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Old 04-30-2009, 08:17 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Taco Bell Flu.....
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Old 04-30-2009, 08:20 PM   #12 (permalink)
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It only makes sense. They want the word 'socialism' out of 'socialism'.

Made me spit water
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Old 04-30-2009, 09:48 PM   #13 (permalink)
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"What's in a name? U.S. pork producers are finding that the name of the virus spreading from Mexico is affecting their business, prompting U.S. officials to argue for changing the name from swine flu."


I love this stuff!
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" Isreal is calling it the "Mexico flu" - I would have preferred that.
can you imagine the reaction if a flu came from isreal and we called it the jewflu?
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Old 04-30-2009, 09:52 PM   #15 (permalink)
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They should rename it the CO2 flu. After all, they want to decrease CO2 emissions. Two birds with one stone and all...
Or maybe, "I was poor before I promoted my chicken little global warming scare, and now I got the Nobel Prize, I'm a rich cap and trade chicken little global warming scare monger, virus"
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can you imagine the reaction if a flu came from isreal and we called it the jewflu?
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Or maybe, "I was poor before I promoted my chicken little global warming scare, and now I got the Nobel Prize, I'm a rich cap and trade chicken little global warming scare monger, virus"
I personally like "Distraction from real issues so dumb people will freak out and forget that The Messiah is a total screw up who is trying to tank our country" Flu.
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Old 04-30-2009, 10:06 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I love this stuff!
The Egyptians killed 300,000 pigs today to stop the spread of swine flu. Not lying they really did. Even though their doctors and scientists said pigs cannot transmit it.
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I personally like "Distraction from real issues so dumb people will freak out and forget that The Messiah is a total screw up who is trying to tank our country" Flu.
Are you suggesting this is a case of "Wag the pig"
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Old 04-30-2009, 10:08 PM   #20 (permalink)
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The Egyptians killed 300,000 pigs today to stop the spread...
So, why can't we handle 535, plus or minus a few?
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