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I have never seen this "John Bull" before. Are you sure you haven't made him up?
At least he gets a surname, I suppose. Although "John Bollocks" would have been better.
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quote: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by WizArtist: So what does that say about all those animals wearing $400 designer outfits and being toted around in $1,500 Gucci handbags by "people" wearing cosmetics made from animals and having more silicon than the San Fransisco bay area? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roughly the same things it says about people who put forth that showing concern for animal welfare somehow downplays human suffering.
I'm not putting down people concerned about animal welfare. I'm putting down those that put animal welfare above the welfare of human beings and are on a crusade to convert everyone else to their self proclaimed morally superior point of view.
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-------------------- Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering. -Aeschylus, Agamemnon
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Oh, John Bull is real. Or as real as an imaginary character gets. But he just was never as. . . pervasive, is that the right word? . . . as Uncle Sam.
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Well, probably not, unless they know a bit of history. I'm aware there was such a character but I've never seen him used anywhere in my lifetime.
This page has a small illustration of the character.
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I believe League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen makes passing reference to him. But it's still a load of hogpoopoo.
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Ah, didn't see Tim had already posted images. Must not have loaded before I clicked 'next.'
Either that, or spending the last 4 days battling the Death Virii of 2003-04 has left me more discombobulated than I believed.
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Besides, everyone's had it. And they've been content to exagerate it up to "flu". Tsk. Silly Americans.
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Nah, this wasn't the flu. The flu is a respiratory virus.
Whatever this was it affected way more systems than that.
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"The symptoms of influenza appear suddenly and often include:
Fever of 100�F (37.8�C) to 104�F (40�C), which can reach 106�F (41.1�C) when symptoms first develop. Fever is usually continuous, but it may come and go. Fever may be lower in older adults than in children and younger adults. Shaking chills. Body aches and muscle pain (often severe), commonly in the back, arms, or legs. Headache. Pain when you move your eyes. Fatigue, a general feeling of sickness (malaise), and loss of appetite. A dry cough, runny nose, and dry or sore throat. You may not notice these during the first few days of the illness when other symptoms are more severe. As fever goes away, these symptoms usually become more evident. "
It may be a respitory virus, but it affects more than your breathing. What other symptoms did you have? Because if it's bad, I'm not kissing you.
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