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SARS Contained

The World Health Organization has declared that SARS is contained, for now. Toronto has engaged in extensive analysis of the outbreak there, leading to a number of interesting and in-depth stories about the progression of the disease.

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  1. I hold China responsible for SARS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. 3 men sitting at a gas station by ObviousGuy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A truck pulls up and the driver falls out covered in his own mucus.

    In the passenger seat the driver's wife and child are dead.

    This isn't the end, it's just the beginning.

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  3. No, I'm sorry, it isn't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I still got some in me ASS

  4. Ganstaz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yo are there gangstaz in your city? I live in Medina, New York and we got mad gangstaz they drive cars with loud music etc

  5. Dr Evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ok. you win the battle, but you won't win the war.
    i may not get you with sars this time, but i'll create another virus and kill you all
    Hahahaahaha HAhahahahahah

    signed: Dr Evil

  6. I have an image that represents this... by Alystair · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://www.emotioneric.com/emotionfill/preventsars .html Emotion Eric can be used for anything nowadays!

  7. Re:people who say "farking" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes, adults always say fsck.

  8. Offtopic??!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Get a sense of humor, mods. Dat shit was funny!!!

  9. SARS is bad by Todd+Law · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    These SARS outbreaks have definitely been scary, but quite frankly they don't hold a candle to the very grave threat of an Iraqi WMD attack. I'm glad our leaders had the sense to stop this threat and get all of their oil at the same time. There are billions of WMDs in Iraq, so I'm still a bit uneasy since Saddam might have his hand on the button right now. North Korea is scary too, but it is said that they only have a couple of WMDs. Piss on worrying about "civilian casualties," bomb them all to death then bomb their graveyards.

  10. I heard that Linus has SARS??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it true?

  11. Re:Blame Canada, blame Canada... *sings* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  12. Re:Current Viral Threat by fussman · · Score: 0, Offtopic
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    You ignorant troll. It was actually old unlicenced versions of windows 95 and 98 that were the most popular choice of Islamic Terrorists. We need to get rid of another virus. It's name is you.

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  14. Re:Some perspective on SARS. by MicroBerto · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Am I the only person that is NEVER impressed by these dry humored new-age internet comics?

    Hahaha as I read what I just wrote, maybe you don't want to check out my signature.. :)

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