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Monday, June 10, 2013

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Some Comment on a Recent Story on Vaccinations and Autism

I just thought that I would share some comments I left on a story in the Washington Times about vaccines being safe and not causing autism. I thought this was a no-brainer, but apparently stories like this attract the no-vaccination trolls in droves. So, I thought that I would put one of them in their place. You can read the full article here.

Enjoy.

Here is my first comment:

 OMG! Get the tin foil hats everyone! There's a conspiracy afoot!
Do you seriously believe that thousands of doctors and researchers, no matter how much money they're getting from grants and companies, would tell people to vaccinate their children if convincing evidence supported the idea that the vaccines were unsafe? Really? All of them across the board?
These doctors and researchers have kids. They're people, just like the rest of us. Most of them got into medicine because they want to help people and save lives. If you really think that all of these doctors and researchers are so heartless and cynical that they would just let people take vaccines while knowing that they are unsafe or cause autism, then lady ...
you have problems.

Here is my second comment: 

"This story is proof that parents really need to research this topic." 
No, they need to shut their traps and start listening to the people who actually research this for a living.
I know that WebMD, Wikipedia, and Youtube has every amateur convinced that they are the world's greatest unpaid physician, but there are people who actually do this stuff for a living who quite frankly know more than you do. There are literally millions of research articles and patient studies that have been published over the last 200 years or so that modern medicine has existed. These recommendations about vaccines and vaccine safety represent the best guesses as to what is effective and safe in preventing childhood diseases. To have uniformed people continually dismiss this body of research in favor of anecdotal evidence and the testimony of modern snake oil salesmen is the epitome of ignorance.
Also, I see that you're proud of that website you run -- Age of Autism. Tell me, how many leading doctors and researchers in autism subscribe to the theory that childhood vaccinations contribute to a child developing autism? 50%? 10%? 5%? I am sure that if you polled the leading researchers in the field, you wouldn't even get that high of a percentage. That should give you a clue. Just because you can find a few quacks willing to say that the two are linked doesn't mean that you get to ignore the scientific consensus on the matter. And, even if you choose to ignore it, it's very wrong for you to mislead impressionable people -- who may be legitimately looking for advice on whether they should get their children immunized -- on the subject. To do so is beyond irresponsible.
You are a bad person. You may not see yourself as such, but you are. If even one child dies from a preventable childhood illness because of some stupid lies you wrote on the internet about not getting children vaccinated, you should realize that you are partially to blame for his or her death.
Here is the CDC's analysis of the non-existence of the link between autism and vaccinations.


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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Hollywood Hypocrites: Gun Violence and Newtown PSA Mashup

I found a good video that puts Hollywood's "outrage" over gun violence and massacres like the one in Newton Connecticut into perspective. It's a mashup of different Hollywood stars calling for an end to gun violence along with scene from movies where said stars have made millions depicting gun violence.

The video could have been a bit better done, but kudos to the producer all the same.



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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Stealing Mistletoe Kisses Prank

This is an awesome video about some students at Brigham Young University that decide to steal some kisses using mistletoe. The ruse is that the pranksters have students answer questions on a questionnaire. At one point during the survey, the survey taker proceeds to ask the student if they're willing to kiss someone under the mistletoe, at which point a mistletoe is dropped from the ceiling and the person requests a kiss.

Here is the video below. It's cute ... yet awkward.



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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Mitt Romney Gangnam Style Parody

It's a little late, considering that Mitt Romney lost the election. But, here is a Mitt Romney Gangnam style parody.




The funny thing is that Mitt wouldn't be caught in a bath house like that; he wears the funny Mormon underwear also known as garments.

Thoughts?


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Thursday, November 15, 2012

10 Bets You Will Always Win -- Video

I found this cool video on Youtube the other day. It's 10 bar bets that you will ALWAYS win.

Be ready for all of the free drinks this is going to net you!



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Friday, November 9, 2012

Scientists Have Found a Way to Walk Cats

Scientists Have Found a Way to Walk Cats:



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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012

Cat: What I Really Do

I found another of those funny six-picture memes, this time about cats.

The categories are: "what girls think I do", "what dogs think I do", "what our masters think I do", "what society thinks I do", "what I think I do", and "what I really do".

The cat sleeping seems the most probable of all the pictures in the meme.

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Jenna Marbles in Lots of Bikinis

Pretty much like the title says ...



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A bad lip reading of Twilight

Most of the time when I see something funny, I smile a little. Occasionally, I will chuckle. Very rarely, I will be in stitches. This video is an example of when the latter happens.



Did you find this as funny as I did? Thoughts?
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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Real Life Barbie?

Ever wanted to meet (or insert favorite verb) a real life Barbie doll?

Well, you might be in luck (though probably still not). A Russian girl has claimed that she has transformed herself into a "real life" Barbie doll. Yes -- through some combination of makeup genetics, plastic surgery, and Photoshop, she has managed to produce a whole series of pictures that make her look like ... well ... like Barbie.

 But, enough with the talk. Here are some hyperlinked images I've managed to find. Enjoy.

Barbie Girl on the Beach


And another,

Barbie with Flowers

 And one more,



Barbie in Purple

So, what are your thought? Is this girl hot, fappable, or just plain crazy? Leave your comments below.
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