snopes.com: Chipotle Diaper Debacle

Example:   [Collected via Facebook, September 2014] 

I LOVE chipotle and just heard on the news about the couple who changed a diaper on a table... as a customer Id have never gone back to eat there if the manager didn't stop them like he did.

Thank you for keeping the class Chipotle! You rock!

To the couple who refused to take the baby to the car to change him, you have no business even mentioning it to the media. Shame on you! Disgusting!

 

Origins:   On 29 September 2014, consumer issues blog Consumerist published an article that left many readers siding with the company over a customer. A father (identified only as 'Chad') wrote to complain that a local Chipotle had asked his wife to refrain from changing their baby on the restaurant's tables. 

Chad sent a copy of his Chipotle complaint to Consumerist; and although the site did not reproduce it in its entirety due to length, portions of the incident from Chad's perspective are relayed in the blog post. 

Although the angry dad admits that the experience was likely unpleasant for other diners, Consumerist said that Chad believed the family had no choice but to change the baby on the table: 

Yet he defends her decision in his letter, and defended it to the (horrified) Chipotle employees as well. He concluded that they must not have children of their own based on their shock at his wife's actions, and their apparently unacceptable suggestions for alternative diaper-changing spots.

For example: they asked why the family couldn't use their car. In his letter, he complained to Chipotle that the employees showed an 'inability/unwillingness to empathize with parents who find [the car] a less convenient alternative even on a beautiful day like yesterday, much less a subfreezing day as we undoubtedly will have in [this region] this winter.'"

 

The blog further reported that Chad's family was warned not to attempt another dining room diaper change under threat of a Chipotle ban: 

The incident ended with the manager on duty telling Chad's family that if they tried another dining room diaper change, they would immediately be asked to leave. That's fine, Chad noted, because he wouldn't be coming back until a changing table was in place. He pointed out in his letter that competitor Qdoba does have changing tables.

 

In the ensuing brouhaha, Chipotle issued a statement addressing the diaper changing issue. The chain responded to Chad's complaint, indicating that they are currently "retrofitting" restaurants with diaper changing facilities in an effort to accommodate families with younger children: 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I'm sorry to hear that you and your family don't feel as comfortable in our restaurants having a little one that might need changing. I can completely understand that it's a hassle to find a way to change your daughter, and agree, that there are simply no alternatives as convenient as an actual changing table. We are currently in the process of retrofitting locations with changing tables, but I understand that this is not a very timely solution.

I will forward your email to our [city] restaurant team, so they can understand where you come from, to maybe ease some of the tension. As you can understand it might be disconcerting for other customers to see a child getting changed directly on the tables, and we want to provide all of our customers with an exceptional experience.

We hope that we get to see you again soon, and that we find a good resolution that makes everyone happy.

 

Chipotle has not specified when changing tables will begin appearing in their outlets. 

Read more at http://snopes.com/info/news/chipotlediaper.asp#7pQd73viVJ3Gtk0s.99

snopes.com: Atacama Alien

Claim:   A strange skeleton found in the Atacama desert has baffled scientists and may be a human-alien hybrid. 

MIXTURE:

	TRUE: Unusual skeletal remains were discovered in Chile's Atacama desert in 2003.
	FALSE: The Atacama entity is a human-alien "hybrid" or some other non-human entity.

Example:   [Collected via e-mail, October 2014] 

The article, referring to partially mummified body found in the Atacama Desert states that 'The astonishing thing is that 9% of its DNA is unmatched...' Is that really true and, if so, does it actually mean anything?

 

Origins:   Interest in the "Atacama entity" (or just "Ata") is cyclical, the most recent spike coming in the Fall of 2014. Facebook pseudoscience peddler The Mind Unleashed posted a status update linking to a 2013 article about the Atacama entity which renewed attention to the anomaly: 
Since its discovery in 2003, the Atacama skeleton has challenged scientists to fully explain the anomalies in its structure. However, testing has shed significant light 


on what may have led to the specimen's puzzling appearance. Although the Atacama skeleton was originally thought to be tens of thousands of years old, testing revealed DNA that was "modern, abundant, and high quality." Furthermore, matrilineal testing traced that DNA to the west coast of South America, not a distant galaxy. 

In 2012, Stanford University immunologist and microbiologist Garry Nolan took a crack at unlocking the Atacama specimen's mysteries. Nolan confirmed Ata was definitively human, addressing a nine percent DNA mismatch as likely the result of "bad reads" or "machine error." He was unable to identify any genes linked to progeria or dwarfism in the sample, and other experts believe that the specimen may be a mummified stillborn baby. 

William Jungers, a paleoanthropologist and anatomist at Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York, observed "barely ossified and immature elements" of the specimen's development and said: 

This looks to me like a badly desiccated and mummified human fetus or premature stillbirth ... Genetic anomalies are not evident, probably because there aren't any.

 

Nolan discussed what DNA testing confirmed about the Atacama skeleton: 

The sequence that we got from the mitochondria tells us with extremely high confidence that the mother was an indigenous Indian from the Chilean area. The other thing that immediately fell out of the analysis is that it's male. It probably died in the last century, if I were to make a guess.

 

While scientists can't yet confirm the exact origins of the Atacama specimen, they have ruled out both aliens and undiscovered species as possibilities. 

Last updated:   1 October 2014 
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/photos/supernatural/atacama.asp#WUGWWH5ihr2KZvJx.99

snopes.com: Cheerleader Poops?

Claim:   Image captures a cheerleader defecating in mid-air as her horrified teammates watch. 

FALSE

Example:   [Collected via e-mail, October 2014] 

This. Is. Hilarious. I mean, so sad. This girl will NEVER EVER be the same. Her reputation is forever tarnished. Because of pooh.

