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What Really Grinds Your Gears?

Yes although, those with a “face like a ginger” (whatever that’s supposed to mean) isn’t a choice. Owning a women’s case took a conscience decision to buy.
Too bad you aint got a choice :lol: :rofl:
you poor thang!!! :lol:
you definitely deserve a check:drinks:
 
My satirical post that had "kung flu" in it was reported and deleted. I see the content wasn't what was offensive, it was the messenger. Chalk another one up for the Bad Guy 😇
 
For the uninformed...


West Nile Virus: named after the West Nile District of Uganda discovered in 1937.

Guinea Worm: named by European explorers for the Guinea coast of West Africa in the 1600s.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: named after the mountain range spreading across western North America first recognized first in 1896 in Idaho.

Lyme Disease: named after a large outbreak of the disease occurred in Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970s.

Ross River Fever: named after a mosquito found to cause the disease in the Ross River of Queensland, Australia by the 1960s. The first major outbreak occurred in 1928.

Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever: named after its 1940s discovery in Omsk, Russia.

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: named in 1976 for the Ebola River in Zaire located in central Africa.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): also known as “camel flu,” MERS was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and all cases are linked to those who traveled to the Middle Eastern peninsula.

Valley Fever: Valley Fever earned its nickname from a 1930s outbreak San Joaquin Valley of California, though its first case came from Argentina.

Marburg Virus Disease: named after Marburg, Germany in 1967.

Norovirus: named after Norwalk, Ohio after an outbreak in 1968.

Zika Fever: first discovered in 1947 and named after the Zika Forest in Uganda.

Japanese Encephalitis: named after its first case in Japan in 1871.

German Measles: named after the German doctors who first described it in the 18th century. The disease is also sometimes referred to as “Rubella.”

Spanish Flu: while the true origins of the Spanish Flu remain unknown, the disease earned its name after Spain began to report deaths from the flu in its newspapers.

Lassa Fever: named after the being found in Lassa, Nigeria in 1969.

Legionnaire’s Disease: named in 1976 following an outbreak of people contracting the lung infection after attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia.
 

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