Swine Flu Outbreak At PAX 374
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from the crowd-I-walked-through-too dept.
whisper_jeff writes "There's been a confirmed outbreak of Swine Flu at PAX. Those who attended and are feeling under-the-weather after the con should not write it off as a typical convention cold and go see a doctor to make sure, just in case." The linked post also lists the airplane flights of the cases known so far, so if you flew from Seattle on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday for any reason, you might want to compare your itinerary.
First pox (Score:2, Funny)
suckas
Oh Noes (Score:3, Funny)
Pox at Pax!
Re:Wash your hands! (Score:5, Funny)
Alright (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Alright (Score:2, Funny)
The word you are looking for is Typhoid. It says so right at the top of the article you linked to.
Re:Why would you go to doctor? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Alright (Score:1, Funny)
The word you are looking for is Typhoid. It says so right at the top of the article you linked to.
Whooosh.
Hit them back! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Spread the FUD (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wash your hands! (Score:5, Funny)
Bah. The easiest way to avoid spreading disease is to not leave your basement.
Plus there's the additional protection offered by a 2mm Cheetos-dust-and-hand-lotion crust on the hand(s).
Let's just face the facts: If you venture out of the basement to attend a convention, then you're not sufficiently introverted.
Re:Spread the FUD (Score:1, Funny)
If that was an international pun: win.
Re:I'm so happy (Score:3, Funny)
You shouldn't dude, really, no one to see that. Thanking you in advance.
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Swine flu outbreak at PAX.
That'll teach them.
The PAX (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Spread the FUD (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It's the FLU! (Score:5, Funny)
That's not true. Last time I had a bad cold, my doctor gave me something that cured it in 7 days. Without the treatment, it would have taken a whole week.
Re:Spread the FUD (Score:4, Funny)
I am glad that you are so politically correct as not to exclude 50% of the population.
Re:Alright (Score:5, Funny)
No, it's the pax (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Spread the FUD (Score:5, Funny)
But you're forgetting something. It has a different name! And I saw people wearing masks! And the news talks about it!
Therefore, I can safely conclude it has a mortality rate of 1000%, can be contracted by looking at a pig, and it will destroy humanity.
Can you truly argue with these documented facts?
Re:Spread the FUD (Score:1, Funny)
You people are missing the point. TFA is about free stuff at PAX that I missed, yet again. I swear, this is the last year that I miss PAX.
Re:Public Health (Score:4, Funny)
In Belgium I must go to a doctor to get a notice I am ill. Otherwise I will be absent without leave and can get fired on the spot.
In America, it's generally the same. Here's how you handle it:
"Hello, boss? This is houghi. I'm sick in bed and I think I have the swine flu. I'm too sick to drive myself to the doctor. Could you please come and take me? What? Sure, Monday sounds good. Thanks."