# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 137
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2721 "2024-10-15T16:15:54Z")
Is `www.ghanacelebrities.com` a reliable news site? ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2722 "2024-10-15T17:25:45Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Is `www.ghanacelebrities.com` a reliable news site? Sure, it’s where Ghanians all around the world get all of their celebrity news. 😃 FWIW, Baltimore’s Fox News affiliate is confirming the perp’s ID and termination of employment. > **[Baltimore insurance agency says Ravens fan linked to viral fight 'no longer...](https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/baltimore-insurance-agency-says-ravens-fan-linked-to-viral-fight-no-longer-employed-maury-donnelly-and-parr-inc-jack-callis-baltimore-ravens-washington-commanders-nfl-federal-hill-maryland)** > > Viral footage showed the Baltimore Ravens fan fighting two Washington Commanders fans after Sunday's game between the NFL teams. Not sure who to trust less… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2723 "2024-10-16T14:11:49Z")
I don’t want to be too harsh on her, because she’s probably going to suffer greatly from her poor decision. But some of her quotes… > **[Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis Says Her Cancer Has Spread After Deciding to 'Keep...](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/former-mtv-vj-ananda-lewis-184257672.html)** > > The former talk show host says her cancer has spread after deciding to "keep my tumor." She reflected on her decision to go against her doctor's recommendation for a mastectomy and opt for homeopathic remedies with radiation and medication following... ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2724 "2024-10-16T14:34:45Z")
To be fair, American surgeons are far more eager to perform mastectomies (rather than lumpectomies) than surgeons elsewhere in the world. But avoiding surgery altogether is insane. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2725 "2024-10-16T14:51:43Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > American surgeons are far more eager to perform mastectomies (rather than lumpectomies) than surgeons elsewhere in the world Are you sure it’s American surgeons and not American women who have the preference? ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2726 "2024-10-16T15:00:14Z")
Sounds like [US oncologists nowadays are more actively recommending the less invasive surgeries where possible, and patients are taking their advice.](https://www.mskcc.org/news/why-more-people-breast-cancer-are-choosing-lumpectomy-over-mastectomy-kate-s) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2727 "2024-10-16T15:06:21Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > To be fair, American surgeons are far more eager to perform mastectomies (rather than lumpectomies) than surgeons elsewhere in the world. But avoiding surgery altogether is insane. - No, relying on homeopathy is insane. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2728 "2024-10-16T15:37:03Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Are you sure it’s American surgeons and not American women who have the preference? I don’t know. In cases like this, I always assume that it’s the surgeons who set the tone, and not the largely frightened, inexperienced patients - but I may be wrong. (Full disclosure: my wife underwent a lumpectomy, along with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. 4 years in remission) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2729 "2024-10-16T19:32:03Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > avoiding surgery altogether is insane I knew somebody some years ago who relied on prayer to cure her breast cancer. She died of it. I don’t know if that put a dent in her husband’s faith, or in hers (I didn’t know them well enough to find that out; or well enough to have any influence in the decision.) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2730 "2024-10-16T19:50:37Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > In cases like this, I always assume that it’s the surgeons who set the tone, and not the largely frightened, inexperienced patients That’s certainly possible, but she mentions avoiding getting a mammogram because she was afraid of the radiation. This is out of the mainstream, but understandable even if misguided. But this sounds like she was already on the spectrum of woo: > “My plan at first was to get out excessive toxins in my body. I felt like my body is intelligent, I know that to be true. Our bodies are brilliantly made,” Lewis explained. > “I decided to keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body a different way,” she shared. “Looking back on that, I go, ‘You know what? Maybe I should have.’ “ If you’re already going with toxins, you may not be receptive to difficult medical advice. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2731 "2024-10-16T20:02:45Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I don’t want to be too harsh on her, because she’s probably going to suffer greatly from her poor decision. But some of her quotes… People don’t preach, she’s in trouble deep People don’t preach, she’s been loosing sleep But she’s made up her mind, she’s gonna keep her tumor. She isn’t going to “suffer greatly” from her poor decision, she is 100% going to die from it, and soon. Darwin don’t fuck around. It reminds me of the tale of the “Wellness Warrior”. > **[The Wellness Warrior, Jess Ainscough, has passed away](https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2015/02/27/the-wellness-warrior-jess-ainscough-has-passed-away/)** > > Two months ago, I took note of a somewhat cryptic blog post by a young woman named Jess Ainscough. In Australia and much of the world, Ainscough was known as the Wellness Warrior. She was a young woman who developed an epithelioid sarcoma in 2008 and... ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2732 "2024-10-16T20:11:02Z")
But, if we’re being honest, she’s going to be very popular in next year’s Death Pool. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2733 "2024-10-16T20:52:00Z")
When I was a young adult many decades ago, I believed in naturopathy, herbal healing, I even followed _Back to Eden_ by Jethro Kloss, and invented my own herbal preparations, I was so into that stuff. I believed in the theory of why it showed effectiveness against everyday ills… but when I contemplated cancer from the naturopathic point of view, I realized it had nothing to offer against cancer. Old Jethro claimed red clover could beat cancer, but I could not find any way how it was supposed to work, any way for the claim to make sense, so I had to give up and admit when I was beat. Even a head in the clouds young hippie like me could figure that out… But I never ever believed for a second in homeopathy. That shit is obvious bollocks. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2734 "2024-10-16T21:32:51Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > But I never ever believed for a second in homeopathy. That shit is obvious bollocks. Homeopathic remedies may have 0.01% truth behind them. Which makes them extremely potent. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2735 "2024-10-16T21:56:37Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Are you sure it’s American surgeons and not American women who have the preference? I think women’s concerns are a large part of it. For instance, [Angelina Jolie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jolie#Cancer_prevention_treatment), who had several family members with breast cancer, learned that she had the defective BRCA1 gene and got preventive mastectomies, with no actual diagnosis of cancer. > Jolie’s announcement of her mastectomy attracted widespread publicity and discussion on BRCA mutations and genetic testing.[[258]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jolie#cite_note-260) Her decision was met with praise from various public figures,[[259]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jolie#cite_note-261) while health campaigners welcomed her raising awareness of the options available to at-risk women. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2736 "2024-10-16T23:01:56Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Homeopathic remedies may have 0.01% truth behind them. Well, they need to be diluted some more, get that truth percentage up! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2737 "2024-10-16T23:36:16Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Homeopathic remedies may have 0.01% truth behind them. Which makes them extremely potent. What’s the homeopathic treatment for drowning? ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2738 "2024-10-16T23:38:50Z")
A 10C dilution of oxygen in water. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2739 "2024-10-17T00:52:39Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Homeopathic remedies may have 0.01% truth behind them. I do believe you left out quite a few zeros and one too many ones. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > What’s the homeopathic treatment for drowning? Cram a vacuum hose with a crevice tool down the ~~victim’s~~ patient’s throat. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2740 "2024-10-17T00:53:30Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Homeopathic remedies may have 0.01% truth behind them. I believe you left out quite a few zeroes and inserted one too many ones. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > What’s the homeopathic treatment for drowning? Cram a vacuum hose with a crevice tool attached down the ~~vicetim’s~~ patient’s throat and turn the machine on and let it run until the lungs are completely empty of water _ **and** _ air. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=138)