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Black Death Discovered In Oregon

Posted by timothy on from the oregon-the-euthanasia-state dept.

redletterdave writes "The Black Death, a strain of bubonic plague that destroyed nearly a third of Europe's entire population between 1347 and 1369, has been found in Oregon. Health officials in Portland have confirmed that a man contracted the plague after getting bitten by a cat. The unidentified man, who is currently in his 50s, had tried to pry a dead mouse from a stray cat's mouth on June 2 when the cat attacked him. Days later, fever and sickness drove the man to check himself into Oregon's St. Charles Medical Center, where he is currently in 'critical condition.'"

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  1. Re:Darwin in action. by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    It really wasn't a dead mouse. It was a bag of pot he hid under a bush so his wife wouldn't find it. You can't really tell that to the folks at the hospital.

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  2. Obligatory LOLcat ref by thatseattleguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can has worldwide pandemic?

  3. Re:Darwin in action. by Pi+Is+A+Rational · · Score: 5, Funny

    [citation needed]

  4. Re:Darwin in action. by EdIII · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's just like your opinion, man.

  5. Re:Darwin in action. by jamesh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jesus christ

    Can't we have an irrational flaming discussion about evolution without bringing him into it??

  6. Re:Darwin in action. by datavirtue · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the Black Plague to penis fangs, god I love slashdot.

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