Open Bar: ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Is this something other than this year's flu, or did you not get your shots?

I got my shots.  This is the upper respiratory tract thingie going around.

Has all the hallmarks of a flu, walked right though the vaccine, kicked my ass, took my lunch.  Everyone here seems to be getting it,whether or not they had the shot.

Oh, I got that in October. That shit's no fun. I only beat it by having a vaporizer in the bedroom at night.

The shot only protects against the three most virulent strains. You're still wide open to everything else.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Semester officially over for me.

Math final was rough. The info seemed to just drop out of my head at the moment I got the exam. I think I figured out what was going on though and only left one question unanswered (we get partial credit for the work shown).

Got email from biology professor. 97 on the final, B+ for the course. He's looking forward to having me again for Genetics.

[Lenin McCarthy]

Went home to my family for Christmas break, the rest of the family is away so now I'm just spending my days reading and watching movies.

Also, my girlfriend is depressed and is isolating herself from me, and I'm really unsure how to deal with it.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Went home to my family for Christmas break, the rest of the family is away so now I'm just spending my days reading and watching movies.

Also, my girlfriend is depressed and is isolating herself from me, and I'm really unsure how to deal with it.

Patiently. Sorry to hear it dude. Hope she feels better soon.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Seriously?  You've never heard of that?  It's pretty much how mass vaccinations work.

Community immunity, yes. I guess even farmers don't like to think of themselves as a herd, though. Weird.

Funny, is that the new PC term for herd immunity?

George Carlin would be impressed. :P

[Salty]

The very best thing about the bus is: its not wasted time. I do all kinds of shit here.

The very worst thing: when they are way the fuck early. Also drunks with knives.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Also, it isn't much of a hassle or a privation anymore. You go to the grocery store, hand the pharmacist $25, and they give you a shot and a coupon for a latte. At least that's how it works here.

And CPD, you are forgiven because you're young, but do please read the link LMNO posted. Herd immunity is important because it prevents disease from spreading to those who are most vulnerable, such as newborns.

Feedlot conditions have created a perfect breeding ground for some incredibly nasty flu strains in the last few years. These are not "sick in bed for a week" flus, these are strains that are killing young healthy people by sending their immune systems into overdrive. Good idea to get vaccinated if you deal with the public.

I'm 32. I understand how mass immunization works; farmer, etc. I just never heard the term 'herd immunity' applied to people. Community immunity yeah. I thought LMNO was making a dig. 

I spend two weeks with a migraine and vomiting my guts up every time I get a flu shot, so I stopped getting them because I can't afford to miss two straight weeks of work.

32 isn't as young as I thought you are, but it's pretty young from here. Old enough though that I'm surprised you haven't heard the term herd immunity since it's the one most often used academically and in disease prevention, but hey, different communities, different strokes.

No need to be defensive; if you're a person who can't deal with immunizations, you'e exactly the person herd immunity protects.

No worries, not defensive, just amused.  I am regularly mistaken for a teenage gay boy. :P

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Also, it isn't much of a hassle or a privation anymore. You go to the grocery store, hand the pharmacist $25, and they give you a shot and a coupon for a latte. At least that's how it works here.

And CPD, you are forgiven because you're young, but do please read the link LMNO posted. Herd immunity is important because it prevents disease from spreading to those who are most vulnerable, such as newborns.

Feedlot conditions have created a perfect breeding ground for some incredibly nasty flu strains in the last few years. These are not "sick in bed for a week" flus, these are strains that are killing young healthy people by sending their immune systems into overdrive. Good idea to get vaccinated if you deal with the public.

I'm 32. I understand how mass immunization works; farmer, etc. I just never heard the term 'herd immunity' applied to people. Community immunity yeah. I thought LMNO was making a dig. 

I spend two weeks with a migraine and vomiting my guts up every time I get a flu shot, so I stopped getting them because I can't afford to miss two straight weeks of work.

32 isn't as young as I thought you are, but it's pretty young from here. Old enough though that I'm surprised you haven't heard the term herd immunity since it's the one most often used academically and in disease prevention, but hey, different communities, different strokes.

No need to be defensive; if you're a person who can't deal with immunizations, you'e exactly the person herd immunity protects.

No worries, not defensive, just amused.  I am regularly mistaken for a teenage gay boy. :P

Hahaha

I was, too, or a homeless kid. Right up until I had a baby and people were like "Oh, boobs".

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Seriously?  You've never heard of that?  It's pretty much how mass vaccinations work.

Community immunity, yes. I guess even farmers don't like to think of themselves as a herd, though. Weird.

Funny, is that the new PC term for herd immunity?

George Carlin would be impressed. :P

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So I have this dilemma.

Drunk on the freedom of Winter Break, the other day I accidentally a whole Zen monk. Now he thinks he is in love and wants to marry me?!?! I am not for that kind of thing. What do?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

So I have this dilemma.

Drunk on the freedom of Winter Break, the other day I accidentally a whole Zen monk. Now he thinks he is in love and wants to marry me?!?! I am not for that kind of thing. What do?

Wait, what? 

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

So I have this dilemma.

Drunk on the freedom of Winter Break, the other day I accidentally a whole Zen monk. Now he thinks he is in love and wants to marry me?!?! I am not for that kind of thing. What do?

Use words? "Thanks, you're a neat guy and it was fun mashing bits together but I don't want committed relationship ever" words?

[hooplala]

So I have this dilemma.

Drunk on the freedom of Winter Break, the other day I accidentally a whole Zen monk. Now he thinks he is in love and wants to marry me?!?! I am not for that kind of thing. What do?

Remind him that all things on earth are fleeting.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

So I have this dilemma.

Drunk on the freedom of Winter Break, the other day I accidentally a whole Zen monk. Now he thinks he is in love and wants to marry me?!?! I am not for that kind of thing. What do?

Remind him that all things on earth are fleeting.

Damn. 

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Yeah, it was a perfect setup for the "impermanence" thing. 

"I wanna be a monk, no I don't, I wanna get married" doesn't sound like a stable type, anyway. Maybe remind him of that if he gets pesty.