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Sep 2, 2016#1

CrimsonSoul

So good. News bad news here, guys. Good news is that I'm going to get a 200 dollar baby carrier for free, bad news to get it for free I have to watch "vaxxed" and they have to be there when me and the wife watch it so they know we aren't lieing lol. Anyone want to help me avoid having to watch that movie and give me a badass carrier for free? [emoji14]

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Sep 2, 2016#2

Denbrought

CrimsonSoul said:
Anyone want to help me avoid having to watch that movie and give me a badass carrier for free? [emoji14]

Just zone out for however long it is, or learn open-eye meditation. Are they giving you a quiz on the movie afterwards or something?

Sep 2, 2016#3

CrimsonSoul

Denbrought said:
Just zone out for however long it is, or learn open-eye meditation. Are they giving you a quiz on the movie afterwards or something?

Oh God I hope not because that's what I plan on doing haha

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Sep 2, 2016#4

sixpackshaker

I just about triggered today at work when a friend said her uncle was cured of cancer by changing his diet and eating turmeric. Oh and the surgery.

Sep 2, 2016#5

Gruebeard

They want to help you care for your baby by giving you a stroller, while encouraging you to kill her and her classmates in a measles epidemic 10 years from now.

Evil, man. Like Batman supervillain evil.

Sep 2, 2016#6

blotsfan

I'll do it for $200.

Sep 2, 2016#7

sixpackshaker

blotsfan said:
I'll do it for $200.

"I'd buy that for a dollar!"

Sep 2, 2016#8

strawman

The $200 baby carrier is probably manufacturer list price $200, and can probably be found for much much less. I wouldn't even consider it unless they gave me name and model number first and gauranteed it was new. Then check the reviews.

Free car carriers are generally worth what you paid for them.

Oh, and stay away from them if they say they give you a voucher or coupon that you have to redeem via phone or online. The carrier will be "free" but the "shipping and handling" will be over $40, and the car seat won't be worth even that. And that's if you're lucky - sometimes they'll make you jump through a bunch of other hoops and wear you down so you never get your reward. If they don't have the car seat at the viewing I'd turn around and spend my time elsewhere.

It's probably not worth your time, never mind being forced to watch a piece of propaganda.

Sep 3, 2016#9

CrimsonSoul

stienman said:
The $200 baby carrier is probably manufacturer list price $200, and can probably be found for much much less. I wouldn't even consider it unless they gave me name and model number first and gauranteed it was new. Then check the reviews.

Free car carriers are generally worth what you paid for them.

Oh, and stay away from them if they say they give you a voucher or coupon that you have to redeem via phone or online. The carrier will be "free" but the "shipping and handling" will be over $40, and the car seat won't be worth even that. And that's if you're lucky - sometimes they'll make you jump through a bunch of other hoops and wear you down so you never get your reward. If they don't have the car seat at the viewing I'd turn around and spend my time elsewhere.

It's probably not worth your time, never mind being forced to watch a piece of propaganda.

My wife has the name of it, I forgot what it was, but it's still brand new in the box never been opened. And yeah they are supposed to bring it the day we watch the "documentary".... I think I just threw up a little in my mouth by calling it that.[DOUBLEPOST=1472902224,1472902180][/DOUBLEPOST]

sixpackshaker said:
I just about triggered today at work when a friend said her uncle was cured of cancer by changing his diet and eating turmeric. Oh and the surgery.

The surgery was just to check to make sure all the cancer was gone!

Sep 3, 2016#10

HCGLNS

Solution is simple; bike horn whenever the video makes a statement that violates the laws of physics.

Also invite a health insurance salesman willing to sell them vaccine free policies, for just in case.

Sep 3, 2016#11

Squidleybits

sixpackshaker said:
I just about triggered today at work when a friend said her uncle was cured of cancer by changing his diet and eating turmeric. Oh and the surgery.

Murder being illegal is quite inconvenient when people tell me that tumeric/garlic/essential oils/snake oil/etc will cure me.

Sep 3, 2016#12

Sparhawk

Snake oil might cure you, if you drink enough you'll die. CURED! (this is a joke, please understand that it is nothing but a joke. My wife has Lupus and gets the same crap at times.)

Sep 3, 2016#13

Denbrought

Sparhawk said:
Snake oil might cure you, if you drink enough you'll die. CURED! (this is a joke, please understand that it is nothing but a joke. My wife has Lupus and gets the same crap at times.)

Too late, someone already reported you to the FBI.

Sep 3, 2016#14

Sparhawk

Denbrought said:
Too late, someone already reported you to the FBI.

White guy here, already cleared.

Nah, they already have a file on me, and that's truth.

Sep 3, 2016#15

PatrThom

Squidleybits said:
Murder being illegal is quite inconvenient when people tell me that tumeric/garlic/essential oils/snake oil/etc will cure me.

It'll certainly cure you of any craving for tumeric/garlic/essential oil/snake oil.

--Patrick

Sep 4, 2016#16

Squidleybits

Sparhawk said:
Snake oil might cure you, if you drink enough you'll die. CURED! (this is a joke, please understand that it is nothing but a joke. My wife has Lupus and gets the same crap at times.)

