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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by milesf on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @08:11PM (#12394974)
You didn't detect the note of humour in my comment? :)
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by astrodust on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @08:14PM (#12394993)
I'm claiming Poe's Law here. This is such a neckbeard response it's ridiculous.

"If nobody ever had sex we'd wipe out STDs within a generation!"

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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by pyre on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @09:31PM (#12395283)
If nobody was having sex, you'd wipe out a generation in a generation.
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by astrodust on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @09:35PM (#12395311)
Yeah, but at least STDs would be gone forever. Keep your eye on the ball, man!
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by lostlogin on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @04:19AM (#12396775)
Pluralise that please.
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Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ... by alanh on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @11:36PM (#12395848)
Um, I’m not sure that Poe’s law allows any conclusions. That’s kind of the entire point!
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