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WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!! (Original Post) La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 OP
We sure are, my dear Pri! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #1
that's very nice of you CP to give MSF monthly. La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #6
omg! something scarier than ebola! waking up married to kim k! can i get that from bowling?? unblock Oct 2014 #9
Only from bowling with Kim K. Rozlee Oct 2014 #25
speak for yourself. i have no such plans. unblock Oct 2014 #2
Friday afternoon all the worries just float into the air BeyondGeography Oct 2014 #3
a terrified lyndsi graham said isis will come here and kill us all belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #4
Eventually! greatauntoftriplets Oct 2014 #5
Rage, RAGE against the dying of the light!!!!!!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #7
I know, but meanwhile I've got SheilaT Oct 2014 #8
"It's a long long way to the graveyard. . ." DinahMoeHum Oct 2014 #10
Castles made of sand seveneyes Oct 2014 #11
All great men are dead... kentuck Oct 2014 #12
Nobody gets out of here alive. Iggo Oct 2014 #13
... RKP5637 Oct 2014 #27
We need a war against death phil89 Oct 2014 #14
seriously.. most of our current world revolves around Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #21
Even in a worst case scenario, I don't think Ebola ever makes it to my town. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #15
unless they decide to experiment on you.. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #22
The Little Gray Dudes already did... and it was awesome. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #26
I mean the vaccine developers.. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #37
True, but it's been one helluva ride so far... bluesbassman Oct 2014 #16
Happy Friday to you too Pri :) Marrah_G Oct 2014 #17
Who cares, it's Friday!!! arcane1 Oct 2014 #18
Yup. Dying from the moment we're born. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #19
And when it happens, remember to go into the light Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #20
If you watch mass media: Initech Oct 2014 #23
These days, I'm looking forward to it. malthaussen Oct 2014 #24
I think given the current trend, they are being handed a pretty shitty world! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #28
Ebola or not it's going to happen anyways tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #29
Yes. Life is always fatal. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #30
Yep. We sure are. Aristus Oct 2014 #31
Happy Friday! bigwillq Oct 2014 #32
This song sums it up zappaman Oct 2014 #33
Yep. Birth is deadly. A 100% mortality rate. riqster Oct 2014 #34
What is MSF? Thanks onecent Oct 2014 #35
medecins sans frontieres La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #36
What? colsohlibgal Oct 2014 #38
Duh! (love it) n/t raven mad Oct 2014 #39

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,567 posts)
1. We sure are, my dear Pri!
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:47 PM
Oct 2014

My Friday is good, and I wish you the same!

As the saying has it, more people have been married to Kim Kardashian than have died from ebola here in the USA.



And I give to MSF monthly. They are doing such important and dangerous work, often in places where nobody else will go!

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
8. I know, but meanwhile I've got
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:49 PM
Oct 2014

plans for my 97th birthday. There's a total eclipse of the sun I want to see on August 12, 2045.

DinahMoeHum

(21,783 posts)
10. "It's a long long way to the graveyard. . ."
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:49 PM
Oct 2014
". . .and you'd best not die on the way
'Cause we won't have the chance when we get there
So we might as well shake hands on the way
On the way, on the way,
We might as well shake hands on the way
'Cause we won't have the chance when we get there
So we might as well shake hands on the way"

keep dancing
make love
keep singing
have fun
make music


etc.

http://www.reverbnation.com/WorkOTheWeavers/song/8321065-long-way-to-graveyard-hellermandarling
 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
21. seriously.. most of our current world revolves around
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 01:51 PM
Oct 2014

preventing death at all costs. The war is already on, and
it's absurd.

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
15. Even in a worst case scenario, I don't think Ebola ever makes it to my town.
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:57 PM
Oct 2014

My valley is at 7,000 feet above sea level. Three lanes up, three down. No real hospital to speak of... No one with Ebola will be coming here.

Zero worries on that.

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
37. I mean the vaccine developers..
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 04:48 PM
Oct 2014

I know those little grays are something else. They do make an
exceptional cup of tea.

bluesbassman

(19,369 posts)
16. True, but it's been one helluva ride so far...
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:59 PM
Oct 2014

One foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. Make every day count.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
19. Yup. Dying from the moment we're born.
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 01:28 PM
Oct 2014

Some people just have a better idea of exactly when they'll die than others.

As someone pointed out, though, our 'survival rate' for ebola patients in the US is a hell of a lot better than the posted '50-90%' lethal rate. I think it's become more obvious that the disease is NOT as lethal as it has been proclaimed, AS LONG AS you realize you've got it early on and get modern care. That the extremely high death rates were more a function of lack of any real ability to provide supportive care while the disease ran its course in outbreaks occurring in Africa.

Which also reinforces the idea that the best thing we can do going forward is put a lot of money into ramping up the medical infrastructure capabilities of African nations.

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)
29. Ebola or not it's going to happen anyways
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 02:38 PM
Oct 2014

Nobody is immortal. It's not a matter of if but when. Whether that be tomorrow, 10 years from now, or 50 years from now, it's inevitable.

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