You're not far off what an old weirdo was saying to me at my Rheumetology Clinic last year.

I am evidently cursed with my affliction for being godless etc. He offered to pray with me...

I was actually speechless!

What does your wife answer back with to the snake oil etc?? I need some better come backs

Sep 4, 2016#17

PatrThom

Squidleybits said:
What does your wife answer back with to the snake oil etc?? I need some better come backs

"If it's coming from your snake, I don't want any. I don't know where it's been."
I'm sure you can riff well enough from this general idea that he'll leave you alone.

--Patrick

Sep 4, 2016#18

Gruebeard

PatrThom said:
"If it's coming from your snake, I don't want any. I don't know where it's been."
I'm sure you can riff well enough from this general idea that he'll leave you alone.

--Patrick

He might take that as a come on, though.

Sep 4, 2016#19

Squidleybits

Gruebeard said:
He might take that as a come on, though.

And he was nasty....

Sep 4, 2016#20

Null

"So, I got this sick from being godless. Okay. How did *you* get sick? I mean, that's why you're here, right? Or do you just come to places where people are seeking actual treatment, and harass them about their superstitions?"

Sep 4, 2016#21

PatrThom

Gruebeard said:
He might take that as a come on, though.

It would probably sound different coming from me, 'tis true.

--Patrick

Sep 4, 2016#22

Sparhawk

Squidleybits said:
What does your wife answer back with to the snake oil etc?? I need some better come backs

She has an ability that I don't have, being able to tell someone off while sounding like she'll take their advice. Kinda along the lines of the very southern "Well, bless your heart! That never occurred to me!" type thing. I come off as more of a "Dumbass, she knows better than that."

Sep 5, 2016#23

Zappit

Sounds like one of those "free cruise" if you watch our presentation scams. They either give away something far, far cheaper than what they promised or work it so you get charged anyway.

If you're going to do it, have some fun with it. Be those obnoxious movie-watchers who loudly comment on everything. Laugh loudly at the falsehoods and bad science. Heckle the screen like they can somehow hear you. Make comments constantly. You can get through it, have some fun, and get a (hopefully) freebie.

Just Statler and Waldorf the ever-loving shit out of that movie.

Sep 6, 2016#24

Squidleybits

Sparhawk said:
She has an ability that I don't have, being able to tell someone off while sounding like she'll take their advice. Kinda along the lines of the very southern "Well, bless your heart! That never occurred to me!" type thing. I come off as more of a "Dumbass, she knows better than that."

My mother was a nurse and just this morning, I called for help/advice in relation to some pain. Her advice? Eat at least one banana a day. WTF?

Sep 6, 2016#25

strawman

I guess she could have said, "Take more potassium and magnesium" suggesting that she thinks your pain is bone/joint related and due to a deficiency in this area. This type of advice wouldn't be an instant help, but would take some time before it made a noticeable difference. There are those who believe that nutrients from food are better than those from vitamins.

I now expect a response along the lines of, "Thanks for your post, I'll give it all the consideration it deserves." (My personal favorite subtle backhanded response.)

Sep 6, 2016#26

Squidleybits

Your explanation makes much more sense than hers.

Sep 6, 2016#27

HCGLNS

It's joint pain from carrying all those stuffed animals. You should get rid of 99.7% of them.

Sep 6, 2016#28

Squidleybits

Pudding would be devastated!

Sep 6, 2016#29

Denbrought

I take a daily magnesium citrate pill and use 50/50 NaCl/KCl ("lite-salt") for cooking. Way easier than eating bananas

Looking at the average diet (and mine), most people seem to be running around with not enough intake of these two. Or at least that's the conclusion I came to 2-ish years ago--I haven't re-evaluated in a while due to settling into routine.

Sep 6, 2016#30

Squidleybits

I am taking one of those. My doctor thought it would help my headaches. It's massive!

Sep 6, 2016#31

Denbrought

LOL, they are. Still smaller than the fish oil supplements I see at the pharmacy though, those look like horse pills.

Sep 6, 2016#32

PatrThom

stienman said:
There are those who believe that nutrients from food are better than those from vitamins.

You're probably referring to "Bioavailability." The argument is that most multivitamins (One-A-Day, etc) contain forms which are not as bioavailable as those in food. On the other side of the coin, since many vitamins can actually be toxic in large amounts, consuming large quantities of the forms that are highly bioavailable could ironically result in illness or death.

--Patrick

Sep 6, 2016#33

CrimsonSoul

Sigh. This is why I didn't want to watch it, my wife is gullible as shit (Still love her though), but she doesn't want to give our infant the MMR until after she's 3 years old now for some reason

Sep 6, 2016#34

Dei

Clearly it is time to show her pictures of babies who didn't get their MMR, who then contracted measles.

Sep 6, 2016#35

HCGLNS

Dei said:
Clearly it is time to show her pictures of babies who didn't get their MMR, who then contracted measles.

