People have joked about human viruses infecting computers since computer viruses have existed, and it has always been a funny concept. The connection made between "The Bird Flu" and "Tux the penguin", just adds new depth to the joke.
The hostile comments made by people trying to twist this little joke into a "death promoting" message, are so completely out of place, they add even more humor to the article.
Anyone who would interpret this article as one that makes lite of "mass death", is someone who has fear and hatred in his heart. For these people, it would benefit them greatly to take some 'happy pills' (kidding), or at least reread this article with less of a 'hatred bias'. Once you do this, you will realize that the article DOES NOT jump out of its context to inform the reader "people can die from the bird flu, and this is no big deal!"
Whether or not 'people dying from the flu' is funny, is up to you, but don't confuse this with a 'bird flu' infecting an OS mascot which happens to be a bird.
Again, I stress, please don't interpret the world as being more hostile than it already is. Lighten up, and thank those who are only trying to add a little bit of fun, and laughter to our lives. I think if you made the extra little bit of effort to realize who is being hostile, and who is only trying to brighten your day, you will be a much more pleasant individual and will live a much happier life.
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Posted by: Aaron on October 17, 2005 03:14 PMThe hostile comments made by people trying to twist this little joke into a "death promoting" message, are so completely out of place, they add even more humor to the article.
Anyone who would interpret this article as one that makes lite of "mass death", is someone who has fear and hatred in his heart. For these people, it would benefit them greatly to take some 'happy pills' (kidding), or at least reread this article with less of a 'hatred bias'. Once you do this, you will realize that the article DOES NOT jump out of its context to inform the reader "people can die from the bird flu, and this is no big deal!"
Whether or not 'people dying from the flu' is funny, is up to you, but don't confuse this with a 'bird flu' infecting an OS mascot which happens to be a bird.
Again, I stress, please don't interpret the world as being more hostile than it already is. Lighten up, and thank those who are only trying to add a little bit of fun, and laughter to our lives. I think if you made the extra little bit of effort to realize who is being hostile, and who is only trying to brighten your day, you will be a much more pleasant individual and will live a much happier life.
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