Swine Flu

PM_Mama00 · #1 05-02-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by aephi alum

The local Roman Catholic diocese has encouraged people attending Mass not to hold hands during the Lord's Prayer, not to shake hands during the Sign of Peace, and to receive Communion wafers in their hands rather than orally. Also, parishes have been encouraged not to offer Communion wine, unless someone (say, someone with celiac disease) requests it.

I'm just glad I don't work in NYC any more... I would still use mass transit and go to the office if I still worked down there, but I'm just as glad I don't have to.

I'm all for that being a permanent thing. I always hate doing sign of peace with strangers. You don't know where their hands have been.

Xanthus · #2 05-03-2009, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I'm all for that being a permanent thing. I always hate doing sign of peace with strangers. You don't know where their hands have been.

Yeah, I hear ya. It kills me how people will use the crapper and leave without even looking at the sink to wash their hands. I hear it's a rule to wash for at least 20 seconds.

honeychile · #3 05-03-2009, 11:19 PM

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Yeah, I hear ya. It kills me how people will use the crapper and leave without even looking at the sink to wash their hands. I hear it's a rule to wash for at least 20 seconds.

Actually, 45 seconds is preferable. Sing one round of Happy Birthday or Old McDonald Had A Farm and you're set. FYI, I usually sing it to myself.

Xanthus · #4 05-04-2009, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Actually, 45 seconds is preferable. Sing one round of Happy Birthday or Old McDonald Had A Farm and you're set. FYI, I usually sing it to myself.

I'll keep that in mind. That would be nice to have one of those bacteria black lights.

honeychile · #5 05-05-2009, 10:13 AM

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I'll keep that in mind. That would be nice to have one of those bacteria black lights.

With my poor immune system, I do have one. Actually, two. One for home and one for travel. You can't use it on people, though.

aephi alum · #6 05-04-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Sing one round of ... Old McDonald Had A Farm and you're set.

Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on that farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O.
With an oink oink here, and an oink oink there,
Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink oink.
Now McDonald has swine flu, cough cough sniff sniff wheeze!

(sorry, couldn't resist the temptation)