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not to mention the big cat in The Goodies.Dark wrote:That reminds me of Monty Python.. the giant cat in "Attack Of The Killer Cars".
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We're having French chicken tonight
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Blimey lookout for the bird flu!Obviousman wrote:We're having French chicken tonight
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Tell us if you grow feathers.Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Blimey lookout for the bird flu!Obviousman wrote:We're having French chicken tonight
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Nothing itchy yet
A French one as their very nice chickens were very cheap, odd enough
A French one as their very nice chickens were very cheap, odd enough
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And I suppose you were pretty much into British beef some years ago ? Are you sure you're not just a tad greedy, not one tiny iota ?
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Ah, well, I'm sure it only comes over the border if it's controlled really well. And most probably Belgium will have the flu anytime soon too, so. BSE is just before my time, but I remember Dioxine here in Belgium, twas like living in Eastern Europe, half-empty shops and all that
But IIRC we ate chicken in those days too, and I've never had any problems as far as I remember.
Greedy? I keep your economy going man, you should be happy
But IIRC we ate chicken in those days too, and I've never had any problems as far as I remember.
Greedy? I keep your economy going man, you should be happy
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Only because damn' EC won't let us get rid o... I mean honestly sell contaminated meat. They say it must be clean and all. Like they wouldn't trust us.Obviousman wrote:Ah, well, I'm sure it only comes over the border if it's controlled really well.
I mean it's fair : you buy our meat, we buy your comics (yeah, I know you do too).
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Well, I only have a dog, so I'm still quite comfortableBadlander wrote:I've just been informed that a cat was found dead from H5N1 in Germany.
NOW I'm scared
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maybe the cat caught and ate an infected birdBadlander wrote:I've just been informed that a cat was found dead from H5N1 in Germany.
NOW I'm scared
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I told my two guys not to catch any birds....I guess they're safe...doc P wrote:maybe the cat caught and ate an infected birdBadlander wrote:I've just been informed that a cat was found dead from H5N1 in Germany.
NOW I'm scared
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It's a bit of a worry, the cat. Everyone's been panicking about H5N1 crossing to humans, no-one's considered that it might jump to another species instead. Feline bird flu?
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So we are back at this now?markfiend wrote:It's a bit of a worry, the cat. Everyone's been panicking about H5N1 crossing to humans, no-one's considered that it might jump to another species instead. Feline bird flu?
scary stuff.
Put their heads on f*cking pikes in front of the venue for all I care.
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I heard several cats have already been found dead from H5N1 in Asia. They had either eaten sick birds or smelled birds' poo.markfiend wrote:It's a bit of a worry, the cat. Everyone's been panicking about H5N1 crossing to humans, no-one's considered that it might jump to another species instead. Feline bird flu?
Stop press : the dead cat found in Germany had indeed eaten a bird.
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Quite the same as kids toying with dead birds then
I'll just make sure my dog doesn't lick anything connected in any way to birds when walking her then...
I'll just make sure my dog doesn't lick anything connected in any way to birds when walking her then...
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My Mum was in a meeting about all this yesterday headed by a government woman & told me all about it....
There is absolutely no doubt that Avian Flu will reach these shores... because its already here!!! Its always here. The question is will it turn into a human killer like it has in Asia? Virtually no chance. You have to firstly have real flu yourself (Not man flu, proper flu!) & then you will have to virually sleep with an infected bird/cat/whatever animal has it for a few days in a very confined space.
We'll be ok. Animals won't for a long time (estimated at 5 years from the first outbreak to the last), but we will.
There is absolutely no doubt that Avian Flu will reach these shores... because its already here!!! Its always here. The question is will it turn into a human killer like it has in Asia? Virtually no chance. You have to firstly have real flu yourself (Not man flu, proper flu!) & then you will have to virually sleep with an infected bird/cat/whatever animal has it for a few days in a very confined space.
We'll be ok. Animals won't for a long time (estimated at 5 years from the first outbreak to the last), but we will.
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Do you have - did she get - any information as to how serious the condition is ? I heard it's no more serious than a bad flu. Like Spanish flu after WWI, which killed millions of people, but only because of sheer exhaustion caused by the conflict and lack of all sorts of resources and means of subsistance. Weak bodies that just couldn't take it.
Actual flu can be quite a serious condition, so it's not to be neglected. But on the other hand, if bird flu is really what it's supposed to be, a flu, it may not be the relentless killer we're afraid it is. It's potentianlly dangerous for the elderly, children, pregnant women and the like. But all in all, nothing to get crazy about.
You're more likely to get lung cancer or die in a car accident.
Actual flu can be quite a serious condition, so it's not to be neglected. But on the other hand, if bird flu is really what it's supposed to be, a flu, it may not be the relentless killer we're afraid it is. It's potentianlly dangerous for the elderly, children, pregnant women and the like. But all in all, nothing to get crazy about.
You're more likely to get lung cancer or die in a car accident.
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My cat snores. Even that I find cute ! Tells you how gaga I am.Dark wrote:My cat's been sneezing today, and my dog. I doubt it's anything, though my cat looks so utterly cute when she sneezes and raises a paw to her nose/mouth. ^_^
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