You could link her to that website that keeps track of how many people Jenny McCarthy has killed.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Oct 07, 2013 12:53:21 pm PDT #8289 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
WindSparrow - Oct 07, 2013 1:04:23 pm PDT #8290 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
As for vaccinations, My mother got polio after the Salk vaccine came out. When I first heard of people saying there might be a connection between autism and some vaccines, I decided that they are worth the risk. My family would get whatever vaccines the doctors recommend. Full stop. And at the same time I do like to be aware of potential side effects.ETA: And now of course, I am convinced that there is no causality from vaccines to autism.
Theodosia - Oct 07, 2013 1:27:38 pm PDT #8291 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
You could also give her this link to a chart that clearly shows the link between autism and organic food sales:
Amy - Oct 07, 2013 1:27:52 pm PDT #8292 of 30000
Because books.
Thanks, Cash. Good to know.
le nubian - Oct 07, 2013 1:48:19 pm PDT #8293 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I love that Theo.
Laura - Oct 07, 2013 1:48:29 pm PDT #8294 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry about the suckitude, Amy. I'm not thinking you are going to miss this place.
On vaccines, one of my doctors enjoys showing a graph of how deaths from coronary artery disease has decreased in the same proportion to the increase in McDonald's burger sales. Yeah, correlation and causation two different things.
Just vaccinate!
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2013 1:56:55 pm PDT #8295 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Clicking through on that organic autism link led me to the following line "Hey baby, I wanna lay tangent to all your curves. Can I touch your asymptote?" which means I'm at twice my RDA of larnin' today, and it feels good.
le nubian - Oct 07, 2013 2:04:02 pm PDT #8296 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have been watching Wife Swap, it is a trip and a half. I think I had only seen like 1 ep prior to today. Damn.
Theodosia - Oct 07, 2013 2:31:50 pm PDT #8297 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I confess to having watched some more of The Vanilla Ice Project, where he flips houses rather more masterfully than you might expect.
Ginger - Oct 07, 2013 2:32:48 pm PDT #8298 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm sorry, Amy. I hope you find an employer who deserves you soon and then your former company gets sucked into a hellmouth.