Mike, this is a serious question: why is a word-of-mouth anecdote about one child more compelling than large-scale scientific studies encompassing hundreds of thousands of children?

Thanks for the recommendations!  I will definitely check these out.  It's frustrating to see medical science beat something dangerous to the point of obliteration, only to have initiatives and funding flag at the crucial moment because the public no longer views it as a clear and present danger.

Maudit sacrament de crisse!  Viarge de cierge simonaque!

Yeah, that Rain Man movie sure was all the rage in 2010.

I just can't understand why she's so anti-vax when she's clearly suffering from advanced tetanus.

Is winning a Grammy really the best way to beat a domestic violence beef?

"…newspaper, or under a refrigerator."

OWN, no, it's Harpo!

I will NOT stand idly by and watch you sully the good name of Pushing Tin.

It wasn't, but I appreciate the palliative.

Yes, truly a memorable moment.  I realized, "hey, grownups are just full of hypocritical shit as me and my stupid classmates!"  Then I took my little sister to the Central Park Zoo.

Oh, well, that makes perfect… huh?!

Fresh nightmare fuel, thanks.

"Looks like"?

Wearing a vial of your lover's blood around your neck = crazy.

This is, believe it or not, the first time I've heard Minaj perform, but that sounds to my Canuck ears like a totally affected British accent.  Is that part of the gag?  I'd hate to hate her music for a reason beyond her control, but I'd love to hate her music for a reason within her control.

I first read this as "giant dildo attached to his penis", which is somehow not as horrific.

Poor Bill Donahue, never got over being busted down from the majors…

Because we're competing for the same niche in the Internet ecosystem?

I kid because I love.  Well, not "love".  But "like"? Sure, why not?