February 03, 2005

The Onion: Alarmists excited over bird flu

Parody is funniest when it is closest to reality. As in this week's the ONION.

In the piece, one fictitious journalist says, "Listen, I'm no disease expert. But I know that people should be warned about global devastation any time a devastation scenario can be extrapolated from an actual news report. And for the 16th consecutive month, that time is now."

Posted by schwitz at February 3, 2005 11:05 AM
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There's a really fascinating and well-researched page of articles on the horrific effects of the 1918 flu (the 'Spanish Flu'), together with experts' reports on the likelihood of another global pandemic, over at http://www.survivalistskills.com/1918FLU.HTM.

It makes for truly terrifying reading!

Posted by: Cathy Johnson at April 12, 2005 11:00 AM
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