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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: fruckert on April 28, 2009, 12:59:57 AM
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So...recently heard that there's been 149 deaths from this new influenza strain, which is currently at a high threat level
Anyone worried?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_flu_2009 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_flu_2009)
URL was huge, but it's GoogleNews (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=dcw&q=swine+flu+outbreak&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=TFT2SfjjHY2itgOjpJHOAQ&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title)
And no, I am not, just wondering what you all think about it
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Not really... I'll die sooner or later, might as well be now...
PS I'm joking about the dying thing, but I'm not worried!
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It's Avian Flu Part Two: The Torah Was Right!
I'm not worried. Avian Flu came and went, West Nile Virus came and went, Mad Cow Disease came and went. This all just reminds me of that one 'What A Cartoon!' episode where a kid watched a mad scientist's lab and his head was turned into a piggy from an upturned vial of 'Swine Flu'.
He cured it by looking at a frying pan full of bacon.
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And a chimpanzee was seen as his more responsible brother.
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And a chimpanzee was seen as his more responsible brother.
*grin*
I knew I wasn't the only guy who remembered that!
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The scientist was later used in Kids Next Door too.
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The scientist was later used in Kids Next Door too.
Yeah, I know! I wonder if anyone picked up on that...
...although that has nothing to do with swine flu.
To my knowledge, none of that has come to P.R. Then again, Avian Flu didn't really come to the island, either.
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XD Anyway, I live in Central Southern U.S.
I heard it was being controlled, how risky is my position?
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It's Avian Flu Part Two: The Torah Was Right!
I'm not worried. Avian Flu came and went, West Nile Virus came and went, Mad Cow Disease came and went. This all just reminds me of that one 'What A Cartoon!' episode where a kid watched a mad scientist's lab and his head was turned into a piggy from an upturned vial of 'Swine Flu'.
You know, all three of those are still very much real. they didnt vanish.
West nile comes around every year.
Brid flu is still at risk of mutating into the worst **** ever
Mad cow disease is still a huge risk, as farmers still feed cows beef products
And yeah, it scares me a bit. Even though Im in canada, mexico is a lot closer then China.
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Many farmers are idiots. Period. It's because they do these weird feeding habits and steroids and stuff that this happens.
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Yeah, alright, but there's no need to make a media spectacle of it. People need to eat better (no more fastfood!), work out more, and...I really sound like an insensitive prick, don't I?
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It's Avian Flu Part Two: The Torah Was Right!
I'm not worried. Avian Flu came and went, West Nile Virus came and went, Mad Cow Disease came and went. This all just reminds me of that one 'What A Cartoon!' episode where a kid watched a mad scientist's lab and his head was turned into a piggy from an upturned vial of 'Swine Flu'.
He cured it by looking at a frying pan full of bacon.
I remember that cartoon, but I don't remember it going under the guise of a "What A Cartoon!". I think it was "Oh Yeah Cartoons" or something.
I'm not worried in the slightest about this.
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I live in Texas. If this thing goes pandemic, guess which state gets the biggest flux of workers who regularly visit their families in Mexico?
I'm not actually worried yet, since I think with some quarantines and fancy footwork, it can be contained. But it's good people are worried. Public panic is what keeps health officials on their toes.
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Whoo! Texas! *High five*
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archem, that ava is made of win.
i live in ny, so im not really that alerted.
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I think not worrying at all would be a little ignorant, to put it nicely. I myself am not nerve wracked over it, but I'm a little apprehensive. I knew a guy who was over in Mexico just last week. I don't expect it to turn into a mass viral plague, but I think it's always wise to err on the side of caution.
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archem, that ava is made of win.
This has been noted.
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i live in ny, so im not really that alerted.
New York was where it was first spotted in the US :D
The moar u know!
Yeah...I'm not too worried about it, didn't even know about it till this morning, when I was watching the death count go up
13 to 103 to 149
Yeah
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Whoo! Texas! *High five*
The old "swine flu high-five" trick. I'm on to you, man.
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Damn you... DAMN YOU PIGS. It's a plot of theirs to destroy us all.
The old "swine flu high-five" trick. I'm on to you, man.
How are we sure he isn't an intelligent strang of the swine flu virus? DUH-NUH! Plot twist!
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The old "swine flu high-five" trick. I'm on to you, man.
