My cousin is worried my cell phone will give me cancer . . . in the “rectem.”

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He sent me this article from Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Cell phones, brain tumors and a wired earpiece

I haven’t read through all the comments yet, but he said in one of them a lady mentions that her husband kept his cell phone in his pocket and got “rectem cancers.” I hadn’t heard of that one yet

We’re going to visit my cousin next week and I’m sure he’s going to mention this article. I’m going to need to be careful so I don’t get in trouble with my wife like I did at Thanksgiving when my cousin told me if wasn’t safe to give our kid vaccines. :rolleyes:

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Rectem? Damn near killed 'im!

:slight_smile:

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If that’s the case, then you may be using your phone wrong.

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This is why friends don’t let friends butt dial.

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Morons deserve to be told they’re morons at every opportunity. Soon enough they’ll quit bothering you.

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Why in the world do you visit with this person? I would have to stay far, far away.

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That’s okay, other folks think they’re gonna get “Called to God” this weekend.

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Here, I fixed your link. You rectem it.

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I dunno, as his cousin is certainly talking out of his ass.

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You could suggest that your cousin personally check out your rectum, to look for any incipient cancer.

Preferably after eating a 3-bean salad.

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Maybe it’s his subtle way of telling you to stop talking out your ass. :slight_smile:

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I don’t really get this attitude. Sure, the guy’s got some loopy beliefs, but that doesn’t make him a bad person, or unpleasant to be around. I’m friends with an honest-to-God 9/11 Truther. He’s an incredibly generous, friendly guy with a good sense of humor. Crazy as a shithouse rat, sure, but still fun to hang out with.

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I’d go to find out exactly where this cousin keeps his cell phone when not in use. :dubious:

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Or to get your head out of your ass.

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I haven’t read the comments either, but I would start by quoting the article. It says that approximately 340 million people have cell phones. If one person got “rectem cancers” I can live with those odds.

Also, did your cousin spell it like that or was it spelled that way in the comment section. If it was spelled that way in the comment section, I would attack that as well. I can’t believe someone’s spouse got rectal cancer and they still don’t know how to spell rectum.
Also, according to the article “the latency period or time between exposure and recognition of a tumor is around 20 years, sometimes longer” so ask your cousin to contact the person who made the comment and find out if their spouse has been using a cell phone for that long.

I doubt you’ll get very far with it, but you could try to get into the whole causation/correlation thing. For example, did you know that (making this up) nearly 95% of people over the age of 25 that get cancer ride in a car at least twice a week? I heard that riding in cars causes cancer too.

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Before I clicked on this thread, I said to myself, “If [this] isn’t the first response to the thread, then the SDMB has outgrown me.”

So, thanks! :smiley:

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Cell phones cause cancer is a harmless ignorant position to hold. Vaccines aren’t safe is worth mocking and open ridicule, because it’s a destructive position to hold.

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But it’s still worth mocking and ridiculing, because mocking and ridiculing ignorant ideas is fun.

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Boy, are you dumb! That’s the stupidest thing I ever heard!

:smiley: