# Finally. Katie Holmes has given birth **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227 "2006-04-18T23:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ninevah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@ninevah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninevah)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/1 "2006-04-18T23:48:51Z")
For all those that need to know, or possibly don’t, here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for. Yes, [Katie Holmes has finally spawned.](http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18827,00.html) Brace yourselves, everyone. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/2 "2006-04-18T23:57:15Z")
She sure was quiet about it. I never heard a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/3 "2006-04-18T23:59:39Z")
Insert apocalypse joke here. ---
**Author:** ![DxZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/4 "2006-04-18T23:59:55Z")
Suri, eh? Well, thats at least sort of normal. I was expecting something along the lines of Elroni or something. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/5 "2006-04-19T00:01:26Z")
I wonder how Tom seasoned the placenta. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/6 "2006-04-19T00:01:37Z")
Mmmm … there’s good eatin’s at the Cruise household tonight! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/7 "2006-04-19T00:05:25Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > I wonder how Tom seasoned the placenta. With Placenta Helper, for sure. Probably a dash of Celestial Seasonings, too. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/8 "2006-04-19T00:09:21Z")
I, for one, welcome our new incredibly attractive overlords. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/9 "2006-04-19T00:17:30Z")
Good luck to the baby. She’ll need it. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/10 "2006-04-19T00:17:50Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > With Placenta Helper, for sure. Probably a dash of Celestial Seasonings, too. YOU’RE SO GLIB! How dare you pretend to know anything about cooking placenta! _jumps on couch in a fit of scientology rage_ ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/11 "2006-04-19T00:32:36Z")
[Other things they could’ve done with the placenta including making artwork, planting it, and some recipes thrown in for good measure.](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities.com/virtualbirth/placenta.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.geocities.com/virtualbirth/placenta.html&h=501&w=657&sz=36&tbnid=v_8PB-0DAvhcAM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=136&hl=en&start=40&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplacenta%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN) By the way, it’s recommended that, for placenta roast, the placenta should be no more than 3 days old. God help me, I’m gonna launch lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/12 "2006-04-19T00:53:18Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Insert apocalypse joke here. Brooke Shields also gave birth to a daughter today. If that ain’t the sign of the apocalypse, I don’t know what is. 😃 E. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/13 "2006-04-19T01:17:59Z")
Ironic that Brooke gives birth on the same day as TomKat Spawn? I feel so sorry for little Suri. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/14 "2006-04-19T01:20:15Z")
Wow! 20 inchs long! Like a chip off the Old Holmes! Oh, wait a minute… ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/15 "2006-04-19T01:23:27Z")
Suri should do better than poor Preston. At least her parents’ IQs total more than 110. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/16 "2006-04-19T01:27:45Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > I wonder how Tom seasoned the placenta. Or whether he had it over polenta. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/17 "2006-04-19T01:35:23Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > [Other things they could’ve done with the placenta including making artwork, planting it, and some recipes thrown in for good measure.](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities.com/virtualbirth/placenta.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.geocities.com/virtualbirth/placenta.html&h=501&w=657&sz=36&tbnid=v_8PB-0DAvhcAM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=136&hl=en&start=40&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplacenta%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN) Placenta Cocktail: 1/4 cup raw placenta 8oz V-8 juice 2 ice cubes 1/2 cup carrot. Blend at high speed for 10 seconds But do you salt the rim? ---
**Author:** ![Idlewild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/18 "2006-04-19T01:46:07Z")
Aww sweet little [fuzzy baby!](http://www.surinetwork.org/) (Sorry, I’m an obsessive knitter. When I saw the name it was all I could think of. And alpacas are sweet really. Aside from the fighting teeth.) ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/19 "2006-04-19T01:49:47Z")
How big is a placenta, like 5 to 10 lbs? I’m not skittish about eating organs; I’ve cooked and eaten liver fresh from a deer I’ve just shot. I’ve seen fresh placenta, and it didn’t look like anything I would consider eating. ---
**Author:** ![the\_only\_bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b2d939/32.png) [@the\_only\_bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_only_bunny)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227/20 "2006-04-19T01:51:07Z")
Suri. Its different; I like it. Too bad she didn’t get “creative”. If the last name will be Cruise, Sea would’ve been a good choice, with org being the middle name. I kid. 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227.md?page=2)