WHO declares swine flu a global pandemic

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Originally Posted by pomtzu

Your previous post sounded pretty darn flippant to me! Perhaps you feel that the media has blown it out of proportion, but I'm sure you would be hollering and screaming if a friend or loved one of yours was unfortunate enough to fall victim to this Swine Flu. You would probably be demanding to know why the media/government wasn't more informative to the general public.

You may be computer savvy, but you really need to brush up on communication skills. "We are all going to die. OMG" I find that to be nothing more than extremely :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:. You'd be better off sticking to tech issues when posting until you learn more about the world around you.

BTW - perhaps you can define "normal flu" for me while you're at it.

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The last part of that post was actually intended to be phunny. But that failed.

The normal flu is any one of the many seasonal flus that impact the world.

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Originally Posted by Reggie

The last part of that post was actually intended to be phunny. But that failed.

The normal flu is any one of the many seasonal flus that impact the world.

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In one post you say "I was not joking", and now here you say it was "intended to be phunny". Perhaps you need to decide which side of the road you are on before you post again and "open mouth and insert foot". And when I go back to my doctor, I guess I'll just ask him for a "normal" flu shot this year. :rolleyes:


Kirsten - I'm sorry - I didn't mean to turn your thread into a confrontation. I just have no tolerance for those who (regardless of age), like to make jokes about genuinely serious issues. :mad:

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Originally Posted by pomtzu

In one post you say "I was not joking", and now here you say it was "intended to be phunny". Perhaps you need to decide which side of the road you are on before you post again and "open mouth and insert foot". And when I go back to my doctor, I guess I'll just ask him for a "normal" flu shot this year. :rolleyes:


Kirsten - I'm sorry - I didn't mean to turn your thread into a confrontation. I just have no tolerance for those who (regardless of age), like to make jokes about genuinely serious issues. :mad:

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*Every* thing like this is serious. You should have learned by now that I make jokes about nearly anything short of death. Its the way I am. Get used to it.

Also, there is no other flu shot other than the one for regular flu (the one that has existed for a couple hundred years). That kills more people yearly than the swine flu will or can.

Actually the flu shot changes every year depending on what is circulating, there is no "normal" flu.

A family friend's whole family is quarantined for a week, one of the children has the swine flu, I see nothing to make jokes about.

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Originally Posted by caseysmom

Actually the flu shot changes every year depending on what is circulating, there is no "normal" flu.

A family friend's whole family is quarantined for a week, one of the children has the swine flu, I see nothing to make jokes about.

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Yes, thats true. The "normal" flu changes every year. I was referring to it in a general sense, basically what they make the flu shots off of. Although, really, there is no such thing as normal in the microscopic world.

The joke was intended for the media's coverage of the swine flu, how they love to blow things out of proportion and how people will believe what they say without fail. AIDS, rhino virus, many many other viruses are more widespread than the swine flu. I dont understand the WHO's actions apart from it being a rather new virus to show up.

Check your PM - Reggie

Gosh, I hadn't even heard anything on the news lately about the swine flu. I thought it was subsiding! :eek:

By the way, what is the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic? Just wondering.

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Originally Posted by Reggie

*Every* thing like this is serious. You should have learned by now that I make jokes about nearly anything short of death. Its the way I am. Get used to it.

Also, there is no other flu shot other than the one for regular flu (the one that has existed for a couple hundred years). That kills more people yearly than the swine flu will or can.

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A short "I'm sorry" would have been nicer. No excuses, just a little sympathy.

PS. You personality seems to have undergone a change lately & not for
the better. IMO.

I agree with Collin that the MSM is trying to blow Swine Flu out of proportion. They want us to freak out and do the OMG we're all gonna die running around the room flapping our arms.

SARS was supposed to be a pandemic, it wasnt. Avian Flu was supposed to be a pandemic, it wasnt. Wasnt AIDS supposed to devistate the worlds population?

Unlike Collin, I find humor in everything, including death.

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Originally Posted by blue

Unlike Collin, I find humor in everything, including death.

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I find humour in me destroying a enemy in one of the FPSs I play. Thats basically the only death I find humour in.

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Originally Posted by Reggie

I find humour in me destroying a enemy in one of the FPSs I play. Thats basically the only death I find humour in.

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Other forums posted David Carradine jokes the day after his passing. I did LMAO at some of them.

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Originally Posted by blue

They want us to freak out and do the OMG we're all gonna die running around the room flapping our arms.

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Funny - but I haven't heard of people freaking and spazzing over this. Being concerned - of course.

And your statement is even more ridiculous than Reggie's - simply because you're "supposed" to be an "adult" with more sense. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by pomtzu

Kirsten - I'm sorry - I didn't mean to turn your thread into a confrontation.

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No problem at all! :)

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Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces

By the way, what is the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic? Just wondering.

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As far as I know, an epidemic is localized to a certain area while a pandemic is a world-wide outbreak.

Kirsten

Wow, interesting thread. To be honest when the swine flu was first publicized I laughed at the jokes that went around. Because you always think it's not going to come to your area or anyone you know. Then a 9 year old girl in my town died from it earlier this month. Then of course my friend became critically ill (we didn't know it was this virus yet) and I started not thinking it was funny anymore. Now he has passed away and I just can't even believe it.
Yesterday I sent an email at work (because both my friend that died and his wife are previous employees where I work) letting co-workers that might know either Eric or Brandi when the services are. One co-worker responded with "don't you think we should be steering clear of Brandi". And he responded to everyone I sent the email to. Several people (including myself) could not believe him! :mad: This is the same guy that was in Mexico when this flu became a major thing in the media. I guess he still has the mind set that it's not going to happen in his life. And he DID work with Eric too. Some people.....:(

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Originally Posted by pomtzu

Funny - but I haven't heard of people freaking and spazzing over this. Being concerned - of course.

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There have been people that have gotten scared to that point because of the media. Its the media's power to do just as you said that is the problem.

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Originally Posted by pomtzu

And your statement is even more ridiculous than Reggie's - simply because you're "supposed" to be an "adult" with more sense. :rolleyes:

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Its the internet, good god. This is a *good* forum on what you define as "ridiculous comments". Take a stroll on some of the other forums on the internet, look at their posts. Tell me what you see.

Making stupid posts? I do that all the time. Making "ridiculous comments"? I do that all the time too. Its the nature of the internet, and that is *never* changing.