# Is the latest Tom Cruise nutty news story a joke? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175 "2006-04-18T16:38:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/1 "2006-04-18T16:38:39Z")
I’m referring to the stories that quote Cruise as saying he will eat the placenta after the baby is born. ([http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ncl=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/18/content\_4444133.htm&hl=en](http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ncl=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/18/content_4444133.htm&hl=en)) I’m usually good at spotting fake content, or sarcasm pages such as The Onion…but here I’m just not sure. I personally vowed to never send another $ Cruise’s way after he was so high and mighty, such an obnoxious know it all, regarding taking medicine for clinical depression. Is it his Scientology cult that makes him so weird? Or, when you have that much money I guess you feel you can do/act/say whatever… ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/2 "2006-04-18T16:48:31Z")
“Tom to eat afterbirth!” This was the laugh-out-loud headline of my morning. Because of course I knew exactly what Tom they were talking about. I actually think this is probably a true story. The only proviso is that Tom has to eat it silently, without screaming or smacking his lips. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/3 "2006-04-18T16:57:18Z")
Hey, I managed to keep down one bite of haggis; placenta would be a piece of cake. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/4 "2006-04-18T17:07:42Z")
[QUOTE=Sal Ammoniac] … The only proviso is that Tom has to eat it silently, without screaming or smacking his lips. [/QUOTE] Thank you for that, **Sal Ammoniac**! 😛😛 Damn, but that cracked me up. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/5 "2006-04-18T17:13:43Z")
Some folks do indeed eat placenta, but the practice is usually associated with New Age, back-to-nature types, not with Scientologists. But few things about Scientologists can surprise me any more. ---
**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 18, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/6 "2006-04-18T17:24:38Z")
What the guy needs is a straight jacket. I normally wouldn’t walk across the street to watch one of his movies, but I’d pay to watch him eat the placenta. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/7 "2006-04-18T17:28:55Z")
Here is the relevant column by the big guy on the subject. My take? Grill anything 'til it’s well done and smother it with marinara sauce and you can probably choke it down and I too wouldn’t put anything past those loons. Poor Katie. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/8 "2006-04-18T17:38:02Z")
Here’s another interesting news item about the whackjob. [Link.](http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/parade-magazine-says-tom-cruise-pr-poll-skewed-by-hackers-1008179.php) ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/9 "2006-04-18T17:47:20Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] Hey, I managed to keep down one bite of haggis; placenta would be a piece of cake. [/QUOTE] I’ve had haggis, I love raw oysters, and I like my over-easy eggs slightly under-cooked so the yolks are really runny. I’ve given birth to two kids, and I’m an EMT. I’ve seen all sorts of gross stuff. But _eating_ placenta? :eek: Freaking disgusting. With a capital **D**. Yeah, I’ve heard of the practice. Doesn’t make it any less gross. This is why we need the vomiting smilie. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/10 "2006-04-18T17:56:28Z")
He also wants to eat the umbilical cord. I’m imagining having the consistency of overcooked calamari. Oh well, it’s the closest to actually eating a woman that Tom will ever get. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/11 "2006-04-18T18:25:58Z")
Years until they’re wheeling Tom Cruise around on the Hannibal-Lecter-hand-cart: Two ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/12 "2006-04-18T19:33:06Z")
Anyone else think that Tom Cruise is lining up to be the next totally nuts celebrity after Michael Jackson? and behind Tom in that line is Britney Spears. ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/13 "2006-04-18T19:38:21Z")
[QUOTE=madmonk28] Anyone else think that Tom Cruise is lining up to be the next totally nuts celebrity after Michael Jackson? and behind Tom in that line is Britney Spears. [/QUOTE] I must say that I agree completely with this prediction. I will add that I think Lindsay Lohan is begining a mental downward spiral a la Britney. Did you guys hear how she FLIPPED OUT on jessica simpson for not saying thank you for a round of drinks? I mean I’m really excited about her going psychotic. I can’t wait. But back to Tom Cruise. The man has to be stopped. Someone has got to stop him. Can we all hold hands and swear to each other than none of us will ever see any of his movies again? We can’t participate in this! ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/14 "2006-04-18T19:58:17Z")
Apparently it was all a joke. I’d link to a cite, but all you have to do is click on the one presented in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/15 "2006-04-18T20:03:41Z")
Well, [it IS done](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_104.html). ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/16 "2006-04-18T20:05:55Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] Hey, I managed to keep down one bite of haggis; placenta would be a piece of cake. [/QUOTE] Mmm. Placenta cake. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/17 "2006-04-18T20:06:25Z")
[QUOTE=Sal Ammoniac] The only proviso is that Tom has to eat it silently, without screaming or smacking his lips. [/QUOTE] Yes, and with his hands behind his back… _Bobbing For Placenta_ if you will. But first he needs to play _Pin The Placenta On The Donkey_, to be completed right before he fills a _Playata_ with candy and wacks it with a stick. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/18 "2006-04-18T20:06:47Z")
[QUOTE=madmonk28] Anyone else think that Tom Cruise is lining up to be the next totally nuts celebrity after Michael Jackson? and behind Tom in that line is Britney Spears. [/QUOTE] Tom would have to get behind Charlie Sheen, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/19 "2006-04-18T20:21:56Z")
I thought I heard him on the Kevin and Beane show yesterday explaining that it was a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175/20 "2006-04-18T20:29:05Z")
[QUOTE=Birdmonster] Years until they’re wheeling Tom Cruise around on the Hannibal-Lecter-hand-cart: Two [/QUOTE] Billy Crystal impersonating any of this at the Academy Awards: Priceless [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-tom-cruise-nutty-news-story-a-joke/353175.md?page=2)