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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

The way the item has developed since yesterday, it has already been debunked that the monkeys are "infected". Just more sensationalist fear-mongering in a sensationalist fear-mongering internet hysteria anti-culture.

[–] ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

On the other hand... Mississippi Herpes Monkeys is a pretty good band name.

I think I've seen this movie... 28 days ago

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hope the mayor already called the power puff girls, because they have a lot of experience in handling such incidents 😄

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well that was sus.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

12 monkeys or 28 days later?

12 monkeys was caused by

:::spoiler spoiler a single person releasing a virus at an airport.

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

28 monkeys later

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn't this just the first few minutes of 28 Days Later?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

"To cure you must first understand!"

Says the guy about to become a rage virus infected zombie.

[–] UnhingedStopa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago
[–] aarch0x40@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Science cannot move forward without heaps!

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

Always funny to see a HTTP 451 in the wild, even better if it shields you from otherwise undergoing the "modern web experience"