What? Trick? Noooo! This nagging cough that I've had for... Going on three weeks now is in no way an omen of things to come!
Seriously though, this cough is really starting to piss me the **** off.
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What? Trick? Noooo! This nagging cough that I've had for... Going on three weeks now is in no way an omen of things to come!
Seriously though, this cough is really starting to piss me the **** off.
If it's three weeks, you should definitely go see a doctor. I had a similar thing last year, and it lasted for 2 months until I finally saw a doctor and he had to give me really strong antibiotics since they'd mutated so much in the time I waited to go see him. And it ended up costing much more than if I didn't wait.
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free healthcare ftw
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If it's three weeks, you should definitely go see a doctor. I had a similar thing last year, and it lasted for 2 months until I finally saw a doctor and he had to give me really strong antibiotics since they'd mutated so much in the time I waited to go see him. And it ended up costing much more than if I didn't wait.
>_< Geez, I had a bacterial infection in my throat that if left untreated would have eaten through into my bronchial tube or some crap like that.
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free healthcare ftw
We've got OHIP where I live, but if it wasn't for my mom's extra work health insurance, the medicine would have cost close to $80 OHIP included.
>_< Geez, I had a bacterial infection in my throat that if left untreated would have eaten through into my bronchial tube or some crap like that.
That's brutal. A friend of mine had been sick for a month or so, coughs and everything. He assumed he had a throat infection, went to the doctor, and they basically said "How the hell are you alive?" Because he apparently had the disease that you get that leads to flesh eating disease.
So yeah, long story short...see a doctor, Archem. Unless you want your flesh eaten. And not in the good way.
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God, flesh-eating disease. That sounds horrAWWWWW LOOKIT THE ADORABLE AVATAR
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We've got OHIP where I live, but if it wasn't for my mom's extra work health insurance, the medicine would have cost close to $80 OHIP included.
lucky bastards....Damn alberta and its increasingly privatized healthcare.
HERES A FUN FACT\
In alberta canada there is a fuss over Reduced funing to gender reassignment surgery. I guess untill a short while ago, our government would pay for it. Now they only pay for like 15% of it.
HOWEVER
I havent slept more then 5 consecutive hours in over 4 months, and the asses wont give me a break on sleeping pills because theyre habit forming.
And then to boot, theyll pay for you to get your penor turned into a bean canoe, but wont let two rich gay men marry and adopt a kid.
GO figure
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I haven't been making out with pigs much lately so I should be okay.
*serious face*
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I'm a little worried, Kansas is one of the states included, and I live on the campus of the largest school there...
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All of flesh eating throat disease posts
Oh well. Hope I'm fine, but if otherwise, whatev.
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I think I've had it before, but it was before all this happened. I had a high fever that wouldn't break and I was coughing and stuff. I think this virus is man made. It's ethier our enemies experimenting or us doing this.
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I think I've had it before, but it was before all this happened. I had a high fever that wouldn't break and I was coughing and stuff. I think this virus is man made. It's ethier our enemies experimenting or us doing this.
Or a clever conspiracy against the pork industry.
That should be the chain game.
Super Swine Flu RPG
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This would be an opportune time to go to Madagascar, really.
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awww, the damn diease dissapeared before it could kill massives :(
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Yeah, I know! I wonder if anyone picked up on that...
...although that has nothing to do with swine flu.
To my knowledge, none of that has come to P.R. Then again, Avian Flu didn't really come to the island, either.
remember that. God, I hated those toons.
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I'm a vegetarian, so I'm obligated to take this opportunity to remind you all that if it weren't for your pork-munching habits, the Asian and European strains would have never merged with North American strains in Mexican pig farms, and we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place.
If I die, you have my contempt.
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True, but you have to remember that *Beats Val up and takes her lunch money*
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Bah, I'm a fish and chicken guy anyways.
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You don't get it from eating pork from what I've heard. It's spread through contact.
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Red Giant is always such a hater.
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Red Giant is always such a hater.
Hate the game, not the playah.
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Point fingers all you want, we still need to find a way to control this.
I propose walking around with medical masks, as in Japan. Also: look into a frying pan full of bacon. Weirder things have worked.
