tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post8893609130460910457..comments2024-01-30T05:22:06.674-08:00Comments on A Majority of Two: A Rose By Any Other NameJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-36274880331597852412009-05-04T09:40:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:40:00.000-07:00how about the bacon coldhow about the bacon coldJo-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550446444310692457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-8077540391834140832009-05-03T14:13:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:13:00.000-07:00I do like Hogwash!! But, I was thinking... the wo...I do like Hogwash!! But, I was thinking... the word "swine" has such a slithery and dirty sound to it I think folks associate it with dirt/disease etc. Why not add a little class and call it the porcine flu. Now, doesn't that sound a little more dignified. ;)Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-75854263208971978722009-05-02T13:05:00.000-07:002009-05-02T13:05:00.000-07:00they have closed alot of events and schools here i...they have closed alot of events and schools here in Texas as precaution..hopefully this will pass quickly..Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745604261113221887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-62161266259219296392009-05-02T10:52:00.000-07:002009-05-02T10:52:00.000-07:00Owen, Hogwash Flu -- I love it! Yes, wash, wash, w...Owen, Hogwash Flu -- I love it! Yes, wash, wash, wash.<br /><br />Miss Nobody, some people are calling it the New Flu. :-)<br /><br />Leslie, that works too. :-) WYHOD flu. *heh*<br /><br />Donnetta, yes, the Nasty Bug.<br /><br />Tinkerbell, LOVED the joke. And yes, the Cherry trees and Magnolias have been magnificent this year, haven't they!?<br /><br />Faithful, I am almost obsessive about washing my hands. Goodness, you never know ... right?<br /><br />LGS, "Alleged organic living alleged flu". I like that. AOLAF. It works for me!<br /><br />Greenpanda, I agree with you 100%. More people die every year from just "regular" flu!<br /><br />Mark, works for me! Bless you!<br /><br />Hilary, "The Flu Formerly Known As Swine." Yes! We could create a symbol for it. :-)<br /><br />Flowrgrl1, yes! *heh, heh*<br /><br />Russell, oh yes, Killer Bees. I remember when I was a little kid, we were always afraid of World War 3. "Drop, duck and cover". There is always something to be afraid of, isn't there!?<br /><br />Deedee, you have hit the nail on the head. It's a slow news week. Next week it will be e.coli, and the week after that it will be something else. *sigh*<br /><br />Dee, "Global Flu", gosh that does sound ominous, doesn't it?<br /><br />ChicGeek, yes, Wallow in the Media Flu works too. :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-904885023797305962009-05-02T08:45:00.000-07:002009-05-02T08:45:00.000-07:00Wallow in the Mud Flu?Wallow in the Mud Flu?TheChicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781656678543589662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-19862235780195334462009-05-02T06:56:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:56:00.000-07:00How about "Global Flu" because it is so widespread...How about "Global Flu" because it is so widespread ?Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535073616627694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-49533617939112559752009-05-02T06:39:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:39:00.000-07:00I think it is just nature's way of trying to contr...I think it is just nature's way of trying to control the world population, meaning the strongest will survive and the weakest will not. Nature can be cruel. I don't think that someone like myself, who lives with a dozen prescription drugs, and has 5 physicians, in my 80s, was meant to survive this long. Not that I want to depart this life. Modern medicine will do its' best to thwart nature's plan.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535073616627694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-24635798527335718432009-05-02T06:10:00.001-07:002009-05-02T06:10:00.001-07:00Okay, is it just me? The flu in it's many incarna...Okay, is it just me? The flu in it's many incarnations has been around since ancient times. Why is the media beating this to death? A small number of people will always die of it, but the vast majority get it, get over it and go on with life as usual. It must be a really slow news week.<br />The little piggies are adorable.Deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-18014887752785767572009-05-02T06:10:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:10:00.000-07:00I don't know much about the Swine Flu -- which is ...I don't know much about the Swine Flu -- which is what I call this even though Iowa's former governor Tom Visack, now the Secretary of Agriculture, insists we not call it Swine nor make any reference to Mexico when talking about...!<br /><br />Regardless of this flu business, whatever happened to the killer bee scare?! <br /><br />Or if not killer bees, we were being told soybean rust would be arriving in the United States from South America and Mexico and would wipe out our entire soybean crops!<br /><br />Oh, then there is this terrorist business that is with us all the time ... but with the economy falling apart maybe the terrorists won't unleash a biological agent that will kill millions....!<br /><br />What was the question? Heh!!Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072219347283927398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-34186486235809127052009-05-02T06:00:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:00:00.000-07:00I've got nothin, but i like Hilaries suggestionI've got nothin, but i like Hilaries suggestionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-8531366344762236272009-05-02T03:27:00.000-07:002009-05-02T03:27:00.000-07:00How about we rename it George?
