tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post8025685734013135525..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: This and thattornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-41069871119553350602009-04-28T21:41:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:41:00.000-04:00I think they hype is ok. Listen, 14 deaths in Phi...I think they hype is ok. Listen, 14 deaths in Philadelphia 2 decades ago got Legionnaires Disease named after them.<br /><br />And I'm sure no one thought of the first 106 deaths from GRID in 1981 to be anything substantial. Hype was needed then.<br /><br />While it is about the folks who have died, it is more about keeping hundreds of thousands of others from getting the same fate.Blobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821768145570876450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-32479398134148402222009-04-28T02:45:00.000-04:002009-04-28T02:45:00.000-04:00I'm not sure that Americans need to be scared. Sin...I'm not sure that Americans need to be scared. Since many of them don't accept evolution, this flu strain probably doesn't even exist for them, let alone pose a problem.<br /><br />La, la, la, la, la...<br /><br />*/snark*wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-73541915832486949942009-04-27T21:42:00.000-04:002009-04-27T21:42:00.000-04:00There is person to person transmission with this s...There is person to person transmission with this swine flu. Yeah, I like "la grippe porcine" better. But person to person is how it's spreading. There are no swine or other critters involved in most if not all of the affected humans. <br /><br />As Cameron mentioned, there have been flu pandemics every few decades. Actually, we're past due for one. I think the last really bad wave of flu was in Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-81651761915059259082009-04-27T21:17:00.000-04:002009-04-27T21:17:00.000-04:00EEK, yes the swine flu scares me.EEK, yes the swine flu scares me.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980252502053602258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-56797025359707674592009-04-27T20:20:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:20:00.000-04:00This swine flu stuff has me freaked out. You know...This swine flu stuff has me freaked out. You know how I am about germs and stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-84146596870383356072009-04-27T13:31:00.000-04:002009-04-27T13:31:00.000-04:00As coincidence would have it, I had just finished ...As coincidence would have it, I had just finished reading John M. Barry's book "The Great Influenza" which describes the 1918 pandemic -- when this latest news of swine flu hit the airwaves.<br /><br />I don't mind the "hype" now, after reading that the news of the 1918 "Spanish Flu" was greatly suppressed in the media. People didn't know what was going on, they died by the millions and had not aCameronhttp://cameron5408.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-59116705305666139532009-04-27T12:44:00.000-04:002009-04-27T12:44:00.000-04:00A bunch of people say cv here now too.
The media ...A bunch of people say cv here now too.<br /><br />The media is excited about the possible pandemic death since it means so much attention for them of course, but it's a possibility that this is it, and if it's not then it's coming (as you say). Right before I heard about this swine flu, I heard of several cases of "really bad flu" or "the worst flu ever" from relatives scattered throughout the emhttp://bloodmysteries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-24431509722492129382009-04-27T11:13:00.000-04:002009-04-27T11:13:00.000-04:00It does appear that, at least in the Texas and Cal...It does appear that, at least in the Texas and California cases, there was human-to-human transmission. So there is some cause for concern, though I think the media are whipping up more hype about it than is absolutely necessary.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-20978805964518264992009-04-27T10:11:00.000-04:002009-04-27T10:11:00.000-04:00I live in blissful ignorance of much of what goes ...I live in blissful ignorance of much of what goes on around, but your post gives me pause. There is a flu going around the Laurentians. A nasty one that is hitting hard, lasting a long time, and often coming back after a short respite. I wonder if that's swine flu? I suppose now I'll have to look it up - thanks a lot for disturbing my serenity.<br /><br />(p.s. at least it doesn't seem contagiouslattégirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428087458207367848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-47617285496038172772009-04-27T09:58:00.000-04:002009-04-27T09:58:00.000-04:00the panic over swine flu is certainly not hype. Ho...the panic over swine flu is certainly not hype. Hopefully it will turn out to be a milder version but seeing a cluster of people between 25 and 40 die from the flu is rare and warrants extra checking. Since SARS though our systems are so much better.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-83812513320170434612009-04-27T09:23:00.000-04:002009-04-27T09:23:00.000-04:00Now that's what I call a quality post, and it remi...Now that's what I call a quality post, and it reminded me of why I got hooked on reading you daily (and I swear there is not a hint of sarcasm here)Franciscus van Munsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886751010452126976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-77967623218533298292009-04-27T09:13:00.000-04:002009-04-27T09:13:00.000-04:00I prefer "oxymoronicaliciousest."I prefer "oxymoronicaliciousest."TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-51030157476113686662009-04-27T08:31:00.000-04:002009-04-27T08:31:00.000-04:00I think "l'influenza de cochon" sounds more much e...I think "l'influenza de cochon" sounds more much elegant than "la grippe porcine." But we're usually at odds with our aesthetics anyway.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-22411487696516432102009-04-27T08:06:00.000-04:002009-04-27T08:06:00.000-04:00Even your drivel is entertaining!Even your drivel is entertaining!CoffeeDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561507227103151863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-2297508011148084912009-04-27T07:33:00.000-04:002009-04-27T07:33:00.000-04:00I'd love to sit down with you and chat. 'Cause I'd...I'd love to sit down with you and chat. 'Cause I'd bet money that it would be something like that third paragraph with occasional jewels of wisdom and observation tossed in. Even your rambling is hilarious.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-68202992915767867102009-04-27T07:28:00.000-04:002009-04-27T07:28:00.000-04:00You had a tee martoonee afternoon. I tried one onc...You had a tee martoonee afternoon. I tried one once and it tasted like drinking rubbing alcohol. The Hog Flu is scary. My professor just came back from Mexico last week and he has been very sick. He thought he had a reaction to drug withdrawal. Now I am afraid to go back to class. edAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com