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| John Gilmer |
 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:39 am |
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<imbibe@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:1126511220.101142.45810@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
[quote:5b791bfadc]http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/2793117p-9232813c.html
Take my flu shot ... please!
As an 86-year-old resident of a continuing care retirement center, I am
sure that a flu shot has been reserved for me.
I do not want it, and I do not want it to go to the next elderly person
waiting for one.
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Well, from a "public health" view, you should still consider it.
The shots aren't 100% effective so the protection of any particular
individual is only partly given by his own shot. He is also protected by
the shot received by someone he comes into contact with.
IOW: you are not just taking the shot for yourself but for your community
and those who care for you.
If you lived by yourself and only occasionally went out and had little
contact with other folks then there would be little reason for you to take
the shots.
Personally, I have only gotten the shots ONCE and shortly afterward came
down with "flu like" symptoms. That was at least 15 years ago. |
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| julian waldby |
| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:04 pm |
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imbibe@mindspring.com (David Polewka) wrote:
[quote:1c8fc743ff]http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/2793117p-9232813c.html
Take my vampiric vaccine ... please!
As an 186-year-old resident of a crypt, I am
sure that some vampiric vaccine has been reserved for me.
I do not want it, and I do not want it to go to the next elder vampire
waiting for one.
I want my vampiric vaccine to be guaranteed to be given to one who
will ravage his/her family, as a curmudgeon or nightstalker, or
to one whose thirst and dark gifts will be needed in
the underworld to curb or eliminate victims of high-class living.
I acquiesce to all in similar environs to consider
refusing their reserved vampiric vaccine for those more deftly given
to others. What have we to look forward to in undeath but addictive
pleasures, increasing strength, fortitude and desire
for our loved ones, and inevitable ascension, whatever our age
and mortality now?
-- Melina Murkmoon, Satan's Hollow[/quote:1c8fc743ff] |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:17 pm |
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"Freedom Fighter" <liberty@once.net> writes:
[quote:0565fa1c03]The last time I got a flu shot, 3 years ago, it GAVE ME THE FLU!
Fortunately I am in good shape and survived. Some people would not.
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It is not possible to get the flu from a flu vaccine.
However, the first time you have the flu vaccine,
there is a 10% chance of getting "flu-like" symptoms
due to a reaction to the viral capsule proteins.
Perhaps you had that. |
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| Wm James |
| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:21 pm |
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On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:17:10 GMT, <rambam@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
[quote:04c9afa5c8]"Freedom Fighter" <liberty@once.net> writes:
The last time I got a flu shot, 3 years ago, it GAVE ME THE FLU!
Fortunately I am in good shape and survived. Some people would not.
It is not possible to get the flu from a flu vaccine.
However, the first time you have the flu vaccine,
there is a 10% chance of getting "flu-like" symptoms
due to a reaction to the viral capsule proteins.
Perhaps you had that.
[/quote:04c9afa5c8]
These hoaxes come out every few years spread by kooks. It started
with eh Salk Polio vaccine when the first test was improperly made and
being a live virus vaccine (as opposed to the Sabin dead virus
vaccine) gave thousands of people the disease. Even after the
problems were fixed, there were very rare cases of the vaccine causing
the disease, but that's not the case with any but a few types of
vaccines in use today. Most don't even use the while virus, just
pieces which cause the same immune response. But that doesn't keep[
the kooks from spreading hoaxes.
William R. James |
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| Scott Dorsey |
| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:11 am |
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Galen Hekhuis <ghekhuis@earthlink.net> wrote:
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Maybe, but it seems the executioner might have the state (or government) as
a client, rather than the hangee (is that even a word?) being a client.
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I work for a defense contractor, and a few years ago when Total Quality
Management was all the rage, we were all sent to TQM training. In my
training group there was an Air Force captain, and at the beginning of
the class, we were all supposed to go around the table and explain who
our customer was and how our job related to the customer.
The captain explained that his job was to identify the customer, locate
the customer, and kill him.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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| Bibliophilia |
| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:41 am |
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[quote:ef518209a9]The captain explained that his job was to identify the customer, locate the customer, and kill him.
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Lucky man. |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:20 pm |
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kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) writes:
[quote:a04a5655ab]The captain explained that his job was to identify the customer, locate
the customer, and kill him.
[/quote:a04a5655ab]
He misunderstood who his customer was.
His customer was the government. |
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| Gary Heston |
| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:36 pm |
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In article <n7kki1d2ifg674trjrr2uipkcvu2thh9b9@4ax.com>,
Wm James <wrjames.remove@spamreaper.org> wrote:
[quote:1e34690d21]On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:32:30 -0400, Galen Hekhuis
ghekhuis@earthlink.net> wrote:
[ ... ]
Hangman? :)
Maybe, but it seems the executioner might have the state (or government) as
a client, rather than the hangee (is that even a word?) being a client.
Ok, how about the associate of a samurai who's job is to kill him in
case he chickens out of killing himself? I forget the name of the
position.
[/quote:1e34690d21]
That would be a kaishaku, whose real purpose is to stop the pain.
http://www.ospreysamurai.com/samuri_death02.htm
Gary
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Gary Heston gheston@hiwaay.net
The Intel ASCI Red supercomputer placed first in the 11/97 list of
the top 500 supercomputers in the world, at 1.338 TeraFLOPs max.
As of 6/05, it wouldn't make the list. |
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| Wm James |
| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:00 pm |
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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:36:52 -0000, gheston@hiwaay.net (Gary Heston)
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[quote:45aab63336]Maybe, but it seems the executioner might have the state (or government) as
a client, rather than the hangee (is that even a word?) being a client.
Ok, how about the associate of a samurai who's job is to kill him in
case he chickens out of killing himself? I forget the name of the
position.
That would be a kaishaku, whose real purpose is to stop the pain.
http://www.ospreysamurai.com/samuri_death02.htm
Gary
[/quote:45aab63336]
So it should be "Kaishaku Kavorkian"? :)
William R. James |
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| Misseur Kool |
| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:20 pm |
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[quote:809ae4bea6]Eating: Eat organic fruits and vegtables
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eating organic foods is dangerous because organic foods have not been
clensed of deadly bacteria from medications. you don't know what kind
of
viruses and bacteria you are getting with each bite into an organic
salad.
I stick with the FDA recommended medicated vegetables.
[quote:809ae4bea6]reatments: Colonic at least 2 times per year
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colonics may cause colon cancer. they disrupt the natural course of
nature inside your body, and
kill helpful "good" bacteria inside your colon. be careful.
[quote:809ae4bea6]Consume fresh non-farmed deep/cold water fish
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but not more than once per week, I hope, due to their toxic mineral and
mercury content. |
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| Loogie |
| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:09 pm |
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| It is sad to see that you are so ignorant of the facts. |
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| imbibe@mindspring.com (Da |
| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:17 am |
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B1ackwater wrote:
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You forgot one item - draw up a LAST WILL & TESTAMENT.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT -- ANAGRAM
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MAN WANTS IT ALL SETTLED!
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