US DECLARES A SWINE FLU EMERGENCY

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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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[+4] - ebrown p - 04/29/2009[b]Worrying does not reduce risk.[/b] This is the way I choose to live: - I wash my hands when I leave the bathroom and sometimes before I eat (if it is convenient). I don't worry about it...

@farmerman,

One confirmed case in Ohio. So far the U.S. cases seem relatively mild.

I'm vacillating a bit between "eh" and "oh ****."

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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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@farmerman,

All the cases have been mild so far. But who cares? It's a pandemic!

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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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@sozobe,

we have to quarantine OHIO. Nobodyll miss it anyway

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@farmerman,

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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@fresco,

I think fresco's article is missing the point: flu can get English-speaking white people! We must be vigilant.

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@patiodog,

dogs and cats sleeping together!!!

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@farmerman,

I feel that I am treating this with the decorum required

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Oh great.

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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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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@djjd62,

hey

dont drag me into this.
Laughing

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@shewolfnm,

Hey shewolf, where you been?

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@farmerman,

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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@rosborne979,

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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@farmerman,

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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@farmerman,

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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