Astor Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Unfortunately, people seem to be associating "pandemic" with "Armageddon", which I'm given to understand is not entirely accurate. Things like this always seem to encourage extra vigilance amongst communities, so as I said before, it's entirely likely that anyone with the sniffles is associating it with swine flu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Sorry Moel but True's one has more realistic arms... boobs so True's wins! Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here's the deal though Jae. The news goes all panicy and OOOooooOOoo SCAREEE. Every time we have a new virus. "Wolf." "WOLF!" "WOOLLLLLFFFF!!!" Oh well... It's better to spend 5 minutes on that than that same time covering the "Tot Mom" I just wish they wouldn't frame it in the "ZOMG TEH WERLD IZ DOOOMED!" manner. *munches bacon bacon and bacon sammich* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=50303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulmont Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Ok, I really think this is overrated. So far, less people have died than die every ten minutes in a car crash. Less people have died than are struck by lightening each year. THIS IS A BIG LOAD OF CRAP PRESENTED BY THE NEWS MEDIA TO MAKE MORE MONEY. IT IS WHAT THEY DO. Start worrying later. If ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I hereby declare that the H1N1 strain to be unofficially renamed from "swine flu" to "the oink-oink". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I hereby declare that the H5N1 strain to be unofficially renamed from "swine flu" to "the oink-oink". QFT&E Fixed. *Downs Prosciutto* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I hereby declare that the H1N1 strain to be unofficially renamed from "swine flu" to "the oink-oink".Fixed redux.In March and April 2009, an outbreak of H1N1 influenza in Mexico led to hundreds of confirmed cases and a number of deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 ^^^ Ah.. MY bad. uhh, thanks for the update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Hoon Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 For the panicky, I now quote from an article on avian influenza: This is a good time to become indispensable to your country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 ^his biceps are bigger than his head! It's a safe bet that his nads aren't. *Downs Prosciutto* Ugh, how do you eat that stuff? Italians generally don't castrate their boars, and that's why Prosciutto or any Italian pork product tastes like what the boar has been standing in his entire life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Fixed I sit corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 A CHALLENGER APPEARS! BTW that's influenza and it kills 63,000 people a year. Swine Flu has killed 9 people, and 177 -suspected- people. Let the match begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 A CHALLENGER APPEARS! BTW that's influenza and it kills 63,000 people a year. Swine Flu has killed 9 people, and 177 -suspected- people. Let the match begin! I'm gonna go contract both... See who wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I'm gonna go contract both... See who wins. Hahaha, I'd pay to see your Doctor's face when you tell him what you've done and why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 It's a safe bet that his nads aren't. Uhh, I may be like only about average strength, but at least I don't screw around with my nads. Uhuhuhuh. Ugh, how do you eat that stuff? Italians generally don't castrate their boars, and that's why Prosciutto or any Italian pork product tastes like what the boar has been standing in his entire life. Uhh, you actually know what pig S*** and mud tastes like? That's kind of disurbing... (walks away very fast) [Puerto Rican Accent] HEY! NO BARFING![/Puerto Rican Accent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerGod Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I looked on the Swine flu map, and there is no mention of the suspects and the 1 death in our state caused by swine flu. I guess a 20 something month old baby isn't important enough to be on their map. And they only died because they just came back from a trip to Mexico. In other news, Egypt's paranoia causes the deaths of all their pigs. In WI, in the Milwaukee area to be exact, at least 100 schools have been shut down due to people thinking they have the flu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Hahaha, I'd pay to see your Doctor's face when you tell him what you've done and why. Psh. I'm just looking for a dang day off from work haha Plus imagine the boss's face when you say, "I have influenza AND Swine flu, You still want me to come in to work?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I looked on the Swine flu map, and there is no mention of the suspects and the 1 death in our state caused by swine flu. I guess a 20 something month old baby isn't important enough to be on their map. And they only died because they just came back from a trip to Mexico. In other news, Egypt's paranoia causes the deaths of all their pigs. In WI, in the Milwaukee area to be exact, at least 100 schools have been shut down due to people thinking they have the flu. go get uppity so as to appear more like a decent human being somewhere else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aash Li Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 According to the World Health Organization, the Pig flu is not airborne. So we can all calm down and stop acting like this is SARS come to tentacle-rape us... unless of course you live on a pig farm. And then you should worry, since you get it from pig poop. Unfortunately I cant find a link... as I heard it on the radio. Also, seven deaths directly from pig flu world wide. In Mexico. This is hardly a pandemic. When it gets to black plague levels, then its a pandemic. <,< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blix Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Is it too late for me to join a doomsday cult, all of this gratuitous fear-mongering makes me feel like I should... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Also, seven deaths directly from pig flu world wide. In Mexico. This is hardly a pandemic. When it gets to black plague levels, then its a pandemic. <,< Technically, a pandemic simply refers to the spread of a disease, not to its lethality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trench Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I don't get why the media gets everyone so worked up over stuff like this. I'm not worried, and I live on a farm (of course we don't have pigs, so...). Anyway, unless my Dad inadvertently brings it back from one of his business trips, I'll just continue with my life as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 According to the World Health Organization, the Pig flu is not airborne. So we can all calm down and stop acting like this is SARS come to tentacle-rape us... unless of course you live on a pig farm. And then you should worry, since you get it from pig poop. Unfortunately I cant find a link... as I heard it on the radio. Also, seven deaths directly from pig flu world wide. In Mexico. This is hardly a pandemic. When it gets to black plague levels, then its a pandemic. <,< This isn't correct information from the radio, sorry. Here are the facts on swine flu/H1N1 flu from the Centers for Disease Control. While many cases of swine flu are swine-to-human in small outbreaks, the situation has changed. In this case, the virus can be transmitted person-to-person through coughing or sneezing (i.e. it's airborne), or touching something contaminated with the virus and then touching your mouth or nose. Here is the CDC website page on the H1N1 flu for more information. Please do not spread bad information about this situation, people. I heard this morning that the number one source of incorrect information about swine flu is twitter, facebook, and other social networking sites. If you're concerned about something with this flu, please consult a reputable medical site like the CDC or WebMD, or ask here and I'll find a correct answer for you. 'Pandemic' simply refers to how widespread a disease is. HIV is pandemic. We have pandemics of the common cold all the time. I don't get why the media gets everyone so worked up over stuff like this. It's because of how fast it's spreading, and the fact that people have died from it, and the obvious need to warn those who have compromised immune systems (the very young and old, those on chemotherapy, those with HIV or other immune disorders, and those taking medications that suppress their immune systems). "Regular" flu unfortunately kills people every year, too, but it doesn't get quite the same attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trench Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Wow. The person who wrote 'The Adventures of Jolee Bindo' actually replied to something I said... Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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