qatarperegrine: (travel)
qatarperegrine ([personal profile] qatarperegrine) wrote2009-04-29 06:34 pm

Ten thousand spoons

If you have ever worried about my health and safety when I've traveled to a country the State Department says is unsafe, you should know that the Qatari government has just advised the public to postpone nonessential travel to the U.S. due to the risk of swine flu.

[identity profile] lynn-thomas.livejournal.com 2009-05-01 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Not too surprising. I wonder if the UK is on the list now as well, since they have it there too.

[identity profile] y-pestis.livejournal.com 2009-05-01 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
According to Qatar Living, yes - the list is "USA, Mexico, Canada, UK and other countries which report confirmed cases of swine influenza".

It's the aporkalypse, I tell you.

I've also heard the suggestion that the flu, officially known as "Type A (H1N1)", be known by its name in leetspeak - specifically, "H1N1" would be pronounced "Heeny". I like the name.

[identity profile] qatar.livejournal.com 2009-05-01 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Heeny?! Why not Heiny?