No more, no less. The death count from the last round was much higher than it is now.
-Sarena
I thought equestrian flu was next, wasn't it?
Equine Flu is soooo last Thursday. The next flu we have to worry about is from Suricata suricatta.
Innit kyute?
-Sarena
Although I'm not trusting enough to get the vaccine. Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.Hamthrax is no joke. Although I'm not trusting enough to get the vaccine. Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.
Or "The Bachelor". Not that the other version is any better. Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, "reality" TV turned into extended gameshows are Ebil.
Meerkat Manor is Reality TV. Same of Mythbusters, and Dirty Jobs.
-Sarena
It seems that before all the hype and fear-mongering it was known that the H1N1 was just as virulent, or less so, than the seasonal flu while also being less contagious.
At least some people made a killing... ;)
Hamthrax is no joke. Although I'm not trusting enough to get the vaccine. Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.
Or "The Bachelor". Not that the other version is any better. Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, "reality" TV turned into extended gameshows are Ebil.
Meerkat Manor is Reality TV. Same of Mythbusters, and Dirty Jobs.
-Sarena
Lots of "ewww" in that post. I'm not a fan of tv. Especially "popular" tv. I only watch tv when someone else invites me to sit down and hang out. Family guy and legend of the seeker on sundays are about my only regular shows. Just got into seeker, even though its as B-rate as can be. I'll watch My name is earl with my pop, but thats just to hang out with him for a little bit.
I can't stand reality tv or 99% of the crap thats on. Tv these days, just bugs me and the commercials they play annoy the hell out of me. I try to watch the news, but even that pisses me off with the news casters acting like damn celebs. Makes me sick.
I'd rather listen to music and work out, or smash my face into the wall. Anything but watch tv.
Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.
You're half right, but not yet. I figure within the decade.
You humans can have your brainwash chips. Robots have more awesome components and are not fleshy, meaty sacks.
Even had some of that flu myself, had to stay in bed for a day, no problems.
It was to help make our medical system look like a bunch of heroes at the end of it all when they say "See it didn't kill that many people because we could vaccinate everyone! Everyone could get their vaccines!" To try and stop healthcare reform, and forced cost reductions.
All the last four strains of "ZOMG FLU!" are wimp**** compared to the real flu. Which is wimp **** compared to the Spanish Flu which killed millions of people in a single year and left large portions of countries depopulated.
H1N1 has proven two things to me. 1. There is no depths that the media won't sink to fearmonger, and misinform the public in order to maintain status quo.
and 2. That if a real disease actually sprung up that was actually fairly contagious and extremely lethal, our Inept Medical System would sit around a campfire with their heads up their collective ****, thinking that the amount of vaccine they would have made would be adequate, while most people can't or won't get access to the vaccine in time before they are killed in droves.
Also, not a lot of people here even bothered to get vacinated. I don't know anyone that did, aside from people that actually work in health-care, but for them it makes sense.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I was sure it was a bunch of over hyped BS from the beginning. But for the most part I figured it was mainly just over hyped by the media and maybe by a few people in the healthcare industry. Nope. The government had the info the whole time and rather than telling us the truth, that it is no worse than the normal flu (or possibly not as bad), they instead encouraged people to get a flu vaccination and even went as far as ordering a crap ton of them. For something that they knew was never a concern. They had the info but didn't do a damn thing regarding it but hide it. This is a major concern especially since the whole government healthcare thing is getting big here in the US. Really if they are going to hide crap like this from the people and tell us the opposite should we Americans be trusting them with our lives? I don't think so.
Actually the government did put out numbers on CNN at one point trying to calm down the frenzy. Fatalities in both percentages of infected, and raw numbers compared to the Normal Flu. Not once, not twice but at least three times that I am aware of. Not their fault that everyone pretty much ignored the facts when they were presented.
Besides, we already trust them with our lives remember? They are the ones to the keys of all the Nukes.