 

Origins:   The image displayed above of an unfortunate cheerleader whose picture was snapped in the middle of what looked to be an incredibly poorly timed episode of gastrointestinal distress (along with the reactions of her arguably even less lucky teammates) made rounds the of social media sites. The photo (without 

attribution) was widely circulated across meme sharing sites and sports blogs as the real deal. But with few corroborating details attached, many readers were rightly skeptical of the crassly humorous image. 

The image (often simply referred to as "cheerleader poops") began to travel across social sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accompanied by the usual musings about whether it was real. It didn't take long for a backstory to emerge to explain the image and resolve some of the questions about its plausibility (e.g., the issue of athletic briefs being standard issue attire for cheerleaders, and whether such an accident could occur in their presence). 

As it turns out, the image of the cheerleader in red is a digital manipulation, not an authentic one. The original picture was submitted to the subreddit r/photoshopbattles as a challenge titled "Terrified Cheerleaders," and the viral pic was one of many alterations subsequently applied to that original photo: 



As can be seen in the unaltered image displayed above, the cheerleader shown in the picture was unlucky only in becoming the subject of a meme and did not suffer the fate shown in the viral version. 
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/photos/humor/cheerleader.asp#oVkHUELxExmGRgBh.99

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WWE star Roman Reigns rushed to hospital for emergency surgery | For The Win

Via WWE.com:

WWE.com has learned Roman Reigns has been rushed to a Nashville, Tenn., hospital to undergo emergency surgery for an incarcerated hernia. Reigns had been in Nashville to promote tomorrow’s Night of Champions event. His recovery time will be evaluated by the local surgeon and WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann following today’s operation.

WWE star Roman Reigns rushed to hospital for emergency surgery | For The Win

Via WWE.com:

WWE.com has learned Roman Reigns has been rushed to a Nashville, Tenn., hospital to undergo emergency surgery for an incarcerated hernia. Reigns had been in Nashville to promote tomorrow’s Night of Champions event. His recovery time will be evaluated by the local surgeon and WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann following today’s operation.

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WWE doctor shares the details of Roman Reigns' emergency surgery

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Roman Reigns on Monday Night Raw last week.

WWE star Roman Reigns will miss Sunday’s Night of Champions match with Seth Rollins after undergoing emergency surgery to repair an incarcerated hernia Saturday in Nashville. In an interview on the WWE Network, Reigns explained that he suddenly felt a persistent sharp pain, and called 911. At the hospital in Nashville, doctors determined Reigns needed immediate surgery.

WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann explained on WWE.com that Reigns was already competing with a hernia, but it has worsened to the point that Reigns could no longer wrestle without surgery.

Roman Reigns undergoes emergency surgery | WWE.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — WWE.com has learned that Roman Reigns has undergone emergency surgery for an incarcerated hernia. Reigns had been in Nashville to promote tonight's Night of Champions pay-per-view, and will now be unable to compete against Seth Rollins at the event.

WWE Network speaks with Reigns post-surgery, Dr. Chris Amann

UPDATE:

WWE.com has spoken with WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann to get the latest.

"I was in contact with both Roman and the surgeon who performed the operation in Nashville [Saturday]. Roman had developed acute abdominal pain in his hotel room [Friday] night after his match," Dr. Amann told WWE.com. "This wasn't related to a specific injury that occurred in the ring. Roman has had a pre-existing hernia for some time, which unfortunately had become acutely painful, which led to him going to the emergency room in Nashville. He was found to have a large hernia that was unable to be reduced, which means pushed back into the abdominal cavity. As a result, it was necessary to perform an emergent operation to open up the hernia sac and try and push it back into the abdominal cavity."

"At the time of the surgery, surgeons found a loop of small intestine was caught in the hernia sac, which would account for the pain and discomfort that Roman was having earlier in the evening," Dr. Amann explained. "The surgeons released the hernia sac so the intestine could be pushed back into the abdominal cavity. Once they were satisfied blood supply had returned to the intestine after releasing the hernia, they went ahead and completed the procedure. A mesh was placed over where the hernia had occurred to prevent future occurrences."

Now that the surgery has gone well, the clear next thought was when will the WWE Universe be able to see the powerhouse back in action.

"Roman has been transferred to the recovery room and is doing quite well. The plan is to keep him overnight, give him IV antibiotics to prevent infection and make sure the intestinal function returns to normal before discharging him from the hospital. If everything goes well, that should be [Sunday]," Dr. Amann said. "Most of the time, the recovery time for something like this in terms of returning to physical activity is between four and six weeks. This was a pretty significant hernia, so it will probably be closer to six weeks."

WWE.com also asked Dr. Amann to elaborate on how this hernia differs from sports hernias, which sports fans know often lands top athletes on the injured list.

"This is a completely different type of hernia than sports hernia," Dr. Amann said. "A sports hernia usually refers to a tear in the lower abdominal wall that attaches to the ligaments. That type of tear typically occurs from repeated activity or sports. Roman had what’s called an inguinal hernia. It can sometimes come from sports, but sometimes people are born with these. It is treated differently than a sports hernia."

Check back with both WWE.com and WWE Network for the latest updates on Roman Reigns' condition.

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The breaking news regarding Roman Reigns' emergency surgery for an incarcerated hernia, reported by WWE.com and the WWE Network, has not only thrown the Night of Champions card into disarray, it has put a great deal of added pressure on some of the top stars and matches slated to take center stage Sunday night.

Reigns vs. Rollins figured to be one of the better matches of the evening, thanks to the quality of performers involved. Now, without that match to help carry the event, there will be other contests faced with ensuring the quality and success of the event.

What are those matches? Why are they, and not others, under more pressure to deliver?

Take a look for yourself.

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