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Okay, I finally have picked up a bug somewhere. And I'm already starting to cough. My head is stuffy, and I feel like my throat is raw.
For 10 points, name the virus or bacteria causing it.
For another 10 points, guess the duration of this illness.
Winners will be posted after recovery or after the autopsy, whichever comes first. In case of autopsy, the illness duration will be judged as the time between 7 am CST June 6th, 05 and the official time of death as recorded in coroner's report. Judges decisions are final. (You can say that again!)
On the plus side, I get to indulge in my favorite movies -- it's my little "I don't fee good" treat to myself. For 50 points, guess which movies I shall be watching. Icarus, Cor and dkw are disqualified as they already know.
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Oh, DKW!!! I hope you didn't think I meant his being sick was due to you!!!!!!!!!! That is not how I meant it at all!!!
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Oh, yeah: Bob, stock up on cheap sugar-water popsicles. (Not any of those healthy, acidic "real juice" ones -- you want the funny colored ones. Trust me.)
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The major projected plague of the 70's never really hit us, so let's revive it! You are the first person to ever actually suffer from Swine Flu. It will last ten days, after which there will be no healthy doctors or nurses left anywhere in the world to treat you and no one left well enough to feed you. At that point, you will begin to die of hunger, and we will all shortly follow.
As far as the movie: due to your disease, you are watching a marathon of Babe, Babe, Pig in the City, and Charlotte's Web.
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What is truly frightening, is that I too recommend sugary popsicles and the really really bad juices like Hi C and Hawaiian Punch in addition to certain OTC cold remedies, as well as Vicks Vaporub.
[High Fives CT]!
I've never heard another clinician recommend OTC popsicles, especially the funky sugar-water ones in all the bright dayglo colors. I personally buy mine in bulk at this cheesy local grocery store called "Mor For Less" (sic)
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Bob, I am going to cure you by threat of my grandmother's cough remedy. You will stop coughing just thinking about it. I used to cough into my pillow so she would not hear me, but I would still hear her footsteps going to the kitchen, and then the clink-clink of the spoon against the glass as she made a mixture of:
One glass of warm water One quarter CUP of vinegar Tablespoon of honey.
No spoonfuls, just drink it down. This is for the tickle kind of cough.
The worst thing about it was that it WORKED.
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Liz, I make the same thing, but with 2x the acid -- and I use lemon (or orange) juice instead of vinegar. Probably doesn't taste nearly as nasty!
For those wimps who can't handle it full-strength, dilute with more hot water -- or tea.
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2 things: If your chest is cold, take the ice off, for crying out loud, and put the bug down if you picked it up. Geez. No common sense whatsoever.
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Get well soon, Bob!
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Mry, try it with notes. dadada's are all same note. Then go "UP" on the dahhh's, and back down. That should get you close enough.
Although today I feel a bit better so I'm going to Harry Potter to celebrate.
Is it just me or are the movies out right now pretty sucky. We have Harry Potter and Shrek 2 and the rest of it looks like garbage (or I've already seen it, like Troy).
But I mean, "Soul Plane?" ????????
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Well, no-one has gotten the name of the virus yet. It was a virus, though, not a bacterium.
Duration: I'm going with 24 hours, since I now feel mostly better. At least good enough to go see Harry Potter, if not to do the yard work I meant to do this weekend.
As for the movies: The Star Wars original trilogy, box set of the remastered version. Not the director's cut. But I'll give it to Liz because she actually said the words "Star Wars." I think Moose knew what it was. Icarus' guess doesn't count because he and I actually watched them together once and at that point he learned that these are the films I watch whenever I'm sick.
Okay, any guesses for the name of the virus?
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Thank you, Bob. I am sending you some music as a prize for finally giving a prize, and giving that prize to me.
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Fred is the name of the carton of orange juice that my friend (an engineer, was in the Caltech dorms at the time) and his roomies had in their fridge for about 6 months . . .
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"Since the virus has now migrated to my ear canal, the duration question has not yet been settled."
Ooh, Bob, that virus sounds very erie. I bet you are getting a guadal sympathy for it, though. I hope it suez your soul. What you need is a panama grandma's chicken soup.
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I felt pretty bad yesterday, too, so in honor of you, Bob, I watched Star Wars. I then threw up in the evening. Sure wish I had the original non-Disnified version.
And yes, I knew it was Star Wars, but I've received enough points and prizes, so Elizabeth is welcome to them.
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Actually Moose was eligible, but he just hinted that he knew the answer and didn't actually say it.
I'm not sure which is the "Disnified" version. I have episodes IV - VI on VHS tape. This is the remastered version without any added scenes (like the silly Jabba the Hut wriggling around town looking 1/3 the size he should be.
It has improved sound and some of the scenes were reworked so that the sand & sky on Tatooine are definitely different colors (for example). But nothing too drastic in the way of fixes otherwise. You can still just make out the little opaque boxes around each of the fighters as they go through the scene. That kind of stuff.
I think the DVDs might be really really cool when released later this year. If Lucas took this long working on them, I bet they are really technically perfect. He probably blew and restored scenes though, and that extra stuff is usually just junk as far as I'm concerned.
Oh well, maybe they'll give us the option???
I have the version with the silly interview of Lucas by Leonard Maltin. It's basically something to use to get the tracking right before the movie starts. Lucas is babbling and they both act as if this stuff is "real!" It's a hoot.
Ela, I'm feeling much better, but not 100%. Probably 92% or thereabouts.
Rivka, sorry about the Fred thing. It's just his name, y'know. Nothing I can do about it.
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