Sep 6, 2016#36

Null

CrimsonSoul said:
Sigh. This is why I didn't want to watch it, my wife is gullible as shit (Still love her though), but she doesn't want to give our infant the MMR until after she's 3 years old now for some reason

Your baby is now officially nicknamed Patient Zero.

Sep 6, 2016#37

CrimsonSoul

Null said:
Your baby is now officially nicknamed Patient Zero.

I blame all of you for this.

Sep 6, 2016#38

HCGLNS

We can shorten it to P-Zero or P0 or PO.

Sep 6, 2016#39

Null

CrimsonSoul said:
I blame all of you for this.

We're not the ones who let your kid die instead of getting them vaccinated.

Sep 6, 2016#40

Dei

Null said:
Your baby is now officially nicknamed Patient Zero.

They just need to move to Boulder and they'll fit right in. :/

Sep 6, 2016#41

Null

Dei said:
They just need to move to Boulder and they'll fit right in. :/

For some reason that's making me think of the "Mom group" parody of 10 little monkeys.

Sep 6, 2016#42

blotsfan

CrimsonSoul said:
Sigh. This is why I didn't want to watch it, my wife is gullible as shit (Still love her though), but she doesn't want to give our infant the MMR until after she's 3 years old now for some reason

Do it behind her back.

Sep 6, 2016#43

Denbrought

@MindDetective Possibly this, or some variation of it: http://www.scarymommy.com/10-little-monkeys-parody/

Sep 7, 2016#44

Celt Z

Please, please, please vax your little one. A free car seat won't do you any good if you're spending all your time in the hospital. Or possibly worse.

But if you guys have legitimate concerns, like a family history of certain allergies (I know they mention some people with egg allergies have to be cautious with the MMR, for example), then this is something you guys need to discuss with your pediatrician to see if you can split up certain shots. It will involve more visits, but at least the kid will be getting the protection she needs.

Sep 7, 2016#45

Tinwhistler

Sep 7, 2016#46

strawman

blotsfan said:
Do it behind her back.

While I believe vaccines are generally good and should be used, I think the family and teaching children healthy relationships, including respect and honesty, has a slightly higher priority. Looking into the prognosis of measles, mumps, and rubella, it'd be an easy choice for me to choose my wife and family over a vaccine.

Sep 7, 2016#47

PatrThom

stienman said:
While I believe vaccines are generally good and should be used, I think the family and teaching children healthy relationships, including respect and honesty, has a slightly higher priority. Looking into the prognosis of measles, mumps, and rubella, it'd be an easy choice for me to choose my wife and family over a vaccine.

In other words, don't do it behind her back, because that will erode trust. Instead, try to win her over. You might try appealing to her emotions rather than using pure logic, since doing so may actually be more effective.

--Patrick

Sep 7, 2016#48

strawman

PatrThom said:
You might try appealing to her emotions rather than using pure logic, since doing so may actually be more effective.

Studies show this is true:

http://time.com/3982723/changing-minds-vaccines/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...s-minds-show-them-the-horrors-of-disease.html

Sep 7, 2016#49

PatrThom

stienman said:
Studies show this is true:
http://time.com/3982723/changing-minds-vaccines/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...s-minds-show-them-the-horrors-of-disease.html

Not just about vaccines, either. About everything.

--Patrick

Sep 7, 2016#50

Bubble181

PatrThom said:
Not just about vaccines, either. About everything.

--Patrick

If you don't like this post, a puppy will be sad. And you don't want to be responsible for a sad puppy, do you?

Sep 7, 2016#51

Gruebeard

Bubble181 said:
If you don't like this post, a puppy will be sad. And you don't want to be responsible for a sad puppy, do you?

The puppy's already sad, so I see no logical reason to do so.

Sep 7, 2016#52

Squidleybits

Celt Z said:
Please, please, please vax your little one. A free car seat won't do you any good if you're spending all your time in the hospital. Or possibly worse.

But if you guys have legitimate concerns, like a family history of certain allergies (I know they mention some people with egg allergies have to be cautious with the MMR, for example), then this is something you guys need to discuss with your pediatrician to see if you can split up certain shots. It will involve more visits, but at least the kid will be getting the protection she needs.

Certain vaccines are also a no-no for anyone with a compromised immune systems and/or on biologics.[DOUBLEPOST=1473272577,1473272373][/DOUBLEPOST]

stienman said:
While I believe vaccines are generally good and should be used, I think the family and teaching children healthy relationships, including respect and honesty, has a slightly higher priority. Looking into the prognosis of measles, mumps, and rubella, it'd be an easy choice for me to choose my wife and family over a vaccine.

There are also the people who can't be vaccinated or have zero immunity after several vaccinations to think about as well.[DOUBLEPOST=1473272645][/DOUBLEPOST]

Bubble181 said:
If you don't like this post, a puppy will be sad. And you don't want to be responsible for a sad puppy, do you?

I'm a crazy cat lady, and even I couldn't refuse this face!

Sep 7, 2016#53

PatrThom

Dei said:
They just need to move to Boulder and they'll fit right in. :/

Or they could move to California.

--Patrick

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