I’ve never been a fan of Dr. Oz. (Surprise! The fact-hunting skeptic doesn’t like the snake oil salesman.) So, imagine my delight when I opened my browser this morning and found the current trending Twitter blunder. Naturally, I had to compile a list of?the?10 Tweets To Dr. Oz That He Likely Won’t Answer.
A couple days ago, Dr. Oz asked the internet to use hashtag #OzsInbox to submit their “biggest” question. Many?people sought out the advice of the good doctor infomercial salesman on a myriad of topics.?I’m fairly certain these were not the questions he expected to receive. Although, I’m not sure how he couldn’t have seen this coming. Who wouldn’t be asking the impact of kale smoothies on wood chucking?
I know I’m sitting on the edge of my seat waiting?for his answer describing the’scent of Oprah’s?bottom.
What is your biggest question for me? Reply with #OzsInbox and I'll answer my favorites on http://t.co/8kjmALRoAd.
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) November 11, 2014
Twitter responded:
#OzsInbox — I forget. Do you ingest your sandalwood totem doll BEFORE or AFTER reciting a Level 2 Diabetes Warding Spell?
— Chris Hauser (@BirdHauser) November 13, 2014
@DrOz What's Oprah's behind smell like? Potpourri? Cranberries? Money? #OzsInbox
— Jim Ingram (@JimIngram01) November 13, 2014
@DrOz. Which disease kills more people? Ebola or Mercola? #OzsInbox
— Greg Hinson (@ackdoc) November 12, 2014
@DrOz When giving a self-prostate exam, do you recommend just sticking your whole head up there? #OzsInbox
— Boo-randon Ghoulm △⃒⃘ (@BeGalm) November 13, 2014
#OzsInbox Is it true you got into medicine because it was easier than starting your own cult?
— J. Scott Wilson (@chefmongo) November 13, 2014
How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck drank kale smoothies daily? #OzsInbox
— Victoria RVA TheOnlyGoodThingAboutYouIsYourDog (@VictoriaRejuney) November 13, 2014
Does forcing members of the audience into humiliating demonstrations cure your own erectile dysfunction? #OzsInbox @DrOz
— Nick Brommerski (@NickBrommer) November 13, 2014
@DrOz What's your favorite placebo for easing the suffering of dying unvaccinated children? #OzsInbox
— Jon King (@Kinetikai) November 13, 2014
If I get AIDS from a prostitute here in Bangkok. How many miles do I need to run a day to get rid of it? #OzsInbox
— Matthew Pape (@KarawaciMatt) November 13, 2014
@DrOz Can you suggest a cleanse for the guilt following the death of a child from vaccine-preventable disease? #OzsInbox
— Matt Riggs (@MattRiggsActual) November 13, 2014
It wasn’t that long ago that the television host had his creditability torn down and handed to him. Let’s not forget this summer, when he?received a scolding from?Senator Claire McCaskill, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, during a panel investigating false advertising in the diet supplement industry.
Do you have any doozies for the doctor?
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Elizabeth Preston is a thirty-something wife and mother of three living in Florida. She is a fierce liberal with a passion?for equality and justice. She is a skeptic by nature and often the Facebook friend that rains on the urban legend parade with fact checking. Give her?Facebook page?a?like, follow her on?Twitter?and check out her personal blog?My Four Ha? Pennies.