cause insects to drop to the ground instantly. It may cause you to drop to the ground some time later as you breathe it on or get it in your skin. This product is designed as a surface cleaner. Don’t use it as a space spray. Yeah but just think how much harm it’s doing to the bugs 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/31 "2005-05-28T03:48:23Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > […] > > “Want to keep birds from shitting on your car after you’ve washed it? Fill half a dozen gallon-sized plastic milk jugs with Cheez Whiz and place them in your back seat immediately after washing, and the birds will never fly over your car again! Try it, it really works!” Keep a half dozen gallon milk jugs full of Cheez Whiz in the back seat of your car for a week or so and I seriously doubt that any self-respecting bird (or anything else) will come close enough to shit on it. You may have to shovel a path through the gagged maggots before you go anywhere, though. > [@Cervaise](#): > > Ad nauseum indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/32 "2005-05-28T04:52:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost > immediately – without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional > “pain relievers.” This one is true, but only in the fairly uncommon situation where the headache is caused by extreme dehydration. Otherwise, it’s not going to make any difference. Tris ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Kenneth\_Noisewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@Dr.Kenneth\_Noisewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Kenneth_Noisewater)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/33 "2005-05-28T10:28:38Z")
Preparation H for baggy eyes? Tried it. Maybe it works for some, but it it didn’t have any effect other than a greasy consistency and a good degree of embarassment at the check-out. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/34 "2005-05-28T11:15:50Z")
A stuffed nose does not need inhalers. However, an asthmatic sure as hell won’t benefit from Altoids. Toenail fungus needs to be treated with ORAL antifungals. Listerine, topical antifungals etc will have absolutely no effect. Honey and vinegar may soothe a sore throat…it certainly won’t hurt you, and since most sore throats are caused by viruses, it’s not going to harm you. Hot salt water or honey and lemon ould work as well. Alka seltzer with make the urine alkaline, and thus relieve the burning discomfort of a UTI, BUT, it will not clear the bacteria from the urinary tract. If you have fever, vomiting, back or stomach pains, see any blood in the urine or your symptoms persist for more than 48 hours, you need antibiotics ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/35 "2005-05-28T13:32:27Z")
> [@etmiller](#): > > Come on, folks, help us out here. How about a two-fer: _“Feeling down-in-the-dumps? Drop two Bayer Aspirin™ into a glass of Coca-Cola™ and wait until they dissolve. Drink the whole glass, and feel your spirits lift toot-sweet!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/36 "2005-05-29T20:11:10Z")
Avon’s Skin-So-Soft IS known to repell insects and bees. We used to hit that bottle pretty hard at Girl Scout camp. Okay, made up tips…hmmmm… For menstrual cramps, take 1 cup of Heinz Ketchup, microwave for thirty seconds, then rub over abdomen. Strawberry Kool-Aid is good for plants-use it instead of water next time! ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/37 "2005-05-29T21:05:59Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > They did this one on mythbusters. It actually worked. True, but it does a lousy job. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/38 "2005-05-29T23:35:39Z")
Itchy scrotum and anus? Try taking a bath - and rub-a-dub-dub with lots of Ivory soap and hot water! It’ll have you singing “My Crotch Doesn’t Itch Anymore” in no time. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/39 "2005-05-30T03:16:03Z")
> [@Duck Duck Goose](#): > > Only theoretically, and only if it’s a tiny splinter caught right in the outer layer of skin, shallowly enough so that it would work its way out by itself in a day or two. ie if it is where you are going to be able to just grab it with tweezers and not have to muck about with glue. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635/40 "2005-05-30T03:35:51Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > I think we should make up a list of these on our own, and see whether or not it gets circulated. > > “Did you know you can keep houseflies off your window screens by putting a clove of garlic in the two lower corners of the sill? Try it, it really works!” > > [snip] > Ad nauseum. That’s one type. The BS assertion type. Then there’s the stating the obvious type: “When you are thirsty, forget those expensive store bought drinks, a drink of plain old tap water will save you from dehydration! Try it, it really works.” Then there’s the “adding an irrelevancy” type. “Muscles tight and sore? Put a drop of Pennzoil Extra High Grade Racing Motor Oil in some fragrant massage oil and have someone massage your muscles for half an hour. Try it, it really works!” Then there’s the standard post hoc ergo propter hoc: “Got a head cold? Drink some beer. In less than a fortnight, you’ll feel much better!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-validate-another-facts-mass-emailing/305635.md?page=3)