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To: BGHater
"We should not overlook the fact that plague has been weaponized throughout history, from catapulting corpses over city walls, to dropping infected fleas from airplanes, to refined modern aerosol formulation," the researchers wrote.


Oh boy ... Just as I was becoming acustomed to the possibility of being blowed up by an asteroid, or drowned by Gorebull's warming, I must now consider getting hit by a rotting corpse, or bit to death by fleas.


Some days it doesn't pay to get up.

4 posted on 01/16/2008 4:23:47 AM PST by G.Mason (And what is intelligence if not the craft of out-thinking our adversaries?)
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To: G.Mason
> I must now consider getting hit by a rotting corpse,..

Being a Monty Python fan, I must say that I think modern warfare would be substantially improved if the weapons were restricted to "horrible things you can throw" and nothing more. Catapults and trebuchets can be pretty effective. Think of the possibilities...

6 posted on 01/16/2008 4:29:48 AM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: G.Mason
Some days it doesn't pay to get up.

can't stay in bed either...remember the whole thing about 'bed bugs'?

crikey....we're not safe anywhere!

(I'll do the obligatory, "WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!")

there....now i can start my day

;)

7 posted on 01/16/2008 4:30:32 AM PST by ZinGirl
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