Swine Flu Mutating

Scientists in Brazil have identified a new strand of the killer disease in a patient in Sao Paulo.
The mutated form has been named A/Sao Paolo/1454/H1N1 by bacteriologists at the Adolfo Lutz Institute after experts compared the mutated virus with samples of the original swine flu from California.
more HERE

Can you catch anything doin' this...?

we can hear the logic now:
" ...first we all jump in the pool with our clothes on, then we come into the house, turn on the air conditioning, guzzle a lot of booze and swap copious amounts of eachothers' spit for a few hours...then it gets really interesting..."

Masking Pandemic

Perhaps it’s just a precautionary step, but we are ready to fight it in style and for a good cause. In an attempt to lighten up the global paranoia that has set in, artist Irina Blok, has produced these fun and cheerful surgical masks for $10 dollars each with proceeds going to an honorable charity, Children International, to help children and families in times of crisis.
available HERE

First Celebrity Swine Flu Fatality

And we all know who the carrier is...

Heidi is Hilarious...like a joke

Heidi Montag was so determined to film the clip in Mexico last month that she visited the country with her new husband Spencer Pratt at the height of pandemic fears.
But without a plot line in sight and no more scenery than a pool and sandy beach, the effort almost begs belief.
Instead of good quality production values and careful directing, the clip employs the use of a very simply strategy - a bikini and lots of flesh.
more HERE

Another Way to Contract the Swine Flu?

Lone Pig of Afghanistan

Afghanistan's only known pig has been locked in a room, away from visitors to Kabul zoo where it normally grazes beside deer and goats, because people are worried it could infect them with the virus popularly known as swine flu.
The pig is a curiosity in Muslim Afghanistan, where pork and pig products are illegal because they are considered irreligious, and has been in quarantine since last Sunday after visitors expressed alarm it could spread the new flu strain.
more HERE

The Famous and The Flu

Who's that masked woman? Just one of a dozen celebrities caught wearing a face mask. Find out who it is! Plus many more HERE

Swine Flu - The Video Game

You have only one sneeze. Use it wisely. Yes, it’s Stop Swine Flu, the video game.
The action starts with a schplouuush of green mucus hitting your screen, then switches to a street somewhere. Your avatar stands among pedestrians. The background noises are coughs, sneezes, noses being blown. Choose your moment, then tap the space bar to sneeze. Everyone hit by your spray turns green, then sneezes in turn, infecting others.
New York Times article HERE
play HERE

Swine Flu Origin Discovered...

click the pic

Snotty Soccer Swine

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Chivas defender Hector Reynoso has been suspended from the Copa Santander Libertadores for pretending to cough and spit in an opponent's face, gestures interpreted as threatening to spread swine flu.
The Mexican coughed several times in the face of Sebastian Penco - an Argentine playing for Chilean club Everton - in a Copa Libertadores match last week.
story w/video HERE

Related:
Reynoso apologizes for coughing

Swine Flu Exposes Idiots!

The perils of plastic surgery and Botox gone bad poster child, Lisa Rinna says she thinks her family may have contracted the virus prior to knowing what the swine flu was.
"We had it before it came out. ...We had it at our house, I believe, and everyone is fine," she claimed.
blurb HERE

...interesting...considering the H1N1 virus strain has never been seen before...

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Fear & Loathing in the Conservative Media

THE PUNCHLINE

"It's (swine flu) bad in Mexico. They're not allowing anyone to go to the soccer games. They're playing them, just no fans are in the stands. Just like soccer here in the United States."
-- David Letterman

Swine Flu

T-shirt of the Month

available HERE
more swine flu gags HERE

Pandemic Plush Toy

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - A man from Mexico is trying to capitalize on the H1N1 virus with a new line of stuffed animal called Achufy! The small, blue stuffed figurine is supposed to commemorate the latest outbreak of H1N1 in Mexico and across the globe. For 345 pesos (roughly $30.00 U.S.) people can purchase Achufy!
The creator of Achufy! says the stuffed animal is, "A souvenir of the 2009 Epidemic that united Mexico. You can use the stuffed animal to tell your grandchildren of this unique experience in history."
The creator has been criticized, being called "opportunistic." But, others feel the idea is "genius."
You can view the purchase place for the toy here. Some users on the purchasing site have commented how similar the toy appears to the Common Cold toy of international company GIANTmicrobes.com
(This information has been translated from a Spanish article on Milenio.com)

THE PUNCHLINE

"To give you an idea how bad this swine flu is, today the U.S. government took down the border wall and replaced it with a giant sneeze guard."
-- Jay Leno

The Great Egyptian Swine Slaughter

Cairo, Egypt - hit hard by bird flu, has ordered the slaughter of every pig herd in the country as a precaution against swine flu, a step the United Nations said was a mistake.
The H1N1 swine flu virus is spread by people and is not present in Egyptian animals but culling pigs, largely viewed as unclean in Muslim Egypt, could help quell any panic.
more HERE

...does everything in that part of the world have to be of biblical proportions?

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THE PUNCHLINE

"It's so sunny that my face has a tan line from my swine flu mask"
-- David Letterman