OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke?

Time to catch up.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cable-goop-review-george-is-going-to-freak

" Some of us have the audacity to stand up to this BS. I'm not doing this for my own gratification although I have to admit it is fun tweaking these people. I am doing it to save people who are not as learned about these things from wasting their hard earned money on garbage."

BS, your arrogance is spilling all over the keyboard. No direct experience with the product. Opinion based on nothing. Is it too expensive for you? Would you say the same if it was 6 bucks a bottle? Judging by the ones that have actually used it, the product is hardly garbage. You are actually making yourself look quite foolish.

To clean the female, banana plug cavity of binding posts I either remove a bit of cotton off a Q-tip or fold a pipe cleaner. I use Flitz metal cleaner and just make sure you get it all off. Use real Q-tip brand rolled paper, the plastic shaft ones bend easy and are useless.

" Actually, for most of us, the analogy is spot on."

Again, you are making an assumption.