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Since we're on the topic of pandemics, I saw this documentary a week or so ago and it was really intriguing. If you're the sort of person who stays at home on Friday nights and watches documentaries because you're that awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScTJvwo1C9o
Granted, this might only be a blip of a sickness scare. But seriously, rats, then birds, and now pigs. 1918 has an unknown origin, but it's possible it also mutated or was transported from animals.
Despite the immediate fears, and the obvious tragedy, looking back-- except for 1918- most historical pandemics left the world a better place after (since there was overpopulation, not enough resources, and over consumption before). So if this does turn out to be a pandemic (which from what I've haerd still seems unlikely given the precautions taken, and let's cross our fingers on this one) it might be something required for the world to preserve/sustain itself. As dark as that sounds.
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Point fingers all you want, we still need to find a way to control this.
I propose walking around with medical masks, as in Japan. Also: look into a frying pan full of bacon. Weirder things have worked.
We could just all not go outside. I suspect that's what most of us here do anyway.
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We could just all not go outside. I suspect that's what most of us here do anyway.
Done and done! ^_^
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I'm a vegetarian, so I'm obligated to take this opportunity to remind you all that if it weren't for your pork-munching habits, the Asian and European strains would have never merged with North American strains in Mexican pig farms, and we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place.
If I die, you have my contempt.
You can take your beliefs and shove them. Meat is good. Vegetables aren't.
Unless they're served with meat. Then they're awesome.
We could just all not go outside. I suspect that's what most of us here do anyway.
Check.
And remember: I'm never serious. I feel I should start adding this as a P.S. to all my posts. I'm getting far too many letter bombs for my internet hate crimes.
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Too late. I'm ultra-offended.
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Ad for this page: "She Had Yellow Teeth"
The rest are boring
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Too late. I'm ultra-offended.
God damn it...
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The only good reason for vegetarianism is if your body is unable to cope with meat. I got a guy in my class who is like that. Poor he.
But otherwise, all the proteins and irons and what nots, they'll do you good.
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The only good reason for vegetarianism is if your body is unable to cope with meat. I got a guy in my class who is like that. Poor he.
But otherwise, all the proteins and irons and what nots, they'll do you good.
That, and most meatbags eat meat.
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It's all supply and demand; if enough people start becoming Vegetarians, then the cost of meat will hopefully go down.
GO VEGETARIANS!
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The only good reason for vegetarianism is if your body is unable to cope with meat. I got a guy in my class who is like that. Poor he.
But otherwise, all the proteins and irons and what nots, they'll do you good.
HMMM THIS SOUNDS WELL-RESEARCHED I THINK I SHALL CHANGE MY ENTIRE LIFESTYLE!
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It has nothing to do with meat. It was a company that sells flumyst, or whatever it's called, who was unable to get pepole to use the spray version of the flu shot to take it because it has too many side effects. This leads to an overstock on flu spray, which equals millions or more in losses So guess what they do? They unleash a new version of the flu so that can be treated with their product and no other. Bada boom bada bing their mechendise starts to move again. It's all corprate espinanoge.
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The only good reason for vegetarianism is if your body is unable to cope with meat.
Cow farts and burps are a massive contributor to greenhouse gases. No joke. I have considered becoming a vegetarian for this reason.
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They unleash a new version of the flu so that can be treated with their product and no other. Bada boom bada bing their mechendise starts to move again. It's all corprate espinanoge.
Please say that isn't serious.
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Please say that isn't serious.
I am. 100%
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Cow farts and burps are a massive contributor to greenhouse gases. No joke. I have considered becoming a vegetarian for this reason.
Wait, so you're saying you won't eat the contributor to greenhouse gases? You'll let them live?
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Wait, so you're saying you won't eat the contributor to greenhouse gases? You'll let them live?
Supply and demand boy. Farmers don't sell off all their cows and then fall into poverty, do they?
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Aye, but I don't think they'd raise one cow less if you stopped eating one cow.Whereas if you ate one cow, it would be one cow less for this polluted world.
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HMMM THIS SOUNDS WELL-RESEARCHED I THINK I SHALL CHANGE MY ENTIRE LIFESTYLE!
I didn't realize that your appetite counted as a lifestyle.
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I didn't realize that your appetite counted as a lifestyle.
not sure if to regard that as a fat joke or not.
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Aye, but I don't think they'd raise one cow less if you stopped eating one cow.Whereas if you ate one cow, it would be one cow less for this polluted world.
