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Post by Puskas » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:11 pm

Is anyone else getting boared of these jokes?
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:12 pm

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Athers wrote:You've made a pig's ear of that BWFC_I.
I know I'm pig-sick at such a stupid error.
Well perhaps next time you'll be a little less rasher.
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Post by Verbal » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:25 pm

Puskas wrote:Is anyone else getting boared of these jokes?
Yeah they've really hit the trough now.
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Post by TANGODANCER » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:34 pm

Doesn't take long, does it? Just had this sent:

Bored on your way to work on the bus, tube or train? Pretend you're on the phone and talk about your four weeks tour of Mexico. Hang up then sneeze loudly!.
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Post by Prufrock » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:43 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:Doesn't take long, does it? Just had this sent:

Bored on your way to work on the bus, tube or train? Pretend you're on the phone and talk about your four weeks tour of Mexico. Hang up then sneeze loudly!.
My friends and I have a conspiracy theory that the likes of O2, Vodafone et al have joke writers employed to write and start these jokes when stuff like this happens and then sit back and watch them spread with ££££'s in their eyes.
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Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:46 pm

Prufrock wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Doesn't take long, does it? Just had this sent:

Bored on your way to work on the bus, tube or train? Pretend you're on the phone and talk about your four weeks tour of Mexico. Hang up then sneeze loudly!.
My friends and I have a conspiracy theory that the likes of O2, Vodafone et al have joke writers employed to write and start these jokes when stuff like this happens and then sit back and watch them spread with ££££'s in their eyes.
Probably do. What swines!

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Post by Prufrock » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:48 pm

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Prufrock wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Doesn't take long, does it? Just had this sent:

Bored on your way to work on the bus, tube or train? Pretend you're on the phone and talk about your four weeks tour of Mexico. Hang up then sneeze loudly!.
My friends and I have a conspiracy theory that the likes of O2, Vodafone et al have joke writers employed to write and start these jokes when stuff like this happens and then sit back and watch them spread with ££££'s in their eyes.
Probably do. What swines!
:D. They should probably be taken to tusk over that.
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Post by KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:53 pm

Puskas wrote:Is anyone else getting boared of these jokes?
No. 'Snout wrong with them, if you ask me.
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Post by Puskas » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:57 pm

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab wrote:
Puskas wrote:Is anyone else getting boared of these jokes?
No. 'Snout wrong with them, if you ask me.
It's a shame they're all of such pork wality.

Especially that one.
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Post by David Lee's Hair » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:59 pm

There is bugger all to worry about...

153 deaths in Mexico (of which only 7 are confirmed as H1N1 swine flu thus far), and the 1 in Texas are fairly typical for any break out of flu, swine or otherwise!

I'm sure I've seen somewhere that general Influenza A kill about 36,000 in the states each year. Until the numbers drastically surpass that I for one will remain not in the least concerned!

To quote my mother on the current hjysteria in bolton nhs with every hypochondriac comes out of the woodwork....
The Mother (MSc FIBMS) wrote:...yes we are being swamped with people worrying about breathing, and please bear in mind that our hospital is next to a pig farm, and yes I've heard all the pig jokes.

Everyone is fine, as yet there has been no confirmed cases in England. The cases confirmed in Scotland are all recovering nicely, no deaths or near deaths. I know people have died in Mexico but it is classed as a 3rd world country so its not surprising there has been deaths but I think if you look at their death rate during the normal flu season it would be the same if not more.

Have a good holiday, I think you're safe, so far its only hit Texas and possibly Oregon but as you know the Americans do and get everything bigger and better than us.
FIBMS = Fellow of the Institue of BioMedical Scientists so she knows what she is talking about more than most of the numptys who appear in the red-tops talking about it...
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Post by Prufrock » Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:56 pm

"Arsenal's Mexican striker Carlos Vela was ordered to stay away from training on Monday while doctor's carried out tests on him for swine flu. The Gunners were worried after Vela had friends from his homeland visit him at the weekend but the 20-year-old was given the all-clear"

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Post by Worthy4England » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:03 pm

Would be good to bring Borghetti on v's Pies...I think he'd get lots of space.

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Post by Puskas » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:08 pm

I'm just glad we don't have to play West Ham.
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Post by Prufrock » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:08 pm

Worthy4England wrote:Would be good to bring Borghetti on v's Pies...I think he'd get lots of space.
So, prediction for the game. Wigan 3-0 Bolton. Rodallega hattrick
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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:07 am

To return (if one dares) to the main thread - there is a fairly interesting article on swine flu and the epidemic versus pandemic question.
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Post by Lord Kangana » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:29 am

How many people on the planet? How many of them died of cancer, Aids, heart disease, hunger, or from wars yesterday?

I have a sneaking suspicion we're getting carried away, and an even sneakier suspicion that the governments of the world who lead us into the financial abyss are seeing this as, I think the phrase goes, "a good day to bury bad news"?

Keeps us all on our toes (or trotters etc).
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Post by jimbo » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:52 am

I've not come across anyone in our hospital yet scared of having the piggy flu. It can't be long though.

And as LK suggests, the numbers are hugely insignificant compared to other diseases. More people in the Liverpool area will have died from heart disease this week compared to the global effects of this. The worry is however that it has cropped up almost overnight and has the potential to be huge. The warnings are fair enough for precaution but the probability of it ever becoming a remotely significant disease are low.

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Post by Verbal » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:31 am

Now on level 5 alert.

Sounds like the beginning of the aporkalypse
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Post by BWFC_Insane » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:45 am

Starting to get a bit concerned about all this.

So I rang the help-line to see what advice they could give me. Sadly the line wasn't very good and all I could hear was crackling!

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:55 am

jimbo wrote:I've not come across anyone in our hospital yet scared of having the piggy flu. It can't be long though.
Then they must be telling porkies!
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