In any case, they had to get all flu shot crazy. With the crap G Dub took over Katrina, could you imagine what Obama would have faced had a crapton of people died? He had no choice since he likely wants to play leader again. If you want to blame anyone for the overworry, blame the people.
Here if he wants to cover his ass then he could have told the truth, and made sure people heard about it, and said "there is nothing to worry about for we believe it to not be any worse than the seasonal flu" while still providing the vaccine for those nuts rather than keeping the true lethality of it hidden and instead ordering up tons of vaccines like there is something to worry about. It's one thing to be cautious. It's on thing to try and make people panic when there is no reason to panic.
Think of it this way, the vaccines should have been available on mass anyway. *even if it's not super lethal* He was telling the **** to do their **** job in the first place.
Besides, with how the media takes things out of context and then proceeds to twist and warp reality to fit their views which they then promptly push on us, do you really think it would have made a difference what he said or didn't say?
Personally I don't.
But if they had not talked about it much other than the upping of vaccines. What do you think Faux News and it's affiliates would say?
That Obama, is too stupid to recognize the threat of H1N1.
I'm pretty sure we'd see Headlines like that.
What I'm saying is that they shoud have come out and told we the people, in many different forms, what the real threat was and while doing so be prepared for them being a bit wrong. Tell the people and yes there are ways of getting out the news then giving it to CNN, ABC and FOX to to scew it. There are ways to let the masses know and yet it seems they chose not to.
Of course, no one seemed to notice that the same government that will deliver this new health care was apparently incapable of delivering even half the number of H1N1 vaccines that were promised.
Also, H1N1 was over-hyped on every level imaginable, and the fact that the government(s) knew about just how dangerous a threat it really was(n't), isn't anything new. I don't know a single government that doesn't keep things to Itself if it thinks it'll move forward some goal or other.Of course the flu was hyped up... just like global warming... and you can clearly see who is behind it...
The thing with global warming is that all we can really say is that we're seeing weather patterns that are unusual in our experience. Global warming may be real, it may not. And if it is, we also can't point to a cause. We just don't have enough data.
Cap'n...
Weren't you smirking at me and a few others for not getting the flu shot
See? It didn't matter anyway
Of course the flu was hyped up... just like global warming... and you can clearly see who is behind it...
I wish I had had a say in the matter. I protested as much as I could against it (I protest against getting the seasonal flu shot too, I've got an immune system for a reason, let it do its work), but no dice. Unfortunately, I don't really get a say in the matter.
Oh, and to correct you, it is now global climate change. That way they're covered no matter what happens. People need to realize that the climate changes on its own, and change isn't always bad. If it weren't for climate change, we'd still be in an ice age.
bone_naga, I think I'm falling in love with you!
It's only natural, just ask my wife.
Cap'n...
Weren't you smirking at me and a few others for not getting the flu shot
See? It didn't matter anyway
Of course the flu was hyped up... just like global warming... and you can clearly see who is behind it...
I do believe I was yes.
I didn't get the shot either. *Last time I got one.. I got sick the following day. After that, my dad got one a couple years later and guess what... we all got sick... worst sick I ever was.* mostly because I doubt the effectiveness of flu shots.
I do believe I was yes.
I didn't get the shot either. *Last time I got one.. I got sick the following day. After that, my dad got one a couple years later and guess what... we all got sick... worst sick I ever was.* mostly because I doubt the effectiveness of flu shots.
Every year I get sick for the morning of one day out of that year. It has never made a difference whether I got the shot or not. One day I will wake up puking my guts out, and a few hours later I will be just fine.
There's a bunch of oldies at the local library all bragging about how they got their Swine Shot, or complaining about having to wait, and how nice it is to get vaccinated. And then going on and on and on and on and on and on, and on some more, about how horrible and nasty the H1N1 is. Somebody roll me a 20 please... Auto-Crit, auto-crit!
(Though I'm sure most of you should have already knew that.)
No more, no less. The death count from the last round was much higher than it is now.
