The Positive side of a Pandemic
Aug 11, 2020 06:47:54 #
The 1917 flu probably ended WWII.
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
Aug 11, 2020 06:50:10 #
jerryc41 wrote:
The 1917 flu probably ended WWII.
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
What?
Aug 11, 2020 06:52:35 #
John Sh
Loc: Toronto, Australia
In fact your "president" has some strange ideas about a lot of things!
Aug 11, 2020 06:53:30 #
jerryc41 wrote:
The 1917 flu probably ended WWII.
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
Jerry, it was the first world war and the Spanish flu started in 1918, but yes the pandemic probably brought around the end of the war.
Aug 11, 2020 07:27:52 #
HOHIMER wrote:
What?
So what else is new? A see a book of Famous Quotations in the works.
Aug 11, 2020 08:32:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
The 1917 flu probably ended WWII.
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
The Atomic bomb ended WWII.
Aug 11, 2020 08:51:29 #
Beowulf
Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI
edwdickinson wrote:
Jerry, it was the first world war and the Spanish flu started in 1918, but yes the pandemic probably brought around the end of the war.
I think Jerry was citing a statement by our president who keeps referring to the Spanish Flu pandemic as having begun in 1917. His knowledge of history is somewhat lacking, as he sometimes conflates the World Wars, and in one speech related how Washington's continental army was able to retake the airports, thereby cementing victory.
Aug 11, 2020 10:51:54 #
Nearly threw me there jerry. The penny dropped after a couple of seconds.
Aug 11, 2020 12:01:18 #
Beowulf wrote:
I think Jerry was citing a statement by our president who keeps referring to the Spanish Flu pandemic as having begun in 1917. His knowledge of history is somewhat lacking, as he sometimes conflates the World Wars, and in one speech related how Washington's continental army was able to retake the airports, thereby cementing victory.
Still, you can't deny the fact that the British did not occupy on US airport during the Revolutionary War.
Aug 11, 2020 12:11:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
The 1917 flu probably ended WWII.
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
“In 1917 ... the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people,” the president noted about the 1918 flu pandemic. Probably ended the Second World War, all the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation.”
World War I ended because Germany realized they were losing. Period.
Please do not rewrite history.
Aug 11, 2020 17:33:13 #
Beowulf
Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI
jerryc41 wrote:
Still, you can't deny the fact that the British did not occupy on US airport during the Revolutionary War.
True, Jerry, but the mind boggles at the image of George Washington cruising above his New York and New Jersey emplacements in a wood and canvas biplane.
It seems that some readers think that you were being serious and trying to rewrite history.
Aug 11, 2020 18:06:56 #
Beowulf wrote:
True, Jerry, but the mind boggles at the image of George Washington cruising above his New York and New Jersey emplacements in a wood and canvas biplane.
Those old guys were much more flexible than we think.
His being in an airplane is less odd than someone implying that he might.
Aug 12, 2020 06:46:50 #
gsmith051 wrote:
The Atomic bomb ended WWII.
I'd prefer to say it drew the final curtain. Much of the war was over by then.
Aug 12, 2020 06:51:42 #
rehess wrote:
World War I ended because Germany realized they were losing. Period.
Please do not rewrite history.
Please do not rewrite history.
Sorry. I should have worded this better. I was quoting someone else who said this recently.
Aug 12, 2020 07:06:07 #
The Second World War ended in 1945 so the 1918 flu had quite a delayed impact. Probably something to do with quantum mechanics.
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