The Usual Suspects are out to help us all out again.
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Swine Flu!
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The market solves all problems ..all needs satisfied ..all anxieties tranquilized.
... they end up finding needs to be satisfied ..and anxieties to be tranquilized.
... they end up finding needs to be satisfied ..and anxieties to be tranquilized.
Whatever happened to Rene Russo anyway? I haven't seen her on the screen in a long time.
When hoping for a pandemic, remember which ethnic group has the highest genetic diversity.
I wonder which "side" turned this discussion into a lecture of how much energy we use, and how BAD free enterprise is.
Hail Victory Allan.
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Originally Posted By: Pablo
I wonder which "side" turned this discussion into a lecture of how much energy we use, and how BAD free enterprise is.
Not me. If anything, I like my piggy comfy chair ..and will selflessly sacrifice anyone else in the process of assuring I stay in it.
How much more self indulgent can I get??
AMERICA FOR AMERICANS!!!! (cheers and applause heard in the background = rah-rah).
..but I want it for you too, Pabs
I wonder which "side" turned this discussion into a lecture of how much energy we use, and how BAD free enterprise is.
Not me. If anything, I like my piggy comfy chair ..and will selflessly sacrifice anyone else in the process of assuring I stay in it.
How much more self indulgent can I get??
AMERICA FOR AMERICANS!!!! (cheers and applause heard in the background = rah-rah).
..but I want it for you too, Pabs
Gary - you carry an awfully large guilt load. Have you seriously considered therapy from a third party? (first party doesn't count)
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Hey pal ..here you can always find a party ...but sometimes ..the party finds you ...comrade
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Sorry, Brian.
I do find it interesting that this appears to hit the most productive age demographic. How is this possible? I wonder if it's a statistical anomaly due to transmission modalities. One would think it would take out seniors before anyone else ..perhaps the very young.
I do find it interesting that this appears to hit the most productive age demographic. How is this possible? I wonder if it's a statistical anomaly due to transmission modalities. One would think it would take out seniors before anyone else ..perhaps the very young.
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Silly me for thinking this thread would stay on swine flu for more than 3 posts...
Amazing isn't it. Frankly I'm sick of "this or that other system is better" and "USA sucks and free enterprise sucks" in every [censored] thread. Have at it, I can't control it, nor is that my desire....I used to be amused.....
Wash your hands, and live a free and clean land. Screw the borders.
Silly me for thinking this thread would stay on swine flu for more than 3 posts...
Amazing isn't it. Frankly I'm sick of "this or that other system is better" and "USA sucks and free enterprise sucks" in every [censored] thread. Have at it, I can't control it, nor is that my desire....I used to be amused.....
Wash your hands, and live a free and clean land. Screw the borders.
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Sorry, Brian.
I do find it interesting that this appears to hit the most productive age demographic. How is this possible? I wonder if it's a statistical anomaly due to transmission modalities. One would think it would take out seniors before anyone else ..perhaps the very young.
Well with Spanish flu, I believe as someone mentioned earlier, it was most deadly with a stronger immune system.
Sorry, Brian.
I do find it interesting that this appears to hit the most productive age demographic. How is this possible? I wonder if it's a statistical anomaly due to transmission modalities. One would think it would take out seniors before anyone else ..perhaps the very young.
Well with Spanish flu, I believe as someone mentioned earlier, it was most deadly with a stronger immune system.
exactly
Modern drugs and prompt treatment can prevent death.
Modern drugs and prompt treatment can prevent death.
Originally Posted By: BrianWC
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Sorry, Brian.
I do find it interesting that this appears to hit the most productive age demographic. How is this possible? I wonder if it's a statistical anomaly due to transmission modalities. One would think it would take out seniors before anyone else ..perhaps the very young.
Well with Spanish flu, I believe as someone mentioned earlier, it was most deadly with a stronger immune system.
I believe you are correct. One of my granduncles was killed in the epidemic of 1919, I believe he was a teenager or twenty-something...
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Sorry, Brian.
I do find it interesting that this appears to hit the most productive age demographic. How is this possible? I wonder if it's a statistical anomaly due to transmission modalities. One would think it would take out seniors before anyone else ..perhaps the very young.
Well with Spanish flu, I believe as someone mentioned earlier, it was most deadly with a stronger immune system.
I believe you are correct. One of my granduncles was killed in the epidemic of 1919, I believe he was a teenager or twenty-something...
I don't remember the exact reason of why the youngest and presumable the most healthy were the biggest victims, but I think it had something to do with their more active immune systems actually working against them. I think their immune systems essentially went into overload sending them into shock or something...
Much like you might think that younger men, in their 20s, would be more likely to survive a ship wreck. I believe studies done by the Royal Navy after WWII that proved otherwise, that middle aged sailors in their 40s were far more likely to survive due to a lower metabolism and a life experience that showed that adversity wasn't necessarily the end...
Much like you might think that younger men, in their 20s, would be more likely to survive a ship wreck. I believe studies done by the Royal Navy after WWII that proved otherwise, that middle aged sailors in their 40s were far more likely to survive due to a lower metabolism and a life experience that showed that adversity wasn't necessarily the end...
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I got my flu shot in November, what's there to worry about?
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Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I got my flu shot in November, what's there to worry about?
Look in the mirror and tell us if you see a pig!
I got my flu shot in November, what's there to worry about?
Look in the mirror and tell us if you see a pig!
Just eat copious amounts of bacon and everything will be ok!
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