This is stupid on so many levels. I mean, plainly and simply, WTF Israel, are you TRYING to make the rest of the world hate you, or just trying for an award in arrogance?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30453557
So...they want to change the name from "Swine flu" to "Mexican flu" since swine are unclean and it is forbidden to eat them...does it then follow that Mexicans are considered "clean" and it is 'kosher' to eat them? :question:
You'd think anthing that gives swine a bad name is not a bad thing.
-Ed
Maybe they should get together with PETA and petition to rename "swine" to "unclean kittnes": then we could call it "unclean kitten flu" and avoid offending Mexicans.
Perhaps they should concetrate more on keeping their hands clean and avoiding it...no matter what name it has.
crazy
The school in dallas that had kids with swine flu is 2 minutes away from my work.
Scary freaking stuff, the worst part is everyone is so indifferent. I don't think anyone is really educated on pandemics, they think we live in a modern society and we're ok. Because we live in a modern society we're not ok - more air travel, these viruses will spread quicker than ever.
Just to put things into perspective, The Spanish Influenza had a mortality of 2.5%
This swine flu so far has a mortality of 6%
suck on that awhile
I had a little bird,
Its name was Enza.
I opened the window,
And in-flu-enza.
-- Children's Skipping Rhyme, 1918
I want swine flu.
It's here in the UK now, so come an' get me! :tongueout:
Give me some, I want some!. . ANDREW,, , CIRCUS IS HOGGING ALL THE SWINE FLU AND WON'T SHARE. . . :teddyr:
Quote from: ghouck on April 29, 2009, 02:37:19 PM
Give me some, I want some!. . ANDREW,, , CIRCUS IS HOGGING ALL THE SWINE FLU AND WON'T SHARE. . . :teddyr:
I wish :bluesad:
Quote from: ghouck on April 29, 2009, 02:37:19 PM
Give me some, I want some!. . ANDREW,, , CIRCUS IS HOGGING ALL THE SWINE FLU AND WON'T SHARE. . . :teddyr:
There's enough swine flu for us all in Mexico :teddyr:
Quote from: ghouck on April 28, 2009, 10:39:52 AM
This is stupid on so many levels. I mean, plainly and simply, WTF Israel, are you TRYING to make the rest of the world hate you, or just trying for an award in arrogance?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30453557
Oh, be careful, ghouck.
There are some people out there who think that if you criticise the Israel government then you're some sort of Nazi and you're anti jewish (what's the term for that ?)
Which is nonsense of course.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I (don't) feel fine swine...
Quote from: Newt on April 28, 2009, 12:46:45 PM
So...they want to change the name from "Swine flu" to "Mexican flu" since swine are unclean and it is forbidden to eat them...does it then follow that Mexicans are considered "clean" and it is 'kosher' to eat them? :question:
I call dibs on Salma Hayek!
Quote from: doggett on April 29, 2009, 04:03:28 PM
Quote from: ghouck on April 28, 2009, 10:39:52 AM
This is stupid on so many levels. I mean, plainly and simply, WTF Israel, are you TRYING to make the rest of the world hate you, or just trying for an award in arrogance?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30453557
Oh, be careful, ghouck.
There are some people out there who think that if you criticise the Israel government then you're some sort of Nazi and you're anti jewish (what's the term for that ?)
Which is nonsense of course.
The term you are looking for would be Anti-semitic
Quote from: doggett on April 29, 2009, 04:03:28 PM
Quote from: ghouck on April 28, 2009, 10:39:52 AM
This is stupid on so many levels. I mean, plainly and simply, WTF Israel, are you TRYING to make the rest of the world hate you, or just trying for an award in arrogance?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30453557
Oh, be careful, ghouck.
There are some people out there who think that if you criticise the Israel government then you're some sort of Nazi and you're anti jewish (what's the term for that ?)
Which is nonsense of course.
It's OK, I'm part jooish. .
I'd like to know the story of how the swine flu or mexican flu got to israel.
I don't understand their issue with the name though. just because the disease is called swine flu doesn't mean they have to somehow eat the disease or something.
Also, there are lots of russian jews in israel who eat pork.
Basically, the whole world is aload of touchy feely hypocrites, who now hate Mexico 'cause it's making them sneeze to death.
Everyone loves evolution when it a animal...
However, when a germ evolves everyone behaves like it's the end of the world.
That's germist !
You should be ashamed of yourselves !
Germs have every right to evolve just like everything else.
...
I wonder what Paris Hilton evolved from...???
On our local news it's no longer swine flu, now it's the "H1N1 Virus". I've been referring to it as "The disease formerly known as swine flu".
that looks like
Heinie virus