Radio killed the blogosphere star...

When a self-confessed ignoramus who is apparently interested in learning about a particular topic goes out live on the air in order to be obnoxious to anyone who actually knows about that subject, you've got to ask yourself why she bothered in the first place. When you find out that the subject in question is the MMR vaccine, you've probably got your answer.

Surely there can be no topic that generates more ill-informed, hysterical nonsense than vaccines in general and MMR in particular? If there is, I don't think I want to know.

The Wakefield "controversy" is over, people, it's dead. There is nothing more to discuss; and if you think there is, it's because you've either not read or not understood the hundreds of scientifically-sound debunkings his work has received. His research was flawed, he broke every obvious - and quite a few non-obvious - ethical guideline in the process, and nobody except a couple of foaming-at-the-mouth media types who refused to lose face after publishing their scaremongering ever gave his story any credence once all the facts were in. If you insist on still believing it, you are not only ill-informed, you're an ill-informed dick; it's a scientific fact.

But still, STILL we have an irresponsible nitwit being allowed air-time to give members of the public the impression that there "must be something in it", that there's some sort of subjective truth about the efficacy and safety of the MMR vaccine that is different for you than it is for me, and that the Department of Health is there to scare people and bolster drug companies' profits.

Won't you think of the children, dammit? Their poor, tiny, baby bodies being filled full of CANCER-CAUSING POISONS?! Oh, the humanity.

Oh, the idiocy.

Thanks be to "seenoevil" for this contribution! kthxbai.

Can you feel the Force?

From Marilee Welch...






Ah, Q-Ray and Bio-Ray: two bits of overpriced tat with no perceivable medical benefits whatsoever, other than to improve the wearer's life by the power of positive thinking. The thought in question being "I'm positive I paid too much for this shit and I'll never fall for such a cruddy scam again".

It's worth checking out the Bio-Ray website, which ought to firmly convince you of the efficacy of their products. Would you entrust your well-being to someone who writes sentences like this?

"In 1975 Ignacio S. Alvarez, the dinamic mallorquin[1], today President of the Company, added his effort to the investigations carried out by this Chiropractor and made the first actions of promotion and development of the product, combining his normal activities with the dedication and the effort that, to start this revolutionary product for the public meant."

Savour that once more in all its glory: "the dedication and the effort that, to start this revolutionary product for the public meant."

That's what you get for hiring Yoda to do your copy-editing.

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[1] What the buggering fuck is a "dinamic mallorquin", do you suppose? I can see it now: Issue #297 - Wolverine vs. The Dinamic Mallorquin. It'd sell like hot cakes.

Marilee, if you're out there and reading this... you didn't, as such, in so many words, actually attach the picture to your first submission and - having chased up the subject you mentioned - I'd very much like to see it!