Mutating Bird Flu

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darmstadt replied

13 January 2006, 14:06
Originally posted by Rebecca Loos

actually Turkey's a funny place. I love Turkish food (kebabs and iskenders as you can find them in the southern hemisphere, not the dodgy vans here) and coffee as you say is really nice - but in Turkey itself, it's really hard to find good food and I have been very disappointed each time (2) I've been there

Wot, swarthy Turkish Lotharios not to you're liking?
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cojak replied

13 January 2006, 14:03
forget Marmaris and get yerself down to the Turquoise Coast.

Bootiful...
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Rebecca Loos replied

13 January 2006, 12:52
actually Turkey's a funny place. I love Turkish food (kebabs and iskenders as you can find them in the southern hemisphere, not the dodgy vans here) and coffee as you say is really nice - but in Turkey itself, it's really hard to find good food and I have been very disappointed each time (2) I've been there
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cojak replied

13 January 2006, 10:12
but they can make great coffee...
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Rebecca Loos replied

13 January 2006, 09:59
yeah but no but yeah but I bet there's more Turks in East London than Welsh and Scots. Put together.
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Board Game Geek replied

13 January 2006, 09:39
Turkey is the only country near us

Becky love, have you been borrowing the "All Terrorists Live Next Door" book from George Bush again ?

AFAIK, Turkey is a bit further than Wales or Scotland....
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Churchill replied

13 January 2006, 09:36
Originally posted by Board Game Geek

Yeah, but what about the Turkey Pluckers ? Surely they were in close proximity to the birds ? A possible entry point ?

Phone the papers...let's start a new wave of hysteria !

Ah well, any port in a storm...
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Rebecca Loos replied

13 January 2006, 09:36
how come Turkey is the only country near us affected by bird flu? Is it a coincidence? Does the virus has some sort of sense of humour? We should be told! I might have to move from my current "Sparrow Way" address!!!!
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Board Game Geek replied

13 January 2006, 09:32
Yeah, but what about the Turkey Pluckers ? Surely they were in close proximity to the birds ? A possible entry point ?

Phone the papers...let's start a new wave of hysteria !
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wc2 replied

13 January 2006, 09:06
Originally posted by Gibbon

Experts have stated that the strain of the bird flu virus has mutated in Turkey

Lucky for us Christmas has come & gone.
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Board Game Geek replied

13 January 2006, 08:33
PMSL !

Actually, I think you are probably suffering from Bird-Flu-By-Proxy Syndrome.

This is where we are bombarded so much by hyped-up media reports and constant TV coverage, that we subconciously develop the symptoms in the first place.

Nasty cough ?....must be bird flu
Pecking at your food ? ...must be bird flu
Taking a bath in the soil outside your house ?.....must be bird flu

Actually, a friend of mine is quite looking forward to the gene mutating. You see, he is an insufferable hypochondriac, and collects diseases much like a trainspotter collects train details in his little notebook.

<nerdy voice> "Oooh, look at that Brian, a GNER Class C with rebadged livery....Can you hold my thermos for me, I'm going to have to pop to the Gents to touch myself....you can come if you want"
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Gibbon started a topic Mutating Bird Flu

13 January 2006, 08:05
Mutating Bird Flu

Experts have stated that the strain of the bird flu virus has mutated in Turkey but is not passable between humans yet. I disagree, I'm just recovering from a bout of flu with some weird symptoms. I can only eat Tesco wild bird seed, I cancelled my flights to Rome as I get fly there myself and I've just told my boss that he'll have to excuse me as the sun comes up as I'll need to go into the car park and sing a song!
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