Swine Flu Stuff

WHITECOLLAR REDNECK
Based on my morning's viewing of Bloomberg News and CNBC, I think I've figured out exactly how the Centers for Disease Control ranks infectious disease problems. Here's the order, from least severe to most severe:

incident
episode
outbreak
epidemic
pandemic
shitastrophe

There may be some subtle variations, but I think that's the standard scale.

Excellent Advice

WHITECOLLAR REDNECK
Excellent advice from the brilliant Rich Galen: " If you were planning a class trip to a pig farm in Mexico; cancel it."