Soldiers Playing with Dead Mice? WTF?

[Col Quisp]

Story:<br>Hantavirus kills U.S. airman<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><br>EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Intensive cleaning is under way at U.S. military-range housing in New Mexico in the wake of the hantavirus death of an Arizona serviceman, reports said.<br><br>(snip)<br><br>The Oakland Tribune reported <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>military personnel stationed at McGregor Range played with numerous dead mice in the military housing that is part of the U.S. Army's Fort Bliss, Texas, base.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>Seven other military personnel had been treated for flu-like symptoms, four of which tested negative for the virus.<br><br>McGregor Range housing had been cleaned with bleach and similar cleaning was set for the Dona Ana Range also in New Mexico, a military spokeswoman said.<br><br>Greg Goff, whose airman stepson also was in the McGregor barracks, told the El Paso Times that the buildings "should have been (bull)dozed" because of roof holes and other disrepair.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>WHY are they playing with dead mice? Are they children?<br>WHAT are they doing with the mice?<br><br>This is disturbing.<!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060228-110033-2364r">UPI</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

[Avalon]

I recall a few years ago a news report that someone had gotten bubonic plague in the US southwest when they were playing catch with a dead prairie dog with their spouse. And I heard something in a radio news report (probably NPR) more recently that seemed to be saying that some kids got the avian flu playing with "a chicken head." ?!<br><br>It's a really strange world out there. Wash your hands when you come in the house, hear?<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[Floyd Smoots]

.....The only dead thing that I ever attempt to play with these days is........well,........never mind. Hint for all my detractors here, it's NOT my Brain!!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :b --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":b"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>added on edit: It's my calculator, yeah, my calculator, yeah, that's the ticket!!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=floydsmoots>Floyd Smoots</A> at: 2/28/06 11:37 pm<br></i>