The Banter Thread / Banter Topic / Sean Bean

[funkydan]

I think I have just made 3 people hate me! I'd be sorry if your reaction wasn't so funny - I only put the vid up in here because he's so terribly ****, that it is actually funny!

[charlesr]

In fact, TV is ****e full stop tbh.

Inbetweeners. Brilliant TV.
Normally I'm the same as you though. It's mostly poo.

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Inbetweeners. Brilliant TV.
Normally I'm the same as you though. It's mostly poo.

Yeah fairdo's I almost drowned in my tea when I watched it!

[funkydan]

Swine Flu - it's just another way of saying if pigs could fly - geddit

[VR46]

Yep. Unfortunately. Better get in quick before Amazon sell out of the masks

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0018LMGZ2/

[Spatial]

In all seriousness don't bother with face masks - seriously they're not much protection.

Everyone's facial features are different so unless you get one that's been fit tested (and then it won't be disposable and therefore a damn sight more expensive) then there'll be gaps for germs to get in.

Secondly the do little to protect you - it's a common misconception. In fact it's an act of being considerate if you're wearing one because it's actually to protect others in the event that you may be infected. Any face mask you wear will contains your coughs and sneezes, but it will not act as a barrier to germs on the outside getting in. Therefore unless everyone is wearing them to contain their germs, then there's not much point.

You're just better off performing proper hand washing regularly (which is a lost art tbh) and staying away from large groups of people to minimise exposure.

[charlesr]

I've moved into a cave. Isn't the media amazing?

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Swine Flu - it's just another way of saying if pigs could fly - geddit

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[Nijo]

Secondly the do little to protect you - it's a common misconception. In fact it's an act of being considerate if you're wearing one because it's actually to protect others in the event that you may be infected. Any face mask you wear will contains your coughs and sneezes, but it will not act as a barrier to germs on the outside getting in. Therefore unless everyone is wearing them to contain their germs, then there's not much point.

You're just better off performing proper hand washing regularly (which is a lost art tbh) and staying away from large groups of people to minimise exposure.

Though... surely hand washing suffers from the same misconception?

[Spatial]

Not if you do it properly.

[VR46]

Thing is, you wash your hands after going to the toilet, then, in our (work) building the exit door is a pull door, so you have to open the door where every other scummy git has .. after not washing their hands. Bit of a design flaw there by the architects. Exit doors from toilets should always be push type affairs so you can use your foot or shoulder etc.

rant over.

[noobish hat]

What's this about swine flu? I don't watch tv or read papers. Have I missed something?

[Nijo]

Not if you do it properly.

If you have the flu and you wash your hands (after sneezing and coughing all over them) then you stop 10 million germs having the chance to infect other people. If you don't have the flu then washing your hands removes the 1 thousand germs you've picked up by touching stuff.

Therefore washing your hands is more to protect other people.

No?

[Spatial]

Yes and no.

There's mounting evidence is the vast majority of infections are picked up from sneeze residues on surfaces.

[funkydan]

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Ooooh, sor-ree!