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RE: Polio virus nearly eradicated
February 21, 2012 at 1:06 pm
I can see where the fuckheads who worship the big evil bully in the sky would be upset that one of his more effective devices for tormenting children and their families is going by the wayside.
How can their fucking god punish the sinful if we keep eradicating his little toys?
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RE: Polio virus nearly eradicated
February 21, 2012 at 2:43 pm
My uncle Kermit (Chuck) died late last year in his 60's or 70's. He'd suffered from polio since very early in his childhood. Good riddance. Any deity that put that shit here on a place designed for us is incompetent.
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RE: Polio virus nearly eradicated
February 21, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Odd, hasn't polio "nearly been eradicated" for ten years?
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RE: Polio virus nearly eradicated
February 21, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Are we sure the Russians don't have some set aside just in case?
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RE: Polio virus nearly eradicated
February 21, 2012 at 4:33 pm
There's still samples of the Bubonic Plague in some labs. It will never cease to exist, as samples will have to be kept in the case of a similar virus or us missing some.
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RE: Polio virus nearly eradicated
February 21, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Nearly eradicated in the wild is not good enough. If Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan don't take the initiative in stamping the damn thing out it'll simply reinfect migrants as it spreads through India's borders.
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RE: Polio virus nearly eradicated
February 21, 2012 at 7:48 pm
(February 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:If Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan
In those 3 shitholes getting polio is probably an improvement over living a long time.
I appreciate that was not meant seriously Min but, on a serious note, it is worth remembering that polio is one of the most evil of '
god's creations'. It does not necessarily give the mercy of death, it can just screw up children's bodies in multiple ways. One of my cousins has been severely deformed by polio for about 60 years. On balance, maybe she would have preferred living in Pakistan.
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