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A nation that stands above all others in inventiveness, ingenuity, opportunity and intellect has announced plans to accidentally reintroduce polio.

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[–] brrt 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Make Everyone Sick Again - Black MESA

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe you'll find someone else to help you

Maybe Black MESA

That was a joke

Ha ha

Fat chance!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"If vaccines were effective, how come nobody gets vaccinated for smallpox anymore?"

[–] Imgonnatrythis 9 points 1 month ago

This guy says what I'm thinking!!

Also, seat belts? You really think it's a good idea to be strapped into a car when someone crashes directly into you?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

that part is satire too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Joke is on you. I have been vaccinated for smallpox.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

The children can have a little bit of polio as a treat.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

accidentally?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

It's not accidental. When you play Russian roulette and end up shooting yourself, it's not an accident, it's an obvious consequence of the choices you made. If the result can reasonably be expected, it's intentional.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A nation that stands above all others in inventiveness, ingenuity, opportunity…

What? 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they really crushed it with that line, huh?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I didn’t look at the sub until now 😭😭😭

[–] ThrowawayPermanente 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then we can brutally crush it again and remind all those other diseases who's boss

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not with Papa Nurgle running our health departments

[–] ThrowawayPermanente 5 points 1 month ago

All part of our master plan to make the diseases complacent and over-confident

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Heroin addict says “just say no”— to vaccines

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

For them deciding even poly o' crises do no harm ...