-Sarena
I thought equestrian flu was next, wasn't it?
Equine Flu is soooo last Thursday. The next flu we have to worry about is from Suricata suricatta.
Innit kyute?
-Sarena
Although I'm not trusting enough to get the vaccine. Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.Hamthrax is no joke. Although I'm not trusting enough to get the vaccine. Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.
Or "The Bachelor". Not that the other version is any better. Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, "reality" TV turned into extended gameshows are Ebil.
Meerkat Manor is Reality TV. Same of Mythbusters, and Dirty Jobs.
-Sarena
It seems that before all the hype and fear-mongering it was known that the H1N1 was just as virulent, or less so, than the seasonal flu while also being less contagious.
At least some people made a killing... ;)
Hamthrax is no joke. Although I'm not trusting enough to get the vaccine. Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.
Or "The Bachelor". Not that the other version is any better. Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, "reality" TV turned into extended gameshows are Ebil.
Meerkat Manor is Reality TV. Same of Mythbusters, and Dirty Jobs.
-Sarena
Lots of "ewww" in that post. I'm not a fan of tv. Especially "popular" tv. I only watch tv when someone else invites me to sit down and hang out. Family guy and legend of the seeker on sundays are about my only regular shows. Just got into seeker, even though its as B-rate as can be. I'll watch My name is earl with my pop, but thats just to hang out with him for a little bit.
I can't stand reality tv or 99% of the crap thats on. Tv these days, just bugs me and the commercials they play annoy the hell out of me. I try to watch the news, but even that pisses me off with the news casters acting like damn celebs. Makes me sick.
I'd rather listen to music and work out, or smash my face into the wall. Anything but watch tv.
Might try to implant some biological tracking chip in me that brainwashes me into watching american idol. I can't risk that.
You're half right, but not yet. I figure within the decade.
You humans can have your brainwash chips. Robots have more awesome components and are not fleshy, meaty sacks.
Even had some of that flu myself, had to stay in bed for a day, no problems.
It was to help make our medical system look like a bunch of heroes at the end of it all when they say "See it didn't kill that many people because we could vaccinate everyone! Everyone could get their vaccines!" To try and stop healthcare reform, and forced cost reductions.
All the last four strains of "ZOMG FLU!" are wimp**** compared to the real flu. Which is wimp **** compared to the Spanish Flu which killed millions of people in a single year and left large portions of countries depopulated.
H1N1 has proven two things to me. 1. There is no depths that the media won't sink to fearmonger, and misinform the public in order to maintain status quo.
and 2. That if a real disease actually sprung up that was actually fairly contagious and extremely lethal, our Inept Medical System would sit around a campfire with their heads up their collective ****, thinking that the amount of vaccine they would have made would be adequate, while most people can't or won't get access to the vaccine in time before they are killed in droves.
Also, not a lot of people here even bothered to get vacinated. I don't know anyone that did, aside from people that actually work in health-care, but for them it makes sense.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I was sure it was a bunch of over hyped BS from the beginning. But for the most part I figured it was mainly just over hyped by the media and maybe by a few people in the healthcare industry. Nope. The government had the info the whole time and rather than telling us the truth, that it is no worse than the normal flu (or possibly not as bad), they instead encouraged people to get a flu vaccination and even went as far as ordering a crap ton of them. For something that they knew was never a concern. They had the info but didn't do a damn thing regarding it but hide it. This is a major concern especially since the whole government healthcare thing is getting big here in the US. Really if they are going to hide crap like this from the people and tell us the opposite should we Americans be trusting them with our lives? I don't think so.
Actually the government did put out numbers on CNN at one point trying to calm down the frenzy. Fatalities in both percentages of infected, and raw numbers compared to the Normal Flu. Not once, not twice but at least three times that I am aware of. Not their fault that everyone pretty much ignored the facts when they were presented.
Besides, we already trust them with our lives remember? They are the ones to the keys of all the Nukes.
