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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 216 points 1 month ago (4 children)

What if you take the measles virus, weaken it and infect people with that?

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 97 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OMG, that's an awesome idea! Someone should try that!

[–] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bobby didn’t invent that first, so he’s not interested. MAGA are not followers, they are leaders! /s

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Leading in kids with measles, AND kids dead from measles.

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eh, measles weasels. what’s the difference, am I right?

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Measle Weasel is a pretty catchy nickname. But I like weasels and I don't think they deserve to be associated with a paramecium like him.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

his worms arnt interested.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] bingrazer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What if I already have it? Do I get super autism?

[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 11 points 1 month ago

uberautism, thank you very much. You've got to use fancy foreign words to make your mark, don't ya know¿

[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

What if we give people a weakened form of autism, so their body learns to resist it?

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

That's a stupid idea. God created this virus as a test of our own faith. You can't weaken it. (someone around me might say)

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But how would you infect people?

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You could inject it into people? I don’t think that’s ever been done before

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hmm, I dunno, that sounds like something a drugged up hippie might do with their marijuanas.

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But wait… what if we dissolve it into liquid and put it in a syringe?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and do it like a heroin user would.

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Okay, that’s way too extreme. That’s how you get herpes.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

through a metal syringe type instrument into the muscle.