Cacophony of COVID-19 Confusion ... Part 2

 
(This is the other one I said I would send in the last one I sent)

Remember the good old days when we had Only 11 Symptoms of COVID-19...

Ø Fever or chills

Ø Cough

Ø Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Ø Fatigue

Ø Muscle or body aches

Ø Headache

Ø New loss of taste or smell

Ø Sore throat

Ø Congestion or runny nose

Ø Nausea or vomiting

Ø Diarrhea

We could handle 11 Symptoms...Or could we? Now we are being subjected to a Super Symptom List that has been expanded to 98 Super Confusing Symptoms. As Fella has often said in the past, “That’s Progress”...Or is it? Are you ready to be informed? ... Or is that confused?

The list is sorted by Lowest Number of Reported Symptoms (#98) to Highest Number of Reported Symptoms (#1). The ones colored red are ones I took out of the normal sort and put close together because they were Similar or Opposites with a Couple of Huhs thrown in for good measure...Whatever that means.

Ø #98 Syncope...Fainting (31 People Surveyed Reported This Symptom)

Ø  Bilateral Neck Throbbing Around Lymph Nodes

Ø  Elevated Thyroid

Ø  Anemia

Ø  Herpes, EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus), or Trigeminal Neuralgia (Sudden Sharp Pain in the Face)

Ø  GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease) with Excessive Salivation

Ø  Drastic Personality Change

Ø  Thrush

Ø  Hormone Imbalances

Ø  UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)

Ø  Kidney Issues or Protein in Urine

Ø  Dry Scalp or Dandruff

Ø Low Blood Pressure

Ø Spikes in Blood Pressure

Ø High Blood Pressure

Ø  Covid Toes (Huh?)

Ø Eye Stye or Infection

Ø Foot Pain

Ø Goiter or Lump in Throat

Ø Cracked or Dry Lips

Ø Cold Burning Feeling in Lungs

Ø Low Blood Oxygen

Ø Arrhythmia (Heart Rhythm Problem)

Ø Burning Sensations

Ø Abnormally Low Temperature

Ø Fever or Chills

Ø Bulging Veins

Ø Costochondritis (Inflammation of the Cartilage That Connects a Rib to the Breastbone (Sternum))

Ø Brain Pressure (Benign Intracranial Hypertension) These symptoms are usually temporary but can be serious if they get worse and are left untreated.

Ø Swollen Lymph Nodes

Ø Extreme Pressure at Base of Head or Occipital Nerve

Ø Feeling of Burning Skin

Ø Phantom Smells

Ø Changed Sense of Taste

Ø Partial or Complete Loss of Sense of Taste

Ø Partial or Complete Loss of Sense of Smell

Ø "Hot" Blood Rush

Ø Chills But No Fever

Ø Mouth Sores or Sore Tongue

Ø Heat Intolerance

Ø Swollen Hands or Feet

Ø Dry or Peeling Skin

Ø Dry Throat

Ø Dry Eyes

Ø Post-Nasal Drip

Ø Weight Loss

Ø Weight Gain

Ø Feeling Irritable

Ø Muscle Twitching

Ø Confusion

Ø Tinnitus or Humming in Ears

Ø Nerve Sensations

Ø Constant Thirst

Ø Rash

Ø Floaters or Flashes of Light in Vision

Ø Sharp or Sudden Chest Pain

Ø Upper Back Pain

Ø Abdominal Pain

Ø Lower Back Pain

Ø Persistent Chest Pain or Pressure

Ø Joint Pain

Ø Muscle or Body Aches

Ø Calf Cramps

Ø Kidney Pain

Ø Mid-Back Pain at Base of Ribs

Ø Hand or Wrist Pain

Ø Jaw Pain

Ø Painful Scalp

Ø Bone Aches in Extremities

Ø Neck Muscle Pain

Ø Sleeping More than Normal

Ø Tremors or Shakiness

Ø Clogged Ears

Ø Nausea or Vomiting

Ø Shortness of Breath or Exhaustion from Bending Over

Ø Phlegm in Back of Throat

