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To: SisterK

By definition, “quarantine” is two weeks...


15 posted on 08/21/2014 6:04:25 AM PDT by null and void (If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
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To: null and void
By definition, “quarantine” is two weeks...

Actually no. The term originates from the 17th century Italian quaranta meaning 40, and was the isolation protocol used for ships to combat the Black Death.

35 posted on 08/21/2014 10:32:58 AM PDT by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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