tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post7826775257626637055..comments2023-08-29T16:12:16.314-05:00Comments on The Extended Table: My Two Pence...The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-19378602287997841522009-05-01T21:25:00.000-05:002009-05-01T21:25:00.000-05:00I'm with you. This makes me absolutely nuts.
Y...I'm with you. This makes me absolutely nuts. <br /><br />You should hear my son now at school. Evidently all the 8th graders laugh about it. They think it's a joke... and honestly, I do wonder if we're raising a generation of cynics who will never believe anything they hear, which is not a bad thing necessarily, considering. <br /><br />Anyway, some little girl was out with the regular flu. Bouhttp://boudicca.mu.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-79134808570456290152009-04-29T20:15:00.000-05:002009-04-29T20:15:00.000-05:00Really? run up our credit cards? but...we only ha...Really? run up our credit cards? but...we only have one...and its ALMOST paid...The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-73919644231274363812009-04-29T17:20:00.000-05:002009-04-29T17:20:00.000-05:00And now there is this, which includes more irrespo...And now there is <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_flu" REL="nofollow">this</A>, which includes more irresponsibly calm pronouncements from WHO: "Asked for advice for ordinary citizens, Chan, the WHO chief, said: 'Continue with your business but try to pay special attention to personal hygiene.'"<br /><br />That sort of further intensified calm-mongering can only Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411258590548162736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-64994903746931543442009-04-29T11:31:00.000-05:002009-04-29T11:31:00.000-05:00Here's an idea...i'll go get it, have the camera's...Here's an idea...i'll go get it, have the camera's on me before, during, and after and PROVE to the world that one CAN truly survive pig flu, bird flu, or whatever... it'll be the newest medical reality show, all the advertisers will be flu drug retailers...i'll call it... Remnant...i'll make millions, retire to a remote South Pacific island and happily die of a mai-tai pickled liver somewhere The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-66086237491335312042009-04-29T11:00:00.000-05:002009-04-29T11:00:00.000-05:00What Doc said @8:56.What Doc said @8:56.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-90204316749342319062009-04-29T10:32:00.000-05:002009-04-29T10:32:00.000-05:00@Lou: Tell that to countries like Ecuador, China, ...@Lou: Tell that to <A HREF="http://news.id.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3261335" REL="nofollow">countries like Ecuador, China, and Russia</A>.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411258590548162736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-29225885822293142282009-04-29T09:57:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:57:00.000-05:00Do you think people really think you can get swin...Do you think people really think you can get swine flu from eating pork? That just seems silly.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-35355718162378968582009-04-29T08:56:00.000-05:002009-04-29T08:56:00.000-05:00If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a calm-mo...If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a calm-monger, Jay. How's anybody to get a good panic going with people like you spreading the truth. Knock it off. Or at least wait until I can unload all these face masks. Geez.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411258590548162736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22316225.post-44654011564342726092009-04-28T22:54:00.000-05:002009-04-28T22:54:00.000-05:00As I've stated elsewhere, we've come a long way si...As I've stated elsewhere, we've come a long way since the bad old days of the 1919 pandemic or the Black Plague. Technology, hygiene, and access to health services (questionable given HMOs, but that's another rant) is much better these days. The flu may spread, numerous people may get sick, and a few may actually die. But I believe we can weather this without all the doom and gloom scenarios diamond davehttp://davestuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com