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    French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu

    Remember Swine Flu? Well, It's A Pandemic After All

    Good News! Your Nose Is Too Cold For Avian Flu.

    Eleven Visions of Life After the Great Epidemic

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    Image of PostMarque PostMarque
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    Dear Science,

    Please stop.

    The World

    Per:

    Postmarque #swineflu
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    Image of gd01skorpius gd01skorpius
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    Hello fellow humans! I am just like you and I also am fearful of science magic sometimes. But as a human scientist I think this idea to create a super virus is good! Do not worry, this super virus will be super good for long term world health. We should all trust our fellow human scientists because they are far more advanced. As humans, we should demonstrate our faith in science by open mouth kissing all of our friends and family! As we human scientists like to say, "We're heeere... for you!"
    Hello! #swineflu
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    Image of 5AMfrenchtoast 5AMfrenchtoast
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    First LHC, now this? Why is France trying to kill everyone?

    This just in -- they are also throwing 400 nukes at the Sun, just to see what happens.

    This just in! They also sent out a message to the universe double dog daring ANY aliens to just fucking try and invade us.

    And nobody can turn down a double dog dare! Goddamnit France, don't you know that? You've doomed us all! #swineflu
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/16/09

    @5AMfrenchtoast: This just in -- they give up. #swineflu
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    it would take about 2 years for the entire population of earth to be wiped out, right? #swineflu
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/16/09

    @evildead1971: 28 Months Later? #swineflu
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    who left the door open?

    *cough* #swineflu
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    Isn't the current "swine flu" already a hybrid between swine flu and avian flu ? #swineflu
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    Where are the baugette-dropping avians when you need them? #swineflu
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    yeah its more of "the stand" than "12 monkeys" vibe there #swineflu
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    I hear they'll be calling the virus "Captain Trips." #swineflu
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    Image of Dunny0 Dunny0
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    This looks like a job for Milla Jovovich. #swineflu
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    Someone call Dustin Hoffman... #swineflu
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/16/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: It's a French lab so we need Jean Reno. #swineflu
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/16/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: Ooh. True, true. #swineflu
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/16/09

    In reply to French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
    Crikey!! I feel slightly vulnerable right now living in the UK!! #swineflu
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/16/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): YOU ARE ON AN ISLAND CLOSE DOWN THE CHUNNEL!!!! #swineflu
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/16/09

    @GreyHammer: Haha we cant!! They have rabid foxes. They might bite my arse!! #swineflu
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    06/14/09

    In reply to Remember Swine Flu? Well, It's A Pandemic After All
    I also have the thought that the medical comapanies will make out like bandits as they are already theiving us with ultra-high costs of health.

    yes we do have a lot of diseases that could be controlled with a little effort and some extra generosity.


    i think that we really need to have a long look at the whole medical industry and why the costs of treatment are as high as they are...........

    prices should be fair for all concerned

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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    06/14/09

    @gorehound: problem with this reasoning is that you assume we live in a time medical break throughs are just stumbled upon. time was you found mold and pennicilin, now it takes millions to Research and develop drugs to treat things that in the past were untreatable.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    06/14/09

    @GreyHammer: The problem with that reasoning is that it presumes that all of a pharmaceutical company's revenues are poured back into R&D.


    Of course, most pharma companies really do lose money on vaccinations--or, they don't make very much, at the least. So in this particular case, who's to say?

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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    06/14/09

    In reply to Remember Swine Flu? Well, It's A Pandemic After All
    doesnt the regular flu have a higher mortality rate? am i wrong to assume it kills the already too young, too old, too weak demographic. a relatively healthy person will weather it with chicken soup and mountain dew as is our cure for such things. or did i huff that paint thinner for the vision quest of my people incorrectly?!
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    06/14/09

    @GreyHammer: The "too young" demographic?
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    Image of thexpert thexpert
    05/14/09

    In reply to Good News! Your Nose Is Too Cold For Avian Flu.
    "Our study gives vital clues about what kinds of changes would be needed in order for them to mutate and infect humans, potentially helping us to" make them deadlier in our lab.
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    05/14/09

    @thexpert: You don't happen to work for R.O.A.C.H., by any chance?
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/14/09

    @Atnakena: Don't know if he does, but now he's brought this to my attention.


    (mwa ha ha.)


    (but of course R.O.A.C.H. first wants to find how to make a flu virus that will keep chunky losers in spandex off the streets. it's right there in the name.)

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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    05/14/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Can someone tell me what the hell all this R.O.A.C.H. stuff is? Did I miss the reason why several people appended that to their names? What does it stand for? What is it?


    I know this is off-topic, but how else do you expect me to find out?

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    05/14/09

    @Platypus Man: All will be revealed tomorrow!!! Mwhahaaha. It is part of our evil plan.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/14/09

    @Platypus Man: Check the last few postings with tag "this is a disaster". It's Garrison Dean's fault.
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    05/15/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Ah. Well, thanks for telling me ([io9.com]). Kinda lame, though...
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/15/09

    @Platypus Man: Spoken like someone who hasn't seen the video and t-shirt!
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