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Nimrodel of Lorinand
If death is the answer to love's mysteries~


*Has H1N1, but so does everyone else in Oregon.*

Apparently, the regular flu is non-existent.


Then bleed on my darling, to the sound of a dream!~



Aww. *hug*

And may I say, you're looking very pretty.
Eternal Raine
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What's so horrible about the swine flu anyways? And why'd they switch it to H1N1? How the heck are we supposed to pronounce that? It seems like everybody on earth has the swine.

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It's pronounced 'bacon flu'. XD
So sorry, Nimrodel. neutral Hope you're OK.
I hope you feel better soon, Nimmy! heart
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Poor Nimmy, feel better.

Eternal Raine
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What's so horrible about the swine flu anyways? And why'd they switch it to H1N1? How the heck are we supposed to pronounce that? It seems like everybody on earth has the swine.

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Pig farmers did not like the association since you cannot get the flu from eating pork. They complained and the name was changed.
^ Stupid pig farmers. No-one actually cares what it's called, surely.
xD Well, people were trying to get the named changed to the Spanish Flu (since that's basically what it is all over again,) but it failed.
If death is the answer to love's mysteries~


Le hannon, everyone...

*Has been referring to her flu as "Bunny Flu" since bunnies don't have negative connotations.*


Then bleed on my darling, to the sound of a dream!~
They also changed the name of the swine flu because some country -possibly Russia or Cuba, I don't know - started a mass slaughter of pigs.
Thaxul
They also changed the name of the swine flu because some country -possibly Russia or Cuba, I don't know - started a mass slaughter of pigs.


Please tell me that's not true.
Nenya
It's pronounced 'bacon flu'. XD
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rofl

That makes sense then. Although you only have to go online and look it up to find out you can't get it from meat products.... I think it's kind of odd that when I first heard of it, it was this huge horrible thing and you're totally going to die if you get it! But now it's basically just the flu. You just have to make sure that it doesn't become pneumonia.

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I don't think I know anyone in real life who's actually HAD swine flu.
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Eternal Raine
Nenya
It's pronounced 'bacon flu'. XD
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rofl

...I think it's kind of odd that when I first heard of it, it was this huge horrible thing and you're totally going to die if you get it!...


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That's the media for you, getting everyone worked up for nothing, as they are wont to do.

AmanitaVirosa
I don't think I know anyone in real life who's actually HAD swine flu.


A friends daughter had it, the whole house was on quarantine for 10 days. Luckily she's fine now and I don't think she gave it to anyone.
I know somoene who said she thought she had swine flu, but pretty sure she did not. Because I visited her and didn't catch anything, and she wasn't obeying her quarantine anyway, and no-one else caught it either.

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