On May 1, 7:22*am, (Phred) wrote:
> 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. *

That is silly.
>
> >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.

If one believes the Bible, they pair well with wild honey.
Matthew 3:4
>
> Cheers, Phred.

--Bryan
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