Tim: There he is!
King Arthur: Where?
Tim: There!
King Arthur: What? Behind the rabbit?
Tim: It IS the rabbit!
King Arthur: You silly sod!
Tim: What?
King Arthur: You got us all worked up!
Tim: Well, that’s no ordinary rabbit.
King Arthur: Ohh.
Tim: That’s the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Sir Robin: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
Tim: Look, that rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide! It’s a killer!
Sir Galahad: Get stuffed!
Tim: He’ll do you up a treat, mate.
Sir Galahad: Oh, yeah?
Sir Robin: You manky Scots git!
Tim: I’m warning you!
Sir Robin: What’s he do? Nibble your bum?
Tim: He’s got huge, sharp… er… He can leap about. LOOK AT THE BONES!
King Arthur: Go on, Bors. Chop his head off!
Sir Bors: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin’ right up!
The point of the cartoon, I think, is that at this point we really have NO IDEA what size beast is in that cave. We know it’s there, but it might be big, it might be small, and the size of the den, while intimidating, is not necessarily an accurate predictor.
No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: “The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist”, “Fillings of Passion”, “The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink”.
The latest research shows the new strain to be closer to the 1918 strain than past ones the the infection it produces goes deeper into the lungs than the past strains that have been predominantly upper respiratory tract infections. The government would be seriously negligent in not preparing for the worst. given the potential downside. The last big one killed between 30 and 100 million people. The economic fallout would be huge on top of the human consequences.
My grandparents told me the family lost several relatives in the 1918/1919 influenza epidemic. According to my grandmother, who was teaching at the time, one of the major reasons for fatalities was that the”flu” was unknown and treatment and care was limited. Too many people tried to get out of bed too soon, had a relapse worse than the origional infection and paid dearly for it.
Humphries - never knew that. There’s a new book called The Great Influenza which I’ve been pondering which might discuss this.
oldlegodad - there’s a school of historians (which started with one I happened to know at Harvard) that thinks the Black Plague helped jar the Middle Ages out of stasis and start moving Europeans toward the Renaissance. Reason being that Europe was pretty dependent on human labor in the Middle Ages, and there was just enough food to support the population at a stable level. When a third of Europe died off, suddenly there were opportunities for creativity and entrepreneurship to make up for lack of people, and resources newly available. Malthus must be spinning in his grave…
nomad2112 over 14 years ago
It’s it’s just hype then, why the bones?
cdward over 14 years ago
Whatever will be will be.
charliekane over 14 years ago
Tim: There he is! King Arthur: Where? Tim: There! King Arthur: What? Behind the rabbit? Tim: It IS the rabbit! King Arthur: You silly sod! Tim: What? King Arthur: You got us all worked up! Tim: Well, that’s no ordinary rabbit. King Arthur: Ohh. Tim: That’s the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! Sir Robin: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared! Tim: Look, that rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide! It’s a killer! Sir Galahad: Get stuffed! Tim: He’ll do you up a treat, mate. Sir Galahad: Oh, yeah? Sir Robin: You manky Scots git! Tim: I’m warning you! Sir Robin: What’s he do? Nibble your bum? Tim: He’s got huge, sharp… er… He can leap about. LOOK AT THE BONES! King Arthur: Go on, Bors. Chop his head off! Sir Bors: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin’ right up!
-Mønti Pythøn ik den Høli Gräilen”
OmqR-IV.0 over 14 years ago
^ :) One Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch coming up.
Motivemagus over 14 years ago
That rabbit’s dynamite!
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
The point of the cartoon, I think, is that at this point we really have NO IDEA what size beast is in that cave. We know it’s there, but it might be big, it might be small, and the size of the den, while intimidating, is not necessarily an accurate predictor.
By the way, a møøse once bit my sister…
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: “The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist”, “Fillings of Passion”, “The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink”.
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
fritz, alrighty then
bgarner over 14 years ago
The latest research shows the new strain to be closer to the 1918 strain than past ones the the infection it produces goes deeper into the lungs than the past strains that have been predominantly upper respiratory tract infections. The government would be seriously negligent in not preparing for the worst. given the potential downside. The last big one killed between 30 and 100 million people. The economic fallout would be huge on top of the human consequences.
HUMPHRIES over 14 years ago
My grandparents told me the family lost several relatives in the 1918/1919 influenza epidemic. According to my grandmother, who was teaching at the time, one of the major reasons for fatalities was that the”flu” was unknown and treatment and care was limited. Too many people tried to get out of bed too soon, had a relapse worse than the origional infection and paid dearly for it.
Motivemagus over 14 years ago
Humphries - never knew that. There’s a new book called The Great Influenza which I’ve been pondering which might discuss this. oldlegodad - there’s a school of historians (which started with one I happened to know at Harvard) that thinks the Black Plague helped jar the Middle Ages out of stasis and start moving Europeans toward the Renaissance. Reason being that Europe was pretty dependent on human labor in the Middle Ages, and there was just enough food to support the population at a stable level. When a third of Europe died off, suddenly there were opportunities for creativity and entrepreneurship to make up for lack of people, and resources newly available. Malthus must be spinning in his grave…
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
^ ^^ ^^^, so where do you want to meet for coffee?
Motivemagus over 14 years ago
Well, I’m in Boston…
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
I’m in California … Humphs is overseas.
so pick a date ….. March 17, 2010 and place?