U.S. officials want 'swine' out of flu name

*Mike* ^(Premo) · 04-30-2009, 12:08 PM

"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."

Reuters AlertNet - U.S. officials want 'swine' out of flu name

It's a little late to calm this panic by changing the name. Isreal is calling it the "Mexico flu" - I would have preferred that.

Toxick · 04-30-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

It's a little late to calm this panic by changing the name. Isreal is calling it the "Mexico flu" - I would have preferred that.

If people started calling this the Mexican Flu, it would be the start of World War III.

Did poultry producers suffer the same ill-effects during the (also unwarrented) Avian Flu panic-attack crisis syndrome apocolypse end-of-the-world megadisaster?

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 04-30-2009, 12:15 PM

It only makes sense. They want the word 'socialism' out of 'socialism'.

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 04-30-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxick

If people started calling this the Mexican Flu, it would be the start of World War III.

Did poultry producers suffer the same ill-effects during the (also unwarrented) Avian Flu panic-attack crisis syndrome apocolypse end-of-the-world megadisaster?

No. The bottled water people did, though.

*ylexot* ^(Premo) · 04-30-2009, 12:21 PM

They should rename it the CO2 flu. After all, they want to decrease CO2 emissions. Two birds with one stone and all...

*ylexot* ^(Premo) · 04-30-2009, 12:22 PM

Even better...the Republican flu

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 04-30-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ylexot

Even better...the Republican flu

GOPER virus! H1D2SOL!!!

I like it!

Lenny · 04-30-2009, 01:04 PM

Next......CHICKEN POX!

*bcp* ^(Premo) · 04-30-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ylexot

Even better...the Republican flu

if Bush had enough power to cause a hurricane that devistated N.O, the I would have to guess that obama is certainly responsible for this flu and for not stopping it fast enough.

04-30-2009, 08:07 PM

H1N1 influenza A

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Larry Gude ^(Premo) Strung Out Member Since: Feb 2001 Posts: 41,150 Blog Entries: 1	It only makes sense. They want the word 'socialism' out of 'socialism'. __________________ TARP; A sturdy fabric used to cover things up. Barack H. Obama; Speaker of power to truth Larry Gude original
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ylexot ^(Premo) Super Genius Member Since: Feb 2004 Location: St Inigoes, MD Posts: 10,818	They should rename it the CO2 flu. After all, they want to decrease CO2 emissions. Two birds with one stone and all... __________________ It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is today, can guess what it will be tomorrow. Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known and less fixed? -James Madison
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04-30-2009, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
ylexot ^(Premo) Super Genius Member Since: Feb 2004 Location: St Inigoes, MD Posts: 10,818	Even better...the Republican flu __________________ It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is today, can guess what it will be tomorrow. Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known and less fixed? -James Madison
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Lenny I still don't read krama Member Since: Jul 2004 Location: So MD Posts: 8,997	Next......CHICKEN POX! __________________ POLITICAL CORRECTNESS is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous main stream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. In the beginning there was nothing....which exploded!
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Kain99 Posts: n/a	H1N1 influenza A
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