That gas is coming out one way or another. Unless we launch all cows into space, that gas is getting in our atmosphere, even if we genocide the cows.
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I'm not worried about Swine flu, but that doesn't mean I'm not taking it seriously. It has the potential to be disastrous, but there's nothing I can do about it and we get these sorts of scares now and then. Unless the scientists tell us to change our lifestyles to avoid the virus, the best thing to do is forget about it and let them do their job. Oh, and make sure you go to the doctor if you get ill, since I guess there's a chance that catching it early will give you a better hope of curing it. That last bit's pretty uninformed, though, since I don't know much about swine flu yet...
And on the subject of vegetarianism, It's actually sensible to make the switch to veg and nuts and stuff. The amount of food it takes to feed a cow, for instance, just so that it can be turned into a few meals, means that meat is horrifically inefficient cnsidering the amount of people on earth. We're somehow coping now by allowing lots of people in other countries to starve, but if we really want to be able to feed everyone without enforcing reproduction limiting laws then we might have to become vegetarians sometime in the distant future.
But chicken sure is tasty.
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I'm not worried about Swine flu, but that doesn't mean I'm not taking it seriously. It has the potential to be disastrous, but there's nothing I can do about it and we get these sorts of scares now and then. Unless the scientists tell us to change our lifestyles to avoid the virus, the best thing to do is forget about it and let them do their job. Oh, and make sure you go to the doctor if you get ill, since I guess there's a chance that catching it early will give you a better hope of curing it. That last bit's pretty uninformed, though, since I don't know much about swine flu yet...
Double that.
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And on the subject of vegetarianism, It's actually sensible to make the switch to veg and nuts and stuff. The amount of food it takes to feed a cow, for instance, just so that it can be turned into a few meals, means that meat is horrifically inefficient cnsidering the amount of people on earth. We're somehow coping now by allowing lots of people in other countries to starve, but if we really want to be able to feed everyone without enforcing reproduction limiting laws then we might have to become vegetarians sometime in the distant future.
Sure, it's more efficient and healthier, but it's a compromise. With vegetarianism (or veganism, if you want to omit any animal food source), you lose the option of the very, very tasty meat. That's a world of food possibilities out the window. For the South Park viewers, this same ideology is presented in the episode where everyone ate from their asses and crapped from their mouths. The officials said that it was in every way better for them, but in the end, it was still a compromise that any rational person wouldn't accept (not that I'm calling vegetarians or vegans irrational). There's a balance that the average person should maintain, and that balance is currently very off. Meat makes up far too much of our meals, and junk foods (which often contain animal byproducts) fill in all the gaps. All the health-related issues of meat can be resolved, or severely improved, by balancing the meat-vegetable balance of our diets (as well as preparing foods in ways that aren't as heart-dangerous as frying everything).
I love food. I love meat. I love fried meat. But I'm also a sensible person. My favorite meal will contain rice. I love rice more than meat. A sensible meal would take note of this fact, and serve a meal of mostly rice and vegetables with a portion of meat. Healthy, delicious, and meat-bearing. Once the general population catches on to this, animal-based pollution will decrease (smaller demand for meat, since the average servings will be decreased), and healthier food options will come into play. Meat shouldn't be removed completely, but rather used in moderation (like alcohol). Did you know that a glass of red wine every day can improve your health? Don't go overboard, and you'll be better off. Meat follows the same rule.
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Oh, I agree. Like I said, I love chicken. I love pepperoni on my pizza. I love noobs. I wouldn't personally give up meat; I'm just pointing out that it's the logical choice.
I love rice, too. And anything tomato based.
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I don't even know why we're arguing about vegetarianism. I was just joking about expressing contempt for you meat-eaters. I really don't care what you eat.
In other news, to the surprise of no one Texas gets the honorary first US death from swine flu (and a toddler at that). The kid apparently had spent some time in Mexico and crossed over into a border town.
Methinks they need to do a bit better of a job of keeping swine flu out of the US than asking Mexicans, "Have you felt sick lately?"
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Methinks they need to do a bit better of a job of keeping swine flu out of the US than asking Mexicans, "Have you felt sick lately?"
We're all too busy playing 360.
EDIT: OH LAWDY, WE GOTS FLUCINEX ADS!
