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The Swinepocalypse is upon us!

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  • Apr 27, 2009
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    • LEGO Swine Flu Pandemic vignette

    Andrew Summersgill (Doctor Sinister) has posted a very timely swine flu pandemic vignette that perfectly captures the mood in the news over the last few days.

    Andrew posted this entry on Monday, April 27th, 2009 at 9:22 pm. Posted in the category LEGO You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    16 Responses to “The Swinepocalypse is upon us!”

    1. talltim Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 3:30 am

      I think apigalypse is better

    2. David4 Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 4:35 am

      This is awesome!

      My favorite is CNN sent the whitest of white guys down to Mexico to talk to the nurses there. First, that seems really dumb, but the guy didn’t even speak a word of Spanish!

    3. dshaddix Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 7:44 am

      dirty pigs and their darned cloven feet!

    4. Doctor Sinister Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 9:39 am

      Thanks for the blogification Andrew! You’ve no idea how long I’ve been waiting to use some of my BrickForge pigs for something…

      Dr. S.

    5. brendanpowellsmith Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 1:31 pm

      This isn’t funny. My Mexican great uncle just died from the swine flu.

      OK, maybe it’s still a little funny.

    6. Will Thomas Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

      Brendan: I’ll assume that Andrew didn’t create this MOC to poke fun at the victims, but to symbolize the mass hysteria caused by the sudden small outbreak in the U.S.

    7. Doctor Sinister Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 2:13 pm

      Will is correct. Just to clarify, no offence is intended. I’m in the UK where we have about two cases of confirmed Swine Flu (and the sufferers are recovering very well) but all the media types are talking about is a global pandemic which could destroy the world.

      Good news doesn’t sell papers or get TV ratings it seems.

      Dr. S.

    8. Starwars4J Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

      This might help put things in perspective a bit ;) Great MOC Dr. S!

    9. Thanel Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

      ^ Good link Starwars4J. I feel the same way hearing about drug war deaths in Mexico when we have 10k or more of the same on a good year in the USA. Too political? I back off.

      Actual LOL when I saw this. Reassuring to know Dr. S manufactured this flu strain to create the Greater LEGO Co-Prosperity Sphere. On talk radio it was the callers’ political villains of choice. Way to arrange scapegoats in advance!

    10. Andrew Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 5:38 pm

      ^ Scapepigs?

    11. Thanel Says:
      April 28th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

      ^Yeah, scapepigs. And no offense, but I like the “apigalypse” suggestion. BTW, just read TBB’s glossary just for fun. If all reference material was so silly it would be worth reading.

    12. The Mad Physicist Says:
      April 29th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

      I’m a bit surprised nobody has come up with this one yet: the “aporkalypse”.

    13. Andrew Says:
      April 30th, 2009 at 9:51 am

      ^ My favorite so far.

    14. Doctor Sinister Says:
      May 2nd, 2009 at 8:50 am

      I just heard a new one – Hamthrax.

      Dr.S.

    15. harryrules Says:
      May 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pm

      lol

      we are all going to die

      but still lol

    16. VarietyAlleyCat Says:
      May 12th, 2009 at 10:42 am

      But wait! There’s a cure… OINKMENT!