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Orrex

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23. We could use the term "silly pseudoscientific bullshit," if you'd prefer

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 02:46 PM

Jan 2014

In practice, it's quicker to call it "woo."

Also, the claim that it's not a real word are unpersuasive. "Allopathic" wasn't a word until it was made up by a homeopath, but now it's accepted by alt med fans almost universally.

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What The Fuck Is Woo Goddammit [View all] lame54 Jan 2014 OP

I think Woo Goddammit is a rap group. Atman Jan 2014 #1

You're thinking of Woo Muthafucka arcane1 Jan 2014 #10

lame PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #2

because i'm curious and frustrated? lame54 Jan 2014 #7

I Was Wondering About Woo Too otohara Jan 2014 #14

Your response is perplexing AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #27

Let me explain PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #29

Lame, perhaps AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #32

imo not an appropriate OP PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #33

Oh poor you having to reply to OPs you do not like HangOnKids Jan 2014 #35

I don't HAVE to respond to anything PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #41

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #48

It says a lot. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #53

LOL PowerToThePeople HangOnKids Jan 2014 #49

trololololololol. n/t PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #57

Sorry dear HangOnKids Jan 2014 #68

Hang on kids PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #69

Thank You HangOnKids Jan 2014 #70

lol, I agree. some times DU is a little uppity. okieinpain Jan 2014 #84

...and yet here you are ...responding to what you have trashed. L0oniX Jan 2014 #46

"My Posts" turns yellow PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #50

The \/\/ ( ) ( ) is weak with this one. L0oniX Jan 2014 #52

The DU alert system not working for ya? L0oniX Jan 2014 #45

But I had a shitty response HangOnKids Jan 2014 #51

I think it's like art Duer 157099 Jan 2014 #3

Woooooooo! Woooooooo! Wooooooo! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #4

right here d_b Jan 2014 #5

Woo wooooo Egnever Jan 2014 #13

lol the best part is when he almost crashes his car d_b Jan 2014 #15

LOL Egnever Jan 2014 #19

Woo...woooo! ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #6

LOL! ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2014 #9

A meaningless word that can be used to attack a variety of Cleita Jan 2014 #8

Sounds accurate. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #11

More accurate Orrex Jan 2014 #12

Empiricism shall forever be your banner. Cleita Jan 2014 #17

It's the basic method of rational inquiry Orrex Jan 2014 #22

It means nothing BUT you had to reply HangOnKids Jan 2014 #37

No, that's simply an obvious rhetorical trap Orrex Jan 2014 #59

Yes I know I'm just an ass aren't I? n/t Cleita Jan 2014 #64

Like politics. LanternWaste Jan 2014 #83

Best definition on DU I've seen by Bluenorthwest kristopher Jan 2014 #16

We could use the term "silly pseudoscientific bullshit," if you'd prefer Orrex Jan 2014 #23

And that's your entire response? That the jargon is not jargon? Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #38

No, the response is this: Orrex Jan 2014 #61

words mean what chuck norris means them to mean tiny elvis Jan 2014 #66

Finally, a voice of reason. Orrex Jan 2014 #67

Except, Isn't That Seven Segal? left on green only Jan 2014 #77

If you wear a copper bracelet HappyMe Jan 2014 #18

You mean the rug-pisser? deutsey Jan 2014 #20

Rug pee-ers did not do this. nt nyquil_man Jan 2014 #24

Woo is who? Dash87 Jan 2014 #21

Woo made you? L0oniX Jan 2014 #43

It's a catch-all for pseudoscientific bullshit... SidDithers Jan 2014 #25

I prefer pseudoscientific bullshit. blackspade Jan 2014 #39

I think it was G_j Jan 2014 #47

Woo is the essence of who we are. Without woo, there is no you. Zorra Jan 2014 #26

Isn't he the guy on first base? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #28

Ronnie Woo Woo Jimbo S Jan 2014 #30

It's Tricky eShirl Jan 2014 #31

I thought it was not what, but who is woo? Glassunion Jan 2014 #34

I think woo is a general term used to belittle people whith whome one disagrees.... NCTraveler Jan 2014 #36

It's not, "Woo" TlalocW Jan 2014 #40

We Don't Get Fooled Again - The Woo L0oniX Jan 2014 #42

A quick google search led me here: Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #44

A guy who pees on rugs. opiate69 Jan 2014 #54

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo L0oniX Jan 2014 #55

I WANNA KNOW WHAT WOOOO IIIIIISSSSS! bobclark86 Jan 2014 #56

Moo. Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #58

Belief in things for which there is no credible evidence. dorkulon Jan 2014 #60

How about quantum physics,? Cleita Jan 2014 #65

Some things are currently un-testable. And therefore unproven. dorkulon Jan 2014 #71

It's only January 6 SCVDem Jan 2014 #62

The woo-iest of woos was just legalized in Colorado... tridim Jan 2014 #63

This is just dumb. dorkulon Jan 2014 #72

I've been fighting for cannabis legalization for 30 years. tridim Jan 2014 #80

Good for you. Now stop clouding the issue. dorkulon Jan 2014 #81

Whatever you say master dorkulon. nt tridim Jan 2014 #82

Good question... MzShellG Jan 2014 #73

It's another one of those lame labels that we see so many of that is supposed to denigrate anyone sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #74

I dunno, but Rug posted a whole thread of it and I think I love it. lonestarnot Jan 2014 #75

From the URban dictionary: n.(or adj), the way a person is when they uncritically believe Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #76

Six months ago... hay rick Jan 2014 #78

fun thread. orleans Jan 2014 #79