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I am fairly immune to it (not completely, which sucks but meh), so I'm not really worried. Also, I don't like pork and most meats anyways. Oh yah, enjoy your lethal nigh-on-pandemic virus.
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HMMM THIS SOUNDS WELL-RESEARCHED I THINK I SHALL CHANGE MY ENTIRE LIFESTYLE!
Why would I ever do research.
IIRC mushrooms are like the only alternative nonanimal that has protein in it, and there are only so many mushroom meals you can have. And they all go with beef, anyway. And meat is so much easier. Thousands upon thousands of various livestock are slaughtered daily, and now I'm no animal sympathiser, but I'm not going to let their sacrifice go in vain. I'm not going to let their deaths be unnecessary.
I'm sure there's a few more tangents I wanted to go off on but I've been up for like 20 minutes and I'd be surprised if this house was any more than 10degrees C
Did you know that a glass of red wine every day can improve your health?
Wasn't this retconned to a glass of beer?
Or maybe that's just AUSTRALIAN scientists.
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IIRC mushrooms are like the only alternative nonanimal that has protein in it
That's a joke right? Sometimes I can't tell.
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Cow farts and burps are a massive contributor to greenhouse gases. No joke. I have considered becoming a vegetarian for this reason.
DID YOU FAIL TO REALIZE THAT COWS ARE VEGETARIANS???
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Endemic Level 5! Whooo!
I'm not worried, but I do take it seriously. Strangely, most cases of death due to this disease have occurred in healthy adults rather than young children and the elderly. At any rate, it's mostly just a flu. Treat it like any other, and chances are you'll get rid of it. If not, then you may need to consult a doctor :P
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That's a joke right? Sometimes I can't tell.
Well it doesn't really matter since I get all my protein from meat.
I'm going to raise the teeth argument now.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLcC2ipDqyA">And the fact that Sam Neill says we're meant to eat meat.
Sam.
****ing.
Neill.</a>
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I never thought this was an argument so much as it was an intellectual series of commenting on meat and how some of it is pork (no less than one-third).
JEWS!
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Ha! I get it. Because you know, Jews don't eat pork. Unless they don't keep Kosher.
I'm going to shut up now.
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I could have also mentioned Muslims, but they tend to keep a bomb near their heart...
EDIT: On-topic humor!
It was once said that a black man would be the president of the United States when pigs fly, and here we are. One hundred days into the presidency of Barrack Obama, and swine flu.
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:yell:im really scared of the swine flue
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:yell:im really scared of the swine flue
Swine flue?
Pig chimney?
What sounds like a horrible, horrible euphemism for a vagina?
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I'm getting a little anxious. They closed down a local school district for two weeks to nip the spread of this in the bud, so you know it's gotten serious. My campus has "WASH YOUR HANDS" signs all over the place and free hand sanitizer, and whenever somebody coughs, everyone around them suddenly gets all jumpy.
My main concern is my summer job and how this will affect it. I work at a concession stand, so if they close the city pools down, that's a huge problem for me.
Oh, and stop calling it swine flu, guyz! That's what the WHO says. The pork industry has their knickers in a twist about the name since it's affecting demand. Instead, they want you to call it "H1N1 influenza A." Like that'll catch on.
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I'm not really worried about H1N1 influenza A. So far, only one case has been spotted here.
I'll start worrying when thousands of people here die of it.
I plan on going to Mexico soon and have a good trip.
Hahahaha! I'm so funny, hahaha!
Okay, no.
Anyway... yeah.
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Swine flue?
Pig chimney?
What sounds like a horrible, horrible euphemism for a vagina?
I'm gonna start using this new euphemism.
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I have a Jewish tutor. He's acting smug.
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So grow a Hitler mustache.
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Swine H1N1 flu officially hit my town! There was a confirmed case at a middle school I used to go to. Oh, goody, time to stay indoors and on my computer like I always do.
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It hit my town just now too, although in a much more drastic manner...the man who repaired my dad's car on Monday is now in the hospital, so there is a possibility my dad may have it, and through extension, me
:D
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Yes, a school is closed in the KISD area.
This is bad new. If my brother and sister end up staying home from school because of this, how will I masturbate during the daytime?
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Yes, a school is closed in the KISD area.
This is bad new. If my brother and sister end up staying home from school because of this, how will I masturbate during the daytime?
Inconspicuous shower
In other news, I'm still ok.