Hardly an American 'Stand' in...

[alatar]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

A timely thread, given that al-Qaeda seems to have been playing with (and released) bubonic plague in North Africa.

I heard about that as well, and here's a link. To me, I'm not sure what's most frightening...actual plague/pandemic, the fear (and overreaction) of the same or that Stephen King will be heralded as a visionary.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by alatar

I heard about that as well, and here's a link. To me, I'm not sure what's most frightening...actual plague/pandemic, the fear (and overreaction) of the same or that Stephen King will be heralded as a visionary.

I'd vote for the latter.

[alatar]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I'd vote for the latter.

You obviously haven't read the *uncut* version of The Stand.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by alatar

You obviously haven't read the *uncut* version of The Stand.

Actually, I have. It's notable that the disease of the book was a "superflu", deliberately modified to be of the "shifting antigen" varity, which was the cause of its overwhelming mortality rate. This real event involves an apparently entirely natural disease caused by endemic environmental factors.