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Moldova feeds soldiers garlic, onion to beat swine flu
AFP ^ | Nov. 19, 2009

Posted on 11/19/2009 9:08:27 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

Moldovan soldiers has been issued with an extra ration of onions and garlic to ward off swine flu, the defence ministry's chief doctor said Thursday.

"We have introduced an extra 25 grams (one ounce) of onion and 15 grams of garlic in their daily ration," Sergiu Vasilita told AFP.

So far, 24 soldiers have completed treatment for swine flu, while 19 are in hospital with acute respiratory infections, he said.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beat; flu; garlic; h1n1; influenza; moldova; onion; onions; soldiers; swineflu

1 posted on 11/19/2009 9:08:30 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Might be smart, read an article where antioxidants block viruses from doing their deed.


2 posted on 11/19/2009 9:09:57 PM PST by Free Vulcan (No prisoners, no mercy. 2010 awaits...)
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To: Free Vulcan

My Daddy once told me that at least one reason that garlic and onions work so well is because they foul your breath and farts so bad than nobody gets near you to pass on a bug.


3 posted on 11/19/2009 9:13:38 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

Wow! Moldova makes the news. I am living in Moldova and everyone here is eating Garlic and Onion to ward off the flu. Only thing..Moldova is a fartless country. No matter how drop down slobbering drunk on Vodka a Moldovan might get he will never fart.. not even in the company of his buddies. It is the ultimate Moldovan no no.


4 posted on 11/19/2009 9:25:52 PM PST by flash2368
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To: flash2368
Only thing..Moldova is a fartless country. No matter how drop down slobbering drunk on Vodka a Moldovan might get he will never fart

Is it expensive?

5 posted on 11/19/2009 9:30:32 PM PST by Chunga (Being A Libertarian Means Never Having To Actually Govern)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
...Mulva?
6 posted on 11/19/2009 10:06:36 PM PST by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus)
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To: flash2368
Moldova is a fartless country.

Must be the capitol of spontaneous human combustion.

7 posted on 11/19/2009 10:11:30 PM PST by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
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To: flash2368
I thought I was the only person that had actually been to Moldova - and you LIVE there!


8 posted on 11/19/2009 10:25:56 PM PST by stormer
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To: flash2368
Only thing..Moldova is a fartless country.

Have they implemented a carbon tax?

9 posted on 11/20/2009 5:36:40 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
sounds like a New Moon promotion.

or

"Die, Die, Die! I can't..."

10 posted on 11/20/2009 5:39:06 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: flash2368
You're kidding me, right? Everybody farts. It is just that some learn how to let them out silently. And those are usually the worst smelling.

Years ago, when I worked on a production line, everybody smoked, it seemed, but me. I was probably the youngest employee on the line and couldn't stand the smell.

My pleadings to no avail, I started eating onion soup-- silent and deadly. I'd fart when the smoke got so thick I couldn't stand it. But I was able to deny it because there was no sound. Eventually, the other employees figured it out and we called a truce: I stopped eating onion soup and they took their smoking elsewhere.

11 posted on 11/20/2009 7:13:26 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: FatherofFive
Have they implemented a carbon tax?

Eww. Leave particulates out of this discussion, lol.

12 posted on 11/20/2009 7:19:32 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
Eww. Leave particulates out of this discussion, lol.

Get used to it.

Remember all those "Green" jobs 0bama promised? Somebody will have to check if you are exceeding your carbon limit.

13 posted on 11/20/2009 7:41:49 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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To: FatherofFive

Well, maybe it was in the form of activated charcoal. I hear it sequesters methane.

I can see it now, a booming industry in bovine suppositories. Manufacturing and marketing wouldn’t be so bad, but I hate it for the poor sods who hire on as field technicians. Green is not a color I’d associate with such an endeavor.


14 posted on 11/20/2009 9:20:34 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Garlic...That’ll make a crowd move over...


15 posted on 11/21/2009 5:21:16 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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