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Public Service Announcement

Thursday, 30. April 2009, 21:34:22

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Check out this amazing post-war (1948) NHS propaganda video on the dangers of sneezing. Very apt in these trying times of Swine Flu.

This video was on the NHS website, but The Internet Archive is a wonderful place - where the video is available for download.

All this swine flu media hype is silly. I won't believe it until I catch the virus myself. Let's just hope Madagascar closes it's port sometime soon.

(hat-tip to Tom Finch, via email)

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Comments

mistressEVIL 30. April 2009, 21:55

Wish more people would know their manners, because you can still see people acting just like man in video.

I've seen a "how to sneeze" flyer a while ago, which also suggested covering your mouth with hand (PALM OUT! Not in palm and grab everything with it after, or shake hands even) or sneezing on your sleeve (preferably a wet snotty sneeze :D )

Charlie 30. April 2009, 22:37

It's only hype if you don't live near Mexico... :faint:

dirk 3. May 2009, 08:18

a nice one, indeed, the lack of manners is picking on my nerves twice a day for 45 minutes on my commute. and a very funny movie indeed.

thanks for reminding me of the internet archive ... listening to the last 3 gigs of The Dead this weekend ... :up:

Charles Schloss 4. May 2009, 04:37

great ending, have to love old school PSAs

53north 8. May 2009, 22:17

People have got no idea these days - Tv teaches them nothing.
A woman once dropped one of those long cans of hairspray next to me..I went white. One overheated once in a sunny hairdresser's window, exploded the whole shop frontage across the road..

Charles Schloss 9. May 2009, 04:35

My PSA

phishing email maing the rounds claiming to sell cures for the swine flu

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