Comments | innerbrat: Shall we be sensible about this?

innerbrat

Shall we be sensible about this?

Apr 30, 2009 17:05

My usual response when some sickness hits the news is to roll my eyes and change the channel, telling myself it has little to do with me and will probably amount to nothing and it's not worth worrying about. Earlier this week - because the alternative is thinking about dinosaurs, which just goes to show that priorities really get skewed when you're ( Read more... )

science, misinformation

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kierthos April 30 2009, 16:00:48 UTC

But what if you draw a little piggy snout on your mask to mess with people? (Or better yet, a mask that is shaped/colored to look like a piggy snout?)

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kierthos April 30 2009, 16:05:30 UTC

Guy Fawkes flu-prevention masks? O_o

innerbrat April 30 2009, 16:02:31 UTC

Yeah, I'm going to go along with the 'prat' model.

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innerbrat April 30 2009, 16:12:00 UTC

About the same as if they were using 'terrorists', I think.

I like how I'm now an authority on prats.

shati April 30 2009, 16:20:22 UTC

I think it's level 6, because internet transmission of that plan just happened.

buongiornodaisy April 30 2009, 16:21:17 UTC

But deliberately being contrary does no good, either. Just because some people are overreacting, it doesn't mean there's nothing to react to

Good gravy, thank you for this. I just about want to smack every person who's all LOL UR OVERREACTING THIS IS NO BIG YOU SHOULD BE CALM, because heaven forbid people not react to things the same way you do.

skadi April 30 2009, 16:24:28 UTC

But your argument relies on evilution. Since evolution doesn't exist, we have nothing to worry about!

Viruses changing ... pft. You science folk and your crazy ideas!

furikku April 30 2009, 17:40:29 UTC

Clearly God has created Swine Flu from scratch to smite the world for [fill in whatever reason you think God should be smiting about].

buongiornodaisy April 30 2009, 17:46:56 UTC

My thing is, if people are saying this is God's retribution for things done in the United States, why is it hitting Mexico hardest thus far?

furikku April 30 2009, 17:48:28 UTC

Nobody important or possibly human lives in Mexico, I guess. :(

I really wish folks would think stuff through before assigning motives to God but I guess that is not really very fun.

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strangefrontier April 30 2009, 16:30:16 UTC

I would quite like to wear a face mask anyway, because I would go that step further than just drawing a moustache on it, I'd glue a big fake Darwin beard to it. How improved my ruminations would be with such a beard to stroke!