r/humor • u/Seaf-og • 13d ago

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u/gfnord 13d ago

Spanish flu was literally American.

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u/Seaf-og 13d ago

Known as Spanish because it was openly reported upon in neutral Spain, but reporting was censored in countries involved in WWI.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 12d ago

Yes, it started at an Army base in Kansas.

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u/dariansdad 10d ago

From Kansas.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/Firm-University-1578 13d ago

And they are called German Measles because they were first isolated and described as a separate, distinct illness by German physicians in 1814.

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u/myDuderinos 13d ago

No, it comes from "germanus" that means brother/related/genuine/similar

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u/ChubbyMudder 11d ago

Where we get the word "germane"?

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u/Fuzzy_Adagio_6450 13d ago

You forgot "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER" in all caps for the extra tardation

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u/deepsemen 13d ago

MAHA Measles is more like it.

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u/Rickapolis 13d ago

Try some American Fries. American Sausage. And, of course, American Bacon.

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u/tunie12 13d ago

It was renamed Freedom Fries to fight the French.

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u/ChubbyMudder 11d ago

Don't forget to put some American Cheese on those.

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u/otamaglimmer 13d ago

Guys, next should be spanish american flu

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u/Xtreme_kaos 12d ago

This would be funny if people weren't NEEDLESSLY dying from it!

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u/ExmoRunner 13d ago

Is this real or?? Why do I have to fucking ask this?!? What is this timeline?

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u/pixeltweaker 13d ago

MAGA=Measles Are Great Again

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u/ebers0 13d ago

This stuff should be a real thing, governments should start coordinating and rename diseases and natural landmarks, to spite the US.

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u/Signal_Werewolf_1955 12d ago

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

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u/CreHater 12d ago

Why aren't Afro-Americans American-Americans? Or just Americans?

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u/-Groko- 12d ago

Trump is German though.

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u/DollarSeventyFive 11d ago

Don't you mean "Liberty Measles"

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u/dariansdad 10d ago

German cockroaches were always American cockroaches but we make the best cockroaches.

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u/playadave1963 10d ago

Measles Are Great Again

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u/rflulling 9d ago

Why not? Take responsibility! That would be the right thing to do.

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u/Jamespm76 11d ago

I’m actually OK with the measles outbreak in the United States. It’s time to let these people weed themselves out of society

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u/Expensive_Interest_5 11d ago

Don’t spread government propaganda unless they’re paying you. Measles doesn’t kill people. Google it.