I'm curious about your thoughts

Brianne R · October 2009

On swine flu in the pig in Minnesota. Have you heard anything about it? I just saw a ticker last night on the TV but didn't hear what the news was saying so I looked it up. Of course they are saying it could combine to make different strain of the virus - either worse or not. will you still eat pork? We're having pork chops tonight. Pork is still safe to eat, but do you think people will stop buying it?

LaFemmeRousse · October 2009

Ha, one of our friends grew up on a pig farm in Minnesota (and had her wedding there a few months ago!), and she sent out this email to us in response to that news:"don't be alarmed. the pigs apparently contracted h1n1 from humans. I can't stress this enough, people: DO NOT EAT PEOPLE, EAT PORK. it's safer."

Brianne R · October 2009

LOL. I'm really wondering what it's going to do to pork sales and how it's going to affect things. I think people are going to go a little nuts and stop buying and eating pork but who knows. I hope not, but the media can do lots of things. Hopefully they handle it right and stress that it's OK to eat pork still

daveys_baby · October 2009

I didn't hear about this yet (it seems like every time I turn on the news they're talking about freaking balloon boy so I turn it off). I can't imagine life without eating the magical animal that is a pig...bacon, ham, pork chops all on the same animal lol. If the industry does see a drop off it's only because people aren't smart enough to realize that they can't catch the flu from it.

LaFemmeRousse · October 2009

As a committed vegetarian and environmentalist, I have to say that I wouldn't mind seeing people decide to eat less pork for any reason, even a stupid one

dicer2 · October 2009

I'm with pp, I can't live without bacon. If they say it's still safe to eat, I will probably eat it.

KimWard · October 2009

Yes, I'll still eat pork. Honestly, I am just sick of hearing about swine flu- I'm not even worried about it. I think we'll continue to hear about it through the winter, but I don't think pork sales will be greatly affected. At least, I hope people are smarter than that.

brivb10 · October 2009

We don't eat much pork, but it won't affect our habits. I have to admit cluelessness - what's a balloon boy?

Er&JerLem · October 2009

Oh - I definitely think people will stop buying it. There are a lot of idiots in the world. I'll keep eating it - I love pork, ham, bacon. It's the other white meat!!

KimWard · October 2009

Brivb, you didn't hear about the boy flying in a balloon that looked like a UFO? It happened last week. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html

missizz · October 2009

We don't eat much pork either so it doesn't really matter much for us. If we feel like having pork, it certainly won't stop us.

daveys_baby · October 2009

I'm with you Candice, I could give up pork chops...I could almost give up ham...but there is no way I could ever give up bacon!Bri, there was some hoax where CNN was covering a weather balloon that they believed a little boy was in...it's been on the news anytime I watch and it's so annoying and they're just giving his crazy dad the publicity he wanted in the first place.

slm13 · October 2009

Won't affect us eating pork in the slightest because that's not the way the flu works. But, I bet there will be a lot of people who will stop eating pork once the media sensationalizes it. We had pork chop sandwiches for dinner last night, and they were fantastic.

KRMac · October 2009

Yep, we'll still eat it.

brivb10 · October 2009

wow, I really need to leave the law library once in awhile. I clearly missed this! Wonder what the parents thought they'd gain from this once authorities realized it was a hoax

daveys_baby · October 2009

Maybe an award for the "dumbest person of the year," clearly not the jail time that the father is looking at lol ;-D

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