[neverdem]

"Did i read somewhere that the average age of the population is getting too high for the burearcrats sensitivities? Time for a planned "ooops, sorry but that"? Think they wouldn't do it??????"

"Yeah, I think they wouldn't do that, especially as Spanish flu was pretty indiscriminate and killed people regardless of their age."

If you check stories about the Spanish Flu, you find that it mostly spared the young and the old. It preferred folks in the prime of their lives.

Bitt, didn't you have a linked reference?

[bitt]

2 good posts:

history/course of spanish flu:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1399613/posts?page=1663#1663

I forget why I chose this one - you'll like it....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1399613/posts?page=1738#1738