[RightWhale]

Why all the scary stories lately? Chinese nukes, Alqaida nukes, bird flu [all flu is from birds], camps in the wilderness, possible Terror attacks on bridges, cigarettes, eggs, overweight children, who knows what. Is any of this stuff actually happening or is somebody just trying to keep the population on edge?

[ex-Texan]

I just find them. Don't write them myself. But you are correct: There are a lot of scary stories out there. A high school teacher once said years ago, "The human mind is a sort of very complex filter. You must exercise your will and censor your own reading." \8^)

[Fishing-guy]

"Why all the scary stories lately? Chinese nukes, Alqaida nukes, bird flu [all flu is from birds], camps in the wilderness, possible Terror attacks on bridges, cigarettes, eggs, overweight children, who knows what. Is any of this stuff actually happening or is somebody just trying to keep the population on edge?"

Uh, did you forget the Ebola virus. With almost 100% death rate, now that is scary. Stay out of Africa. STAY OUT OF AFRICA. Oh, the inhumanity.