Or perhaps The Flu...How about we rename it George?<br /><br />Or perhaps The Flu Formerly Known As Swine.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-29172539615064289142009-05-02T01:02:00.000-07:002009-05-02T01:02:00.000-07:00ACHOOOO! fluACHOOOO! fluthe walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-90800928973541104112009-05-02T00:26:00.000-07:002009-05-02T00:26:00.000-07:00Jesus Christ, all this fuss over a disease that is...Jesus Christ, all this fuss over a disease that is hardly ever fatal (the numbers being 1% fatalities).<br />Honestly. Just the press, scaremongering as usual.Stephen Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720789467732403971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-88762939547591858172009-05-01T23:31:00.000-07:002009-05-01T23:31:00.000-07:00My first suggestion takes the legal approach which...My first suggestion takes the legal approach which I think eliminates blame from any one living species; <br />"Alleged organic living alleged flu".<br /><br />Second suggestion is escapism in the tradition of "Slim Disease" for AIDS in Africa. Lets call it "Handkerchief producers friend".<br /><br />Finally for the paranoid and conspiracy believers, "CIA Test Virus Mark I".<br /><br />Darn, I think Owen's "Hogwash Flu" is very clever!Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-56042911636425611382009-05-01T23:17:00.000-07:002009-05-01T23:17:00.000-07:00Having been a Swine/Beef 4-H leader for years, I h...Having been a Swine/Beef 4-H leader for years, I have seen many kids trying exactly "that at home". I am hoping we all wash our hands often and not just in a crisis time. So I am in agreement with Owen. HOGWASH Flu! great post!Faithfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741908670860841531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-79171353372597089142009-05-01T21:17:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:17:00.000-07:00Clarify ~ (4th paragraph - "Methinks ...")
" ... ...Clarify ~ (4th paragraph - "Methinks ...")<br /><br />" ... to <B>sell</B> more newspapers," not <B>see</B> them.roxanne s. sukhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424834424208118694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-68980117987429882642009-05-01T21:15:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:15:00.000-07:00To where did the Swine Flew?
Q. What's a pig sty ...To where did the Swine Flew?<br /><br />Q. What's a pig sty in the sky?<br />A. That's where the Swine Flu.<br />(grrrrherherhehe)<br /><br />Ok. 'Nuff with the piggy jokes. But they are sorta cute. <br /><br />Methinks the media's straining for a world health crisis. It reminds me of that movie <I>Wag The Dog</I> ... also of the way Elliot Carver (<I>Tomorrow Never Dies</I>) generates world chaos to see more newspapers.<br /><br />I have to say, my favourite blog post about Swine Flu so far is <A HREF="http://darktimesdrac.blogspot.com/2009/05/swine-flew.html" REL="nofollow">this one</A>.<br /><br />H1N1 makes me think of some sort of ultra sci fi biological weapon of war. It conjures images of radioactive fall-out, nuclear droplet particles ... generally sounds sort of post-apocalyptic.<br /><br /><B>Proposed new name for Swine Flu~ Sus Domestica Influenza.</B> You figure out why I chose that name.<br /><br />Have you enjoyed to sunshine, and the lingering magnolias and cherry blossoms this week? I have. I've got this thing for magnolias, cherry blossoms and rhododendrons. If you like that sort of eye candy, then here's <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinkerbellla/3420742716/" REL="nofollow">something</A> to feast on ~ all pics taken by me, here in Vancouver.<br /><br />Happy Weekend to you. Also happy Cross-Quarter Day, pretty soon. Yeay! Summer's coming.<br /><br />:^)roxanne s. sukhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424834424208118694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-36212659696917957552009-05-01T18:55:00.000-07:002009-05-01T18:55:00.000-07:00How about calling it THE BUG? DHow about calling it THE BUG? DDonnettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831771508607746472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-15974668895990085412009-05-01T17:22:00.000-07:002009-05-01T17:22:00.000-07:00Trust you to come up with another - er - "contest....Trust you to come up with another - er - "contest." LOL<br /><br />Hmmm.....how 'bout "Wash Your Hands or Die Flu"...Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-4436166524264352192009-05-01T16:25:00.000-07:002009-05-01T16:25:00.000-07:00err,typo I meant not sure
cheers~err,typo I meant not sure<br />cheers~Miss_Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453887483995999202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-72470843268884370012009-05-01T16:22:00.000-07:002009-05-01T16:22:00.000-07:00Aww,they ARE so cute!
I just saw this on the yahoo...Aww,they ARE so cute!<br />I just saw this on the yahoo homepage,bot sure,what I want to call it though...err the new flu? lolMiss_Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453887483995999202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-44495207504643528032009-05-01T16:18:00.000-07:002009-05-01T16:18:00.000-07:00Hi, Well, since we can't call it Hog flu, for risk...Hi, Well, since we can't call it Hog flu, for risk of harming the hog industry, maybe we could call it . . . Hogwash Flu ?<br /><br />(and don't forget to wash your hands of it)<br /><br />Also, if you haven't seen it already, because it has been circulating widely by e-mail, you may enjoy the photo I just posted under title : Don't Try This At Home.<br />Best, OwenOwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.com