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US DECLARES A SWINE FLU EMERGENCY

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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:12 am
The word pandemic has been used as about 20 cases of swine flu have been reported in the US. Many more are reported in Mexico and it looks like Mexico is the HQ of this new "global scare".

This will set back any hope for a rapid economic rebound as the world begins to divert its attention to a "plague".
Yesterday all I was worried about was whether I had a SHAM WOW and whether my penis was too damn big. TODAY ITS ARMEGEDDON I TELL YOU. Locusts, Plagues of swine, unclean things raining from the sky in Australia, extinction of paw paw trees. Im goin to church!



OH YEH heres a link to the NYT article in this AMs paper
http://www.nytimes.com:80/2009/04/27/world/27flu.html?th&emc=th
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:18 am
One confirmed case in Ohio. So far the U.S. cases seem relatively mild.

I'm vacillating a bit between "eh" and "oh shit."
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:28 am
The sceptical case....

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/simon-carr/simon-carr-we-must-be-gullible-to-keep-listening-to-these-scares-1674766.html
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:30 am
All the cases have been mild so far. But who cares? It's a pandemic!
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:36 am
Thats what I say, we havent had a good pandemic since 1918 and Im pumped.
Im havin pork chops for supper
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:37 am
we have to quarantine OHIO. Nobodyll miss it anyway
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:41 am
I recall Gerald Ford freakin' out over the Swine Flu thing, so I took the shot. I became so ill, that I really thought that I was going to die. Some folks can handle vaccines; some cannot.
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:42 am
I think fresco's article is missing the point: flu can get English-speaking white people! We must be vigilant.
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:44 am
dogs and cats sleeping together!!!
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 05:45 am
I feel that I am treating this with the decorum required
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 06:38 am
Oh great. Neutral

Quote:
Experts say the swine flu outbreak currently stoking fears of a global epidemic poses a greater risk to Australia, with the onset of winter bringing the peak of the flu cycle. ...<cont.>


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/27/2554048.htm
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 06:43 am
can't wait for this weeks coast to coast episodes, the tinfoil hat folks will be out in full force

the illuminati working on there population reduction plan, trying to find the right method

then again, maybe they're right
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 06:50 am
hey


dont drag me into this.
Laughing
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 07:01 am
Hey shewolf, where you been?
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 07:02 am
Actually it's good. Everyone will poop and puke for a week and then have a better chance of surviving the next "big" one.

Let's have a toast to viruses, our ancient and worthy opponents.
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 07:04 am
you are apparently waay too calm about this. ITS armegeddon I tell you, its the end times, the plagues and pestilence foretold in the Prophecies.
The rise of the anti-spaghetti monster
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 07:11 am
The only thing that scares me is the prospect of Spendi being the only survivor left on A2K. I foresee an endless series of "user ignored" messages on every thread I read.
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 07:23 am
That's it. I'm dumping my GM stock. We're going to be overrun with used cars because of this flu thing.

Of course, it won't affect CEO pay because they can afford Theraflu.
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 07:39 am
pandemic causes GM to dump Pontiac.
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Reply Mon 27 Apr, 2009 07:52 am
Thats it, Im heading to Canada to an undisclosed location.
 

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