tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post2490600934547780590..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: A Flu By Any Other NameBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-67394074048661500372009-05-04T09:21:00.000-04:002009-05-04T09:21:00.000-04:00sorry about the late comment. i've been a bit MIA...sorry about the late comment. i've been a bit MIA in the blogosphere lately. <br /><br />my two cents: the people who should be the least offended about the name swine flu is the pork industry. consider the horrible conditions the pigs live in, all the crap they feed them that only rats consider a healthy diet, AND the unhealthy stuff they inject them with. the pork industry needs to zip it.an orange county girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269731495219291076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-77500001995492760502009-05-02T06:29:00.000-04:002009-05-02T06:29:00.000-04:00Gilahi - "Ulysses S. Grunt" ... priceless!
Andrea...Gilahi - "Ulysses S. Grunt" ... priceless!<br /><br />Andrea - Makes you rethink the term "pigging out," doesn't it?<br /><br />Amanda - "FluBabi" sounds too cute, somehow.<br /><br />Allenwoodhaven - your suggestion of "wearealldoomeditellyoudoomedflu" takes second place only to Gilahi's "Ulysses S. Grunt." And I agree with you on the hysteria pandering of the news networks.<br /><br />Leslie - how un-PC and insensitive of you to refer to a deadly disease as "Spanish"! Oh, wait ... I just remembered who I was talking to. Never mind!<br /><br />SusieQ - no one else has mentioned using Pig Latin yet. Perhaps you and I are the only ones who still speak it.<br /><br />Mike - can you hold your breath for 10 hours?<br /><br />Jean-Luc - no, I think Juliet had terminal lust.<br /><br />Alex - you had to go and remind me about the Walkin' Man ... now I'll have nightmares... Thanks for visiting the ol' blog, and please come back!Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-51380524974056276812009-05-01T15:17:00.000-04:002009-05-01T15:17:00.000-04:00No, Jean Luc, Juliet had Whine Flu. Captain Trips...No, Jean Luc, Juliet had Whine Flu. Captain Trips is a good name to choose from, but ooo, the shivers and shudders I'd get just thinking about the walkin man would be more than I can handle.Alex the Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516151350022189691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-28495008185955286962009-05-01T14:58:00.000-04:002009-05-01T14:58:00.000-04:00What? Did Juliet have swine flu?What? Did Juliet have swine flu?Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-60316928157101088572009-05-01T11:35:00.000-04:002009-05-01T11:35:00.000-04:00Hey, in a few hours I'm going to get in a metal tu...Hey, in a few hours I'm going to get in a metal tube with 200 other people. I ain't afraid uh no stinkin' flu!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-56322193826836871972009-05-01T09:22:00.000-04:002009-05-01T09:22:00.000-04:00As I recall, they called the 1918 strain, "The Spa...As I recall, they called the 1918 strain, "The Spanish Flu." And how many people have to die for it to move from a potentially deadly pandemic to a real one? Didn't the Chinese slaughter all the chickens when the avian flu was going around? Did it stop it?Leslie Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-23153740342261249362009-05-01T09:21:00.000-04:002009-05-01T09:21:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mrs. Geezerettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957440812143446191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-47532540241581542472009-05-01T09:00:00.000-04:002009-05-01T09:00:00.000-04:00I suggest panicflu, or wearealldoomeditellyoudoome...I suggest panicflu, or wearealldoomeditellyoudoomedflu.<br /><br />Seriously, it is something to be aware of, to educate ourselves about and to take some precautions, but more people have died of "regular" influenza, gun violence, or car crashes, than from this new flu.<br /><br />Blame the 24 hour news channels for whipping us towards hysteria. They do have some reasonable reporting on it, but only about 1 minute for every 20 minutes of overblown hype (leaving 9 minutes of commercials to pay the bills every half hour).<br /><br />Jon Stewart on The Daily Show has done some great stories on the media's coverage of the flu. Sorry I don't have a link but perhaps someone more computer savy than I can provide it.allenwoodhavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-45946240974910436292009-05-01T06:54:00.000-04:002009-05-01T06:54:00.000-04:00They can call it whatever they want as long as the...They can call it whatever they want as long as they keep working on minimizing its effects.<br /><br />Over here, its called FluBabi (Pig Flu).Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-3795396144432010492009-05-01T06:51:00.000-04:002009-05-01T06:51:00.000-04:00LOL! I'm just sick of hearing about it. Have they ...LOL! I'm just sick of hearing about it. Have they ever mentioned why its called the swine flu? I'm pretty sure the oinkers are part of the reason.The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-37827974364755783612009-05-01T06:41:00.000-04:002009-05-01T06:41:00.000-04:00Obviouly, we need to adopt the methods of the auto...Obviouly, we need to adopt the methods of the auto and pharmaceutical industries and just make something up.<br /><br />porciflu<br />snufflebug<br />oinkiotis<br />ulysses s grunt<br /><br />I dunno. Something.Gilahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331323175802868796noreply@blogger.com