Good Old Neon Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 So, should we start placing bets on the likelihood that our resident paranoids will claim or maybe just sort of Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 So, should we start placing bets on the likelihood that our resident paranoids will claim or maybe just sort of Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I don't know but (while we weren't talking about swine flu), my evangelical Christian prophet friend told me that the Lord had told him 3 times in the past month to start stock piling food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I don't know but (while we weren't talking about swine flu), my evangelical Christian prophet friend told me that the Lord had told him 3 times in the past month to start stock piling food. prolly best to start with a lot of bacon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Starve a cold, feed the swine flu? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sly like a Foxwell Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'll just come out and say it. I created the swine flu, cause i'm tired of the porky lil bastards shitting all over my state Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Nudie...Panther...grab yer bats. You're up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Why is that people find this so funny I wonder. A lot of people have died. Stage 4 Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I think it's just hard for our 21-century brains to wrap around this. It doesn't seem possible that we could be brought down by something like the flu. But yeah, it's definitely possible. Hell, we can't stop lice from spreading through elementary schools. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 We got through SARS and the bird flu, and since there are intelligent people in charge of the U.S. government now, I am not really worried about this. I have a recollection of getting a swine flu shot in the '70s at Hyde Park town hall. Probably doesn't work any more. Medicine has come quite a ways since 1918. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 They're working on vaccines as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Griddles Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Why is that people find this so funny I wonder. A lot of people have died. Stage 4It not funny, but the fact that people in a country that has no so good health care and standards are dying of a disease that people in countries where health care is better are doing just fine is nothing new. I think that this whole thing is a bit crazy. According to the WHO via the BBC only about 20 people have died which not much compared to AIDS or even car accidents in a single day. Just do not go out and hump a pig and I think most people will be fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'm not worried. On another board I'm on, a lady has about 500 gallons of water in her basement and enough food to last 6 months in case of a quarantine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 The problem with the vaccine was that many more people got sicker from that than from Swine Flu, didn't they? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Swine flu traced to manure lagoonsIts a pretty sad story. There's been stories about Smithfield being a pretty disgusting company for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I am not worried, but Matt Drudge is certainly doing everything in his power to change that. 20 red headlines yesterday? Is he trying to create a panic? Asshole. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 The following Slate article tries to answer some as to: Why does the swine flu seem to be more deadly in Mexico? http://www.slate.com/id/2217019 As for me, well, I'm outfitting meself for the apocalypse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 How to Deal with Swine Flu: Heeding the Mistakes of 1976 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Swine flu traced to manure lagoonsIts a pretty sad story. There's been stories about Smithfield being a pretty disgusting company for a while. Yep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 There's also something to be said for doing a little research and buying local. Almost every community has an adjoining farming base. Or one within reasonable distance. Edit: Not to make this into a farming thread, but they are related. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 The following Slate article tries to answer some as to: Why does the swine flu seem to be more deadly in Mexico? http://www.slate.com/id/2217019 As for me, well, I'm outfitting meself for the apocalypse. Thanks for the link. That's the first sensible and truly informative article I've read on this whole thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 We got through SARS and the bird fluPigs are larger and more fatty than birds, therefore their flu is deadlier and tastier. As for the way people are reacting to this with humor, I don't think anyone really knows how to react until we wait and see how this thing plays out. There's a whole lot of OMFG!!! out there right now that feels kind of over the top, but hey, you never know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Yeah a lot of people are dying, but a lot more people are dying of other things right now. The VAST majority of people who have contracted bird flu have not died. What is the rate, 6%? Relatively speaking that's a decent number, but jeepers. The media coverage is hysterical, in both senses of the word. NBC was interviewing that family in Texas whose son had contracted the flu; during the interview they were wearing masks 'for the safety of the crew,' but they were interrupting the interview footage with a montage of them going about their business in their house, sans masks - were they filming themselves? Footage of two people in masks in the foreground with the voice-over, "Nearly everyone here is wearing a mask," while at least 30 people in the background have no masks. I get that they need to make a big deal out of this, not only for ratings but to keep us alert and cover their asses - better to over-cover now than say 'oops!' later - but come on. I'm flying today, and I'm not worried at all. Mostly I'm glad to be getting away from where I am now (visiting the parents), because I don't have a television where I live. The network news coverage is simply obscene. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'm not worried. On another board I'm on, a lady has about 500 gallons of water in her basement and enough food to last 6 months in case of a quarantine. Sounds like my dad. But when the rats chewed through the drier vent and got into the house my mom made him get rid of the food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Yep this has all happened before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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