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Officially? The testimony I heard on CSPAN in the last hour was "we call it swine because it's got swine DNA and swine flus rarely jump to humans"

Posted by Max Apr 28 '09, 11:27

even though it also has bird DNA in it too."
Congressman: Shouldn't we call it North American?
Witness: no, that's not how we do the taxonomy.

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So "when pigs fly" might be appropriate here. -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:29
bullshit, sure they do. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:28 15
- so this is *a* swine flue, not *the* swine flu? -- nm - mary land loves mandy lane Apr 28, 11:31 14
  - well, I agree that it's silly to call it swine flu when it is made up of three flus. But there are many, many swine flus. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:33
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    - You people are making me crave club sandwich -- nm - con_carne Apr 28, 11:34 5
      - like with thick peppered bacon and whole wheat bread? smoked turkey - Epiphany Apr 28, 11:34 4
        
        we need to invent a "cheese flu." -- nm - mary land loves mandy lane Apr 28, 11:44
        
        I think it's one of the few sammiches that needs no cheese. That said, swiss. (I am hungry) -- nm - con_carne Apr 28, 11:40
        
        more interesting is:what will be the human factor in the sandwich? - Danedukenuuk Apr 28, 11:37
        
        speaking of bacon, see my linky above. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:37
    - Yes. Two human, one swine, one avian. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:33 5
      - i thought it was 2 swine, 1 human, and 1 avian -- nm - zork Apr 28, 11:41 4
        
        I think you're right. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:45
        
        Even if you're right, that would be one plus one plus two plus one, not "one plus two plus one plus one." -- nm - Wadsworth Apr 28, 11:43 1
        
        I *love* you sometimes. -- nm - mary land loves mandy lane Apr 28, 11:45
        
        Loosi is always right. - con_carne Apr 28, 11:42

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