Israel renames unkosher swine flu

[targetpractice]

For real...

Israel renames unkosher swine flu

Israeli Health Minister Yakov Litzman has been updating a nervous public on the swine flu epidemic - and he started by renaming it for religious reasons.

"We will call it Mexican flu. We won't call it swine flu," said Mr Litzman, who belongs to the ultra-religious United Torah Judaism party.

[valerief]

1. Oy vey!

:banghead:

[abluelady]

2. Does It Really Matter

I thought Jews and Muslims didn't eat pork!

[WeDidIt]

3. They stole the name from the Freepers

The Freepers floated that name yesterday.

some rightwingnut Israeli must have picked up on it and floated the idea closer to home.

[NorthernSpy]

4. Fun With Fundeez!

:banghead:

[YOY]

5. Definition of "too religious" right there.

That you want to change the name of something just because it's name is associated with something you can't eat.

Last I heard Jews can use treif terms or talk about treif things until they're blue in the face. Same for Muslims and Halal foods.

[Regret My New Name]

13. Wait a minute...

Are you saying that they can eat Mexicans???

[YOY]

14. I am going to bet that eating human flesh is severely traif.

Even if properly prepared. One can still talk about eating Mexicans all they want without violation of faith.

[Tesha]

16. Even with a nice KeeANti and some Fava Beans? (NT)

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. oy

that is the source you religious nut

Why I have a problem with religious nuts

[JuniperLea]

7. Good God!

Saying the name swine is an issue... and it's far better to belittle an entire country and it's inhabitants by naming said flu after them instead.

I thought I'd heard the stupidest thing in the world. No, this is pretty fucking stupid.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. That party are fundies to the nth degree

makes me wonder why they chose such an idiot... oh never mind... coalition right wing government

[Forkboy]

8. Alrighty then.

Some people's kids.

:eyes:

[Junkdrawer]

10. LOL.

:rofl:

[cali]

11. Israel's Health Minister is a fucking insane fundy

does this asshole even have a medical or science background? Pathetic.

[Regret My New Name]

12. That's useful...

[Aethertek]

15. Religious Ignorance

What can you expect from a group of people who's prime religious tenet is that they're gods chosen & everyone else is just so much unclean meat.
The human population will never advance until they give up their silly fairytales, jew, muslim, christian, hindu whatever.
Humans=Genetically enhanced chimps, thats all folks.

No Peace

Kevin~