In any case, they had to get all flu shot crazy. With the crap G Dub took over Katrina, could you imagine what Obama would have faced had a crapton of people died? He had no choice since he likely wants to play leader again. If you want to blame anyone for the overworry, blame the people.
Here if he wants to cover his ass then he could have told the truth, and made sure people heard about it, and said "there is nothing to worry about for we believe it to not be any worse than the seasonal flu" while still providing the vaccine for those nuts rather than keeping the true lethality of it hidden and instead ordering up tons of vaccines like there is something to worry about. It's one thing to be cautious. It's on thing to try and make people panic when there is no reason to panic.
Think of it this way, the vaccines should have been available on mass anyway. *even if it's not super lethal* He was telling the **** to do their **** job in the first place.
Besides, with how the media takes things out of context and then proceeds to twist and warp reality to fit their views which they then promptly push on us, do you really think it would have made a difference what he said or didn't say?
Personally I don't.
But if they had not talked about it much other than the upping of vaccines. What do you think Faux News and it's affiliates would say?
That Obama, is too stupid to recognize the threat of H1N1.
I'm pretty sure we'd see Headlines like that.
What I'm saying is that they shoud have come out and told we the people, in many different forms, what the real threat was and while doing so be prepared for them being a bit wrong. Tell the people and yes there are ways of getting out the news then giving it to CNN, ABC and FOX to to scew it. There are ways to let the masses know and yet it seems they chose not to.
Of course, no one seemed to notice that the same government that will deliver this new health care was apparently incapable of delivering even half the number of H1N1 vaccines that were promised.
Also, H1N1 was over-hyped on every level imaginable, and the fact that the government(s) knew about just how dangerous a threat it really was(n't), isn't anything new. I don't know a single government that doesn't keep things to Itself if it thinks it'll move forward some goal or other.Of course the flu was hyped up... just like global warming... and you can clearly see who is behind it...
The thing with global warming is that all we can really say is that we're seeing weather patterns that are unusual in our experience. Global warming may be real, it may not. And if it is, we also can't point to a cause. We just don't have enough data.
Cap'n...
Weren't you smirking at me and a few others for not getting the flu shot
See? It didn't matter anyway
Of course the flu was hyped up... just like global warming... and you can clearly see who is behind it...
I wish I had had a say in the matter. I protested as much as I could against it (I protest against getting the seasonal flu shot too, I've got an immune system for a reason, let it do its work), but no dice. Unfortunately, I don't really get a say in the matter.
Oh, and to correct you, it is now global climate change. That way they're covered no matter what happens. People need to realize that the climate changes on its own, and change isn't always bad. If it weren't for climate change, we'd still be in an ice age.
bone_naga, I think I'm falling in love with you!
It's only natural, just ask my wife.
Cap'n...
Weren't you smirking at me and a few others for not getting the flu shot
See? It didn't matter anyway
Of course the flu was hyped up... just like global warming... and you can clearly see who is behind it...
I do believe I was yes.
I didn't get the shot either. *Last time I got one.. I got sick the following day. After that, my dad got one a couple years later and guess what... we all got sick... worst sick I ever was.* mostly because I doubt the effectiveness of flu shots.
I do believe I was yes.
I didn't get the shot either. *Last time I got one.. I got sick the following day. After that, my dad got one a couple years later and guess what... we all got sick... worst sick I ever was.* mostly because I doubt the effectiveness of flu shots.
Every year I get sick for the morning of one day out of that year. It has never made a difference whether I got the shot or not. One day I will wake up puking my guts out, and a few hours later I will be just fine.
There's a bunch of oldies at the local library all bragging about how they got their Swine Shot, or complaining about having to wait, and how nice it is to get vaccinated. And then going on and on and on and on and on and on, and on some more, about how horrible and nasty the H1N1 is. Somebody roll me a 20 please... Auto-Crit, auto-crit!
(Though I'm sure most of you should have already knew that.)