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MFM008

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Sat Aug 2, 2014, 08:00 PM

Aug 2014

ebola is one of the worst diseases on the face of the planet..so what do we do about it? Sit in the basement, duct tape the place shut?

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Ebola Has Arrived In The U.S. - Do You Have It? [View all] onehandle Aug 2014 OP

I'm just getting over the Anthrax poisoning I had in 2001. nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #1

I had that too. onehandle Aug 2014 #2

I thought the mass healing at Comiskey Park cured everyone.... msanthrope Aug 2014 #3

You think this is a funny topic? Really? nt Logical Aug 2014 #4

One of the functions of humor is eShirl Aug 2014 #7

Exactly. You either laugh or you cry. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #57

I suspect this is in response to some people's extreme reactions to the return magical thyme Aug 2014 #8

It is sad when they're better off coming here for treatment. The medics know what measures Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #58

They're our people. Now, why we didn't build a level 4 lab on an outlying island for .... moriah Aug 2014 #62

Irrational fears of the hair-on-fire crowd are legitimate targets jberryhill Aug 2014 #12

OK now this makes me sad pipi_k Aug 2014 #19

It's not about you notadmblnd Aug 2014 #48

Maybe others intend it differently, but I'm laughing at myself, here. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #69

no MFM008 Aug 2014 #52

maybe; it's either ebola or menopause eShirl Aug 2014 #5

I have every fatal disease known to mankind. MineralMan Aug 2014 #6

You should patent your blood serum... Ilsa Aug 2014 #22

I'm not posting as frequently these days. MineralMan Aug 2014 #24

I'm immortal because all of my important organs are soaking in alcohol just like FSogol Aug 2014 #34

Good move. Nothing can grow in alcohol. MineralMan Aug 2014 #37

You just know someone's going to call in sick to work with it. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #9

well I just learned that I was exposed a short while ago when the plane refueled in Bangor, Maine magical thyme Aug 2014 #10

Great. Sharing at the Festival should be fun. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #15

Lobster is a well-know cure for Ebola. Eat up! MineralMan Aug 2014 #39

Donald Trump is afraid his hair will contract ebola. Ilsa Aug 2014 #11

I hadn't heard he'd weighed in on this, so I looked it up: pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #14

Thank you for posting that story. I had Ilsa Aug 2014 #20

You're welcome pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #26

He's safe. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact, MineralMan Aug 2014 #40

True. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #59

They're Americans. They live here. How would he suggest we 'keep them out?' Shrike47 Aug 2014 #64

And get off my lawn! pscot Aug 2014 #65

If it did - LiberalElite Aug 2014 #63

Probably not, but I don't know for sure. Ask me again in about 10 days and I'll Zorra Aug 2014 #13

Up to 21 days. With 5% of patients having a longer incubation period than that. Squinch Aug 2014 #23

Thanks for that info, Squinch. Zorra Aug 2014 #42

Hey, it's a great excuse to call in sick. nt RiffRandell Aug 2014 #16

Yo, boss, I got Ebola and will be out this week. What's that? You want me to drop by with a FSogol Aug 2014 #33

Lmao! I'd stretch it a couple weeks, though. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #41

My husband went to a crowded theater in the metro Atlanta area today RiffRandell Aug 2014 #17

Currently jambo101 Aug 2014 #18

I saw him MFM008 Aug 2014 #53

I do. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #21

Lmao! nt RiffRandell Aug 2014 #27

Wow. What passes for "clever" these days. I'm not dead from Climate Change, either. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #25

When you think about it, I doubt you'll defend that ridiculous equivalence. nt pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #29

Fine. Let's just trust the CDC! (Well, we have no choice.) WinkyDink Aug 2014 #50

Hahaha 840high Aug 2014 #66

I got it when one of them dirty, infected, little illegal immigrant kids passed by a few miles away. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #28

The sad part is Republicans would believe that. nt RiffRandell Aug 2014 #30

Yeah.They're that stupid. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #60

wanted- DU volunteers to host multiple ebola infected persons. put aside your "irrational fears" msongs Aug 2014 #31

What about an ebola support group? RiffRandell Aug 2014 #36

I have Ebola Milk Stout, but am out of Ebola IPA. Should I panic? FSogol Aug 2014 #32

I Amstel on the fence on that question pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #38

You pint want to form an opinion before Ebola hoppens to you. FSogol Aug 2014 #43

Not to worry... pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #46

I've got me some old-school bola, and that's working fine for me. Silent3 Aug 2014 #35

AAAaaaiiiiiiiiiii'eeeeeeeee!!! denbot Aug 2014 #44

First they came for my Ecigs. Now they are coming for my Ebol-a-weed. L0oniX Aug 2014 #45

WE HAVE GOT TO FIND THAT MONKEY! RiffRandell Aug 2014 #47

*** Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #68

I've got a fever... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #49

Yes, I have all these symptoms.. SummerSnow Aug 2014 #51

Good one! nt RiffRandell Aug 2014 #54

Nope. Except for my left hip which aches when I walk I feel fine. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #55

. . sounds kinda like a Budweiser hangover n/t Strelnikov_ Aug 2014 #56

Didn't Michelle Bachman say the President was going to use those refugee kids elias49 Aug 2014 #61

I'm hoping that the hantavirus I caught while camping in Yosemite will kill it. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #67

Jesus Christ. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #70