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21. Some liken "woo-woo-woo" to the cheesy sound effects in old sci-fi movies.

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 12:46 PM

Jan 2014

And appropriated the sound to denote poor scientific practices, fraudulent claims and conspiracy paranoia.

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Please pardon me as a totally clueless old fudd, but... [View all] MarianJack Jan 2014 OP

Thanks, quinnox! MarianJack Jan 2014 #3

When people believe stuff that is offbeat treestar Jan 2014 #2

Thanks, treestar! MarianJack Jan 2014 #4

Thanks, snooper2! MarianJack Jan 2014 #8

Everything is pseudoscience until it's not whatchamacallit Jan 2014 #22

Glad for you Old Codger Jan 2014 #6

Thanks, Old Codger! MarianJack Jan 2014 #11

"woo" == pseudo-science. bemildred Jan 2014 #7

Science to market BS? MarianJack Jan 2014 #15

Very common these days, a favorite. bemildred Jan 2014 #16

Pseudo-Science. Iggo Jan 2014 #9

Thanks! MarianJack Jan 2014 #13

Thanks! MarianJack Jan 2014 #14

MarianJack, please join me in not giving a flying fuck Greybnk48 Jan 2014 #10

Ok, but I do want to know what I don't give a rat's patoot about! MarianJack Jan 2014 #12

K & R for total ignorance of WOO meow2u3 Jan 2014 #17

Thanks! MarianJack Jan 2014 #19

K&R for you and your wife. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #18

THANK YOU! MarianJack Jan 2014 #20