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massive88:
Its been pretty exclusively called Swine Flu in the US.

However they are now trying to call it H1N1 Flu.  Calling it Mexican flu could cause all sorts of human life loss in Egypt.

Dartful Dodger:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on May 07, 2009, 02:42:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: Malenko on May 07, 2009, 02:00:26 pm ---thought that was ironman reference where he was called hugh hefner...........

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 :applaud:

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It wasn't because Chad was too much of a comic book nerd, he just wasn't nerd enough.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on May 07, 2009, 03:25:08 pm ---It wasn't because Chad was too much of a comic book nerd, he just wasn't nerd enough.

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Yeah, I saw Iron Man, but definitely don't remember that.  Or much else about that movie.  Wasn't that great.

patrickl:

--- Quote from: Blanka on May 07, 2009, 02:55:19 pm ---Why do you Americans call it Swine Flu? Is that political correct with all the latino citizens?
In Europe its "Mexican Flu". But we use the dutch word for "---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?---" too with no problems too. Although, we did. We do get influenced by the US in this. Thats why our famous sweet "---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?----kiss" now is called just "Kisses"  ???

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I think it was called pig flu in europe before too, but apparently someone decided that it's not a pig flu (but a combination of different types of flu) so it should be called after the region it originated from.

Dartful Dodger:

--- Quote from: patrickl on May 07, 2009, 03:35:27 pm ---I think it was called pig flu in europe before too, but apparently someone decided that it's not a pig flu (but a combination of different types of flu) so it should be called after the region it originated from.

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Like massive88  said they've been trying to call it H1N1 Flu as soon as Egypt slaughtered those pigs and American pork started losing its value.

H1N1 doesn't really roll off the tongue.  Last night Leno did a Jeopardy parody.  The answer was “H1N1” the question was something like “Who was R2D2's mistress?”

They changed the name a week ago so people wouldn’t be afraid of pork, but today W.H.O. is saying we shouldn’t eat pork that came from a pig that had H1N1.


At least WHO’s name makes sense, since this whole thing is sounding like an Abbott and Costello movie.

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