4 January 2021: Swoose and snake oil

Swans and geese can mate and their offspring are called “swoose.” Swoose!

Nostrum
Innos·​trum | \ ˈnä-strəm  \

1: a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness… is put to work at county fairs, promoting a quack nostrum for pain relief.— Patrick McGrath

2: a usually questionable remedy or scheme PANACEAan audience eager to believe he had found the nostrum for all of society’s ills— Warren Sloat

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