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PSA about Swine flu

christykellchristykell
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Due to the hysterical texts I am getting from people telling me to wash my hands or I will die of swine flu and persuing the thread below about being scared of swine flu I feel compelled to make this statement.

Yes swine flu is out there. Yes there are more cases in Mexico, currently, than in the US. However, no virus exists today that magically comes to screeching halt at international, state or any other imaginary borders that people draw on a map. Swine flu already exists in your area. I promise you that.

However, you will probably not catch it. And if you do happen to catch it, it is extremely unlikely that will die of it. There are about 93782378650 things that can kill you in any given day. In fact, you are far more likely to die in a car wreck while rushing to urgent care to get an emergency dose of Tamiflu because you have a sore throat and you think it's swine flu.

Just sayin.

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  • ondjimaondjima member
    imagechristykell:

    Due to the hysterical texts I am getting from people telling me to wash my hands or I will die of swine flu and persuing the thread below about being scared of swine flu I feel compelled to make this statement.

    Yes swine flu is out there. Yes there are more cases in Mexico, currently, than in the US. However, no virus exists today that magically comes to screeching halt at international, state or any other imaginary borders that people draw on a map. Swine flu already exists in your area. I promise you that.

    However, you will probably not catch it. And if you do happen to catch it, it is extremely unlikely that will die of it. There are about 93782378650 things that can kill you in any given day. In fact, you are far more likely to die in a car wreck while rushing to urgent care to get an emergency dose of Tamiflu because you have a sore throat and you think it's swine flu.

    Just sayin.

     

    So statistically you should fear cars more. Or shark bites. Or getting struck by lightning. Or getting blown away by a tornado. Or drowning. Turn off the tv and get back to life!

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  • 4realyo4realyo
    i'm pretty sure people die from the regular flu, but we dont have hysteria over there. i think its due to the cool name.
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  • sassy0930sassy0930
    I understand that we should take caution, but things we're being told to do, we should be doing anyway. If you're cleana nd you don't lick things you should be fine.
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  • ondjimaondjima member
    besides using all that hand sanitizer will probably cause the virus to mutate into a face melting virus, and the only solution will be to set victims on fire... wait, or is that a movie?..
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  • christykellchristykell

    image4realyo:
    i'm pretty sure people die from the regular flu, but we dont have hysteria over there. i think its due to the cool name.

    Exactly! Slap the word "swine" in front of something and it instantly becomes scarier. I'm pretty sure "swine" chops wouldn't find their way onto many bbqs in this country if they changed the name. lolz

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  • libertadwlibertadw
    imagechristykell:

    Due to the hysterical texts I am getting from people telling me to wash my hands or I will die of swine flu and persuing the thread below about being scared of swine flu I feel compelled to make this statement.

    Yes swine flu is out there. Yes there are more cases in Mexico, currently, than in the US. However, no virus exists today that magically comes to screeching halt at international, state or any other imaginary borders that people draw on a map. Swine flu already exists in your area. I promise you that.

    However, you will probably not catch it. And if you do happen to catch it, it is extremely unlikely that will die of it. There are about 93782378650 things that can kill you in any given day. In fact, you are far more likely to die in a car wreck while rushing to urgent care to get an emergency dose of Tamiflu because you have a sore throat and you think it's swine flu.

    Just sayin.

    THank you!!! I am so damn sick of hearing about it. 32,000 people die each year from the flu, not swine flu just regular flu. People need to chill. My SIL in Guadalajara has been cooped up in her house for almost a week now and started crying when I told her there was no purel in my area (really, its sold out). People need to calm the eff down.

     

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  • 4realyo4realyo
    also, washing your hands should be like normal, everyday behavior imo.
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  • futurebabymamafuturebabymama

    My dog mysteriously started playing with her "Wham a Ham" pig toy today and I thought it was ironic.

    I can't imagine there aren't more things to talk about that we have to hear 10 minutes of a 30 minute news cast about how to cover your mouth when you sneeze!

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  • jessiecowjessiecow
    imagesassy0930:
    I understand that we should take caution, but things we're being told to do, we should be doing anyway. If you're clean and you don't lick things you should be fine.
    wait . . .you mean i can't lick things?
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  • sassy0930sassy0930
    Yeah Jessie, I really don't think there's anything worth licking that won't get you sick. No lolli-pops, no ice cream, and definately no *ahem* men. In fact you should tape your mouth shut all together!! That'll keep you healthy.
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  • ToshaGirlToshaGirl member

    This is the only swine flu post that I have opened and not rolled my eyes.

    I work in PR. Media are beating the shitt out of this thing. 

    Swine flu is the new SARS outbreak, avian flu, mad cow disease, black fever, Britney Spears breakdown.

    Sells papers and stuff, don'tyaknow.

    When the WHO hits the panic button, I'll be interested.

    *Also CK: I heart this psa.

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  • GlowconsinGlowconsin

    A story:

    My execs were in Mexico last week.  All of them came back fine, except 1.  He says he was sick before he got there.  Now, he is in the office hacking up a lung and other disgusting illness features.  He refuses to go home early.  He says he's "fine."  I, on the other hand, fear that I am going to get the Ebola Virus.  I have used hand sanitzer every 10 minutes and have Lysol'd everything.  I fear I'm next!  

    (BTW, just for clarification, I'm pretty sure it's not swine flu, but I know he is contagious with something nasty)

     

     

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  • ondjimaondjima member

    Glow, first symptom of ebola is bleeding eyes. Spray lysol is his eyes.

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  • jessiecowjessiecow
    imagesassy0930:
    Yeah Jessie, I really don't think there's anything worth licking that won't get you sick. No lolli-pops, no ice cream, and definately no *ahem* men. In fact you should tape your mouth shut all together!! That'll keep you healthy.
    but i like to lick all those things you mentioned, lol. 
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  • GlowconsinGlowconsin
    imageondjima:

    Glow, first symptom of ebola is bleeding eyes. Spray lysol is his eyes.

    LOL!!  Too funny.

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