# So. You got cancer in your balls. And this entitled you to.... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 22, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521 "2012-10-22T13:51:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/141 "2012-10-27T00:08:11Z")
Just to reiterate a point made earlier- Livestrong does not raise money for cancer research. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/142 "2012-10-27T00:13:21Z")
“Livestrong” – it even _sounds_ like a steroid abuse program. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/143 "2012-10-27T00:15:42Z")
I now have my new LIVESTRONG bracelet. A couple of people have asked if I wear it because I still believe in his charity. I have replied that I wear it in support of Armstrong’s systematic use of drugs to cheat at sport. This seems to puzzle them so I add, “And the charity thingie too.” ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/144 "2012-10-27T00:28:41Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > I now have my new LIVESTRONG bracelet. A couple of people have asked if I wear it because I still believe in his charity. I have replied that I wear it in support of Armstrong’s systematic use of drugs to cheat at **sport**. This seems to puzzle them so I add, “And the charity thingie too.” They are probably puzzling over your archaic and somewhat elitist usage of the word “sport”. A la Mitt “I enjoy sport” Romney. Otherwise, I fucking love your reason for wearing the bracelet 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/145 "2012-10-27T14:48:31Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The short answer is no, probably. The statute of limitations under US federal law is five years. If UCI can prove that Armstrong conspired to cover up his doping, maybe. They could get a judgment somewhere else, of course, but it’d be hard to get it domesticated here. The statute of limitations only applies to some matters. Murder, for instance, is not governed by it. And I didn’t think this conversation was about a Court action. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/146 "2012-10-27T17:46:59Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Just read that thread. Wow. > > Am I glad that Real Life ain’t like the Pit. I can’t imagine what it’d be like if, when I started ranting about some celebrity at the pub, a mate could say “You’re just as upset [as you were back in 2006!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355044)” And then everyone else could instantly replay my past incoherent meltdown all over again, and not take my current one as seriously… This is how I like to imagine a dopefest. We all get together, order some good scotch, bring up topics like cat declawing or the evil of pit bulls, get everyone all worked the fuck up to a frenzy, then just start busting out the smart phones and screaming, “Really?? You sure you want to make that statement, Nzinga, when you said the dumbest shit I ever heard at 2:37 pm on July 10th 2007 in the baby raping thread!!! Everybody, just look at this shit!” ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/147 "2012-10-27T18:39:45Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > This is how I like to imagine a dopefest. We all get together, order some good scotch, bring up topics like cat declawing or the evil of pit bulls, get everyone all worked the fuck up to a frenzy, then just start busting out the smart phones and screaming, “Really?? You sure you want to make that statement, Nzinga, when you said the dumbest shit I ever heard at 2:37 pm on July 10th 2007 in the baby raping thread!!! Everybody, just look at this shit!” In all fairness, you weren’t the worst one in that thread. None of the participants exactly covered themselves with glory. I still feel embarassed when I think of the tangent I went off on about bio-diesel. ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/148 "2012-10-27T21:44:29Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Maybe. When someone you look up to is revealed to be a lying piece of shit, you either get really, really angry or go into complete denial, retreat into a fantasy world of outlandish excuses, and begin experimenting with disposable absorbent cloth paraphernalia. You can take my jizzrag when you pry it from my cold dead hand. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/149 "2012-10-27T22:15:46Z")
So where can I find a **“LIVEWRONG”** bracelet? Everyone’ll assume I’m a fan of Lance or Cancer Research, and I can say “Did you actually read it?” And before they can get a good squint at it, I jump on my racing bike and I’m outta there! ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/150 "2012-10-28T11:19:31Z")
As someone who’s been following the “Was LA doping?” debate for a long time it really is most amusing to see the change that has come over the (let’s face it, essentially US) consensus. Used to be that consensus was that LA was not doping and: a/ Doping was not at all OK b/ It is offensive and outrageous to assume LA was doping merely because many others were. But as of a month ago, suddenly the world is seen with fresh and dare I say revisionist eyes. Now, OK, it seems Lance was doping but: c/ what’s wrong with doping anyway, really? d/ obviously he was doping, everyone was doping, anyone who didn’t realise he was doping was a fool. As for Livestrong, it may be legit. But I’d need a lot more proof than I’ve seen to believe it. And if you believe it’s legit, may I remind you of the saying “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. The key person behind Livestrong is a barefaced liar. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Dord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/151 "2012-10-28T16:17:12Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > This is how I like to imagine a dopefest. We all get together, order some good scotch, bring up topics like cat declawing or the evil of pit bulls, get everyone all worked the fuck up to a frenzy, then just start busting out the smart phones and screaming, “Really?? You sure you want to make that statement, Nzinga, when you said the dumbest shit I ever heard at 2:37 pm on July 10th 2007 in the baby raping thread!!! Everybody, just look at this shit!” I’m glad that no nutzoid brought a weapon :eek: or start a big huge fight smashing each other with smart phones and paper towel tubes! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521/152 "2012-10-29T04:26:40Z")
If there’s a DopeFest with good scotch _and_ a Paper Towel Tube Fight, I need a week’s notice. So I can cancel all my less important things (annual salary review, wife’s birthday, my elderly mother’s surgery…). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-got-cancer-in-your-balls-and-this-entitled-you-to/638521.md?page=7)