--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > This is not the chicken little > > > > yk2 shit. The agreement amongst scientist that this is the > > > > greatest danger humanity has ever faced is universal>>> > > > > > > Not true. This is typical mis-quoting. Scientists have said that > it > > > COULD pose the greatest threat, IF it mutates,and then only IF > it is > > > a strain that is effortlessly and easily spread from human to > > > human, and IF it is deadly in such a scenario. IF all these 4 > > > hurdles are met, THEN it COULD pose a big threat to society. > > > > However, there seems to be a great deal of agreement > > among the experts that it is *likely* that all four > > hurdles will be met. And if they are, the potential > > consequences would be so devastating that we can't just > > sit back and say, Well, but it might not happen.>>> > > > I might get hit on the head by a meteorite if I step outside the > door. > The BMA article was suggesting it was just hypothetical and not > likely. > > > > > > I bet your friend there WAS a true believer in Y2K disaster. I > bet > > > he still has stocks of steamed rice and tinned garbonzo beans > left > > > over from the stockpile he made before Y2k. > > > > Maybe. But the difference is that we took very > > effective measures to *keep* Y2K from being a > > disaster. Had we not, it could well have been.>>> > > > Nonsense. Y2k bug never was. You can try to justify your previous > faith in it, but there never was a threat. > > Bird flu will all blow over in less than a year, and when it does > you will be stuck with the name in your brain...."Off_world_beings".
I think I'd prefer the bird flu, actually. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
