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zappaman

(20,606 posts) Sat Oct 4, 2014, 01:51 AM Oct 2014

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Can you catch Ebola from the telephone?

I have to make a business call to Africa next week.
Should I be worried?

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Can you catch Ebola from the telephone? (Original Post) zappaman Oct 2014 OP

Yes definitely, unless you call collect still_one Oct 2014 #1

Plastic and duct tape Politicalboi Oct 2014 #2

Landline or mobile? LeftyMom Oct 2014 #3

Regardless, speakerphone and shout from across the room. Barack_America Oct 2014 #6

In code. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #7

Wrap the phone in plastic sheeting before you speak to any person from an infected area. herding cats Oct 2014 #4

It depends, does the phone have vomit or mucus or blood all over it? Rex Oct 2014 #5

Does DU allow Africans to post in GD? How can they possibly explain that... Barack_America Oct 2014 #8

Do not touch the TV while watching "Roots", could catch Ebola then also, I hear. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #9

Use your cell phone and you'll be fine. MineralMan Oct 2014 #10

Only if you have...a fluid dialogue pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #11

Well played! zappaman Oct 2014 #12

still_one

(92,136 posts)

1. Yes definitely, unless you call collect

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:00 AM

Oct 2014

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

2. Plastic and duct tape

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:13 AM

Oct 2014

Just place it around your head, and you'll be fine. LOL! Just kidding of course.

LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)

3. Landline or mobile?

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:19 AM

Oct 2014

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

6. Regardless, speakerphone and shout from across the room.

Reply to LeftyMom (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:32 AM

Oct 2014

LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)

7. In code.

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:34 AM

Oct 2014

herding cats

(19,564 posts)

4. Wrap the phone in plastic sheeting before you speak to any person from an infected area.

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:22 AM

Oct 2014

Oh, and duct tape. Don't forget the duct tape. The more the better!

Rex

(65,616 posts)

5. It depends, does the phone have vomit or mucus or blood all over it?

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:22 AM

Oct 2014

Serious question.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

8. Does DU allow Africans to post in GD? How can they possibly explain that...

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 02:37 AM

Oct 2014

...given Ebola and all? Is Skinner doing twice daily temperature checks on these people? How does he know they didn't take Tylenol? There's clearly vomit on a lot of posts around here...

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

9. Do not touch the TV while watching "Roots", could catch Ebola then also, I hear.

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 09:25 AM

Oct 2014

Boo!

MineralMan

(146,286 posts)

10. Use your cell phone and you'll be fine.

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 09:48 AM

Oct 2014

The virus can't travel through the air. POTS Wires? Be very afraid! The Ebola virus will zoom right through those wires and go straight into your ear.

Note: I have this on the very best authority: naturalnews.com.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

11. Only if you have...a fluid dialogue

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 10:02 AM

Oct 2014

zappaman

(20,606 posts)

12. Well played!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #11)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 12:49 PM

Oct 2014

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