PAX Swine Flu Outbreak Soars to Nearly 100 Cases of ?H1Nerd1?

[nitromullet]

I live and Seattle and considered checking PAX out this year, but it sold. out. Not too upset about that anymore.

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/...-100-cases-of-h1nerd1/

I think OT is more Swine Flu friendly than PCG.

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[coloumb]

Wow - glad I didn't make the trip up to PAX this year. 🙂

On that note - I wonder if we'll start seeing people wearing face masks to events going forward?

 

[MustISO]

This is why I don't interact with people.

 

[AdamK47]

It can only get worse considering the low immune systems most of us nerds have.

 

[Ackmed]

How about not posting off topic.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: coloumb
Wow - glad I didn't make the trip up to PAX this year. 🙂

On that note - I wonder if we'll start seeing people wearing face masks to events going forward?

People in the US need to start doing this.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
How about not posting off topic.

Well, it was a bit hard to decide which sub forum this belonged in. Even Eurogamer shows this as a cross platform issue.

http://www.eurogamer.net/artic...-to-swine-flu-outbreak

 

[mafia]

Lol wow that really sucks. My deepest simpathy to all those nerds and their parents.

 

[TuxDave]

Wow. two of my coworkers called in sick and they both went to PAX.

 

[randay]

i feel fine!

 

[Red Squirrel]

I wish I had the swine flu instead of this cold. At least the flu goes away after a few days.

 

[rockyct]

I'm surprised Comic Con didn't cause a swine flu breakout.

 

[Baked]

Sweet, they can play Left 4 Dead Swine Flu edition.

 

[randay]

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Why our IT guy has the "Swine Flu". someone time warped the PAX and made this banner!

 

[venkman]

I've been listening to some gaming podcast and seems like everyone who went to PAX is currently sick. I think the whole Giant Bombcast crew nearly died during their most recent podcast.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: venkman
I've been listening to some gaming podcast and seems like everyone who went to PAX is currently sick. I think the whole Giant Bombcast crew nearly died during their most recent podcast.

Yep. Even moreso, some are now stuck in Seattle as they aren't allowed to travel. The comic creator of PVPonline.com being one of them.

Penny Arcade currently has a guest artist because Gabe is down and out.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: randay
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Why our IT guy has the "Swine Flu". someone time warped the PAX and made this banner!

lol. When life imitates art.

 

[tk149]

That settles it. I refuse to leave my parents' basement ever again!

 

[So]

100/75000 = .13% chance of getting it.

 

[Deeko]

A friend of mine was there and has it.

Good thing swine flu is not at all serious.

 

[Gothgar]

lol, nice

 

[PrinceofWands]

Was there, got the damn flu, getting over it now. Not bad really, as flus go.

Was infinitely worth it for PAX. It was SHIFT-AWESOME.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: Deeko
A friend of mine was there and has it.

Good thing swine flu is not at all serious.

right... not at all serious. i guess that explains why everyone wants to catch swine flu.

/palmface.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: venkman
I've been listening to some gaming podcast and seems like everyone who went to PAX is currently sick. I think the whole Giant Bombcast crew nearly died during their most recent podcast.

Yep. Even moreso, some are now stuck in Seattle as they aren't allowed to travel. The comic creator of PVPonline.com being one of them...

Didn't he make a shirt the last time he got sick at a convention? He swore off hand-shaking and made it to popularize "The Nod" instead. It's funny to see him post about handshaking getting him sick in his most recent post and yet not mention "The Nod" at all.

 

[Jinru]

Those that went to PAX, did any of you show up to the Triwizard bar crawl on thurs night? Over 200 ppl in a harry potter themed drinking fest through 6 bars, epic night to say the least lol.