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Phred

In article >, wrote:
>notbob wrote:
>> On 2009-04-30, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> I was in a bar once and went to the men's room. Inside was a vending
>>> machine that for 50¢ you could buy a device labeled "For The Prevention Of
>>> Disease". I suggest we all wear one until this thing is over.
>>
>> heh heh.....
>>
>> The whole thing is like some sort of absurdist comedian's bit. Ten cases in
>> CA and the gov declares a state of emergency? I had swine flu the last time
>> it hit, back in '69-70. Had Hong Kong flu the year before (after?). So
>> what! No different than any other flu and far from the worst I've ever had.
>>
>> I think the whole thing is a red herring to take our mind off all the other
>> crap that's going down in this country.
>
>This is rough on the travel business. First, gas prices were over $4.00
>a gallon and people stopped spending money, then 1 in every 10 houses
>were in foreclosure, then the banks collapse, unemployment rises, Wall
>Street takes a dive and now people are canceling reservations because of
>the swine flu. Look out, I suspect we will have a plague of locusts
>next week. Any locust recipes out there?

I don't believe it's possible to make them palatable. Of course, you
*can* wash them down and clear the palate with a cold beer or two; but
far better to just drink the beer.

Cheers, Phred.

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LID