# This is beyond freaking crazy !

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-beyond-freaking-crazy/33673>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 19, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-beyond-freaking-crazy/33673 "2000-09-19T00:40:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-beyond-freaking-crazy/33673/21 "2000-09-19T18:12:51Z")

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JFTR, Ms McClain’s email addy was at the end of the newspaper story, so I doubt posting it was an invasion of her privacy.

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**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-beyond-freaking-crazy/33673/22 "2000-09-19T19:55:33Z")

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I just emailed Dr. Art Caplan, Bioethicist quoted in the article, to verify the veracity of the article. He’s the ethics ombudsman for the philadelphia area, so I don’t know how readily he responds to missives from a dorko on a message boards. But I did give him the thread address. I’ll keep y’all posted.

jb

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**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-beyond-freaking-crazy/33673/23 "2000-09-19T22:53:44Z")

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Guys, our own Germ Boy called the reported who wrote the story, if you will check evilbeth’s post here [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38987](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38987) you will see what he learned.

Thanks Germy, I am already married, but if I weren’t ohhhh baby !

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**Author:** ![Germ\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Germ\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Germ_Boy)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-beyond-freaking-crazy/33673/24 "2000-09-20T17:55:02Z")

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Ayesha,  
If the simple fact that I could track down a reporter gave you the urge to create a union with me then, by gawd, you’re my kind of woman! You should see me ferret out an intermittent short in my car’s electrical system. Make ya’ wet!

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**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-beyond-freaking-crazy/33673/25 "2000-09-22T12:07:52Z")

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Ayesha, I was referred to this thread from evilbeth’s pit thread (didn’t see yours at first). I e-mailed all those addresses asking for them to look into the matter and take action, and I gave the web addresses of SDMBs and of this thread. I requested that they keep us apprised of their progress, which they may or may not do (maybe depending on who is up for re-election).

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It makes me feel proud to be a member, because of people like you who make the efforts you make.

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