Comments on: The Secret of Weight Loss of Yore: Tape Worms! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:46:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: johnd http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-491887 johnd Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:07:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-491887 i went to the house on the rock when i was 13. For some reason that house is very unsettling. first it is out in the middle of nowhere. (my family lives in Gurnee Illinois which is on the border of Illinois wisconsin). When we got there it seemed friendly in the house part but then we started getting into the collections. This man has everything imaginable and some things the mind can not concieve. as you go into the collections the house has many self playing music machines that play creepy tunes. The house also has a full victioran street with actual shops with actual items from the 1800's and a full size train in the same room as the street. we left the house as it was closing and it was empty and we were really freaked out. We later learned that the founder of the house when he died his ashes were sprinkled on the top of the house. i went to the house on the rock when i was 13. For some reason that house is very unsettling. first it is out in the middle of nowhere. (my family lives in Gurnee Illinois which is on the border of Illinois wisconsin). When we got there it seemed friendly in the house part but then we started getting into the collections. This man has everything imaginable and some things the mind can not concieve. as you go into the collections the house has many self playing music machines that play creepy tunes. The house also has a full victioran street with actual shops with actual items from the 1800's and a full size train in the same room as the street. we left the house as it was closing and it was empty and we were really freaked out. We later learned that the founder of the house when he died his ashes were sprinkled on the top of the house.

]]> By: crystal http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-490769 crystal Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:44:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-490769 In the Harvard Museum of Natural History you can see jars of tapeworms that a doctor had removed from wealthy Boston Brahmins. Each worm is tagged with the name and address from whom the worm was removed! In the Harvard Museum of Natural History you can see jars of tapeworms that a doctor had removed from wealthy Boston Brahmins. Each worm is tagged with the name and address from whom the worm was removed!

]]> By: Onym http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488989 Onym Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:18:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488989 when I was in the 9th grade our bio teacher told us about health spas you could go to back in the 70's. People went, and at the beginning they were given a "protein shake." At the end they went home twenty pounds lighter. Well, the protein shakes were actually laced with tapeworm eggs, which hatched and lived on you until the end of your time at the health spa, when you were given a dewormer disguised as a vitamin. The problem was that sometimes the dewormers didn't work and the spa was eventually busted, or something to that effect. It's been a long time since I've heard that story and I'd be interested to know how much of it was true. I've never followed up on it. when I was in the 9th grade our bio teacher told us about health spas you could go to back in the 70's. People went, and at the beginning they were given a "protein shake." At the end they went home twenty pounds lighter.

Well, the protein shakes were actually laced with tapeworm eggs, which hatched and lived on you until the end of your time at the health spa, when you were given a dewormer disguised as a vitamin. The problem was that sometimes the dewormers didn't work and the spa was eventually busted, or something to that effect.

It's been a long time since I've heard that story and I'd be interested to know how much of it was true. I've never followed up on it.

]]> By: Sofar http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488898 Sofar Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:22:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488898 Effortless weight-loss has been the root of most of our medicinal follies. Effortless weight-loss has been the root of most of our medicinal follies.

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488832 L Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:54:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488832 People still do this, don't they? I thought I heard something recently about these being sold in Asia as diet aids. People still do this, don't they? I thought I heard something recently about these being sold in Asia as diet aids.

]]> By: stacyj http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488823 stacyj Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:13:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488823 That's a joke. It's gotta be a joke. Isn't it? Tell me it's a joke? Please? That's a joke. It's gotta be a joke. Isn't it? Tell me it's a joke?

Please?

]]> By: Tempscire http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488821 Tempscire Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:07:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488821 *shudder* Ugh ugh ugh. *shudder* Ugh ugh ugh.

]]> By: shecky http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488820 shecky Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:05:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488820 Reminded me of <a href="http://www.fray.com/drugs/worm/" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Reminded me of this.

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488818 Justin Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:58:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488818 But does it work? :) But does it work? :)

]]> By: Aeris http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-488686 Aeris Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:28:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-of-weight-loss-of-yore-tape-worms/#comment-488686 Uh... yummie. I always wanted to have one? Uh... yummie. I always wanted to have one?

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