April 27, 2009

#574: Swine Flu explain

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Twitter is great for watching

uninformed panics unfold live.

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twitter [Swine flu] (search)

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Realtime results for Swine flu 0.05

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1,918 more results since you started searching. Refresh to see.

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Skeeve37: Oh god I ate pork yesterday before I knew about swine flu!

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Hanneloreec: Without duct tape I can’t seal the door to keep out swine flu but I can’t get duct tape without going outside! Help!

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Paulyshorefan: How long until the swine flu reaches me here in Madagascar?

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CrackMonkey74: Swine flu is God’s punishment for the ACLU and lesbians and 9/11 and nanobots!

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Twilight7531: I fell down the stairs and there was a crack and a jagged white thing is sticking out of my arm guys is this swine flu?

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Wigu: @Untoward: No, that sounds like syphilis, not swine flu. What did you say you did with a pig?

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2011Seniorsrule: My Dad said flu vaccines are linked to autism, so to be safe from swine flu I’m trying to lick an autistic kid.

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