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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:06 PM Original message |
Ok, someone's gotta ask this -- Why doesn't anyone talk about the Hong Kong flu pandemic? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because after "the sky is falling" fail with the bird flu killing us all.... |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Even so..the only pandemic they make reference to.. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I think because this one is hitting |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. dunno.... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. i smoked pot and hash through that flu..... |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Hard to believe that... |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. Fuck that...what about fireplace flu? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. ... and the One Over The Cuckoo's Nest flu, too. |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. The MuuMuu Flu |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. And fluids! |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because everyone's too busy |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Wow... |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. The 24/7 Media Presence is What Gives |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. But there's no one around who remembers the 1918 flu.. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Since when do people make sense? |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. Someone wants to make money on it. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. The Hong Kong Flu of 1968 was a milder outbreak and did not kill as many people |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Thanks for the information... |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. No - I am not an expert by any means - just a few minutes of googling |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. I had that flu. I was a young kid and remember it well. |
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mohinoaklawnillinois (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Yeah, I had it also. January of 1968 and I was sicker |
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skorpo (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I was the only person in my family that didn't get it.. |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Yep, I remember missing a week of school and then it was all back to normal. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. My Mom had it, was hospitalized with it. |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
24. Simple: Ignorance. Never heard of it. |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. Oh, and kick and rec, for sure! NT |
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