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2014-10-11 India-Pakistan

'Brain-eating amoeba' claims another life in Karachi

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Posted by Fred 2014-10-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 lets see now...add in some polio cases running wild and some ebola breakout and the whole population of Pakistain might just be wiped out. how terrible.

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2014-10-11 02:50|| 2014-10-11 02:50|| Front Page Top

#2 it was unclear how Ms Bano came into contact with the deadly amoeba
"We never bathe."

Posted by Skidmark 2014-10-11 04:13|| 2014-10-11 04:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Meanwhile, in Matamoros...

"Perdon, senor, donde el bano?
Soy hermano mahometano!
I don't need no tissue
(There's one little issue:
Beware of my sinister mano!)."

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2014-10-11 05:57|| 2014-10-11 05:57|| Front Page Top

Posted by Big Thromoth3646 2014-10-11 06:40|| 2014-10-11 06:40|| Front Page Top

#5 This brain eating amoeba has a mortality rate of 95%. It has not been found in salt-water. Thank goodness it doesn't appear to be very prevalent.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-11 11:19|| 2014-10-11 11:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Except in thread trolls.

Posted by KBK 2014-10-11 13:34|| 2014-10-11 13:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Dr Ijaz said it was unclear how Ms Bano came into contact with the deadly amoeba. She mostly stayed at home and like other previous cases had no history of swimming

Hint: Netti pot (or wudu)

Posted by KBK 2014-10-11 13:44|| 2014-10-11 13:44|| Front Page Top

#8 One part Glenlivets, three parts water in ye ole Netti. Salt is no good for you.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-11 13:49|| 2014-10-11 13:49|| Front Page Top

#9 The amoeba would starve to death in Washington, D.C.

Posted by GORT 2014-10-11 15:54|| 2014-10-11 15:54|| Front Page Top

#10 Snorting Glenlivets?

Posted by Skidmark 2014-10-11 17:58|| 2014-10-11 17:58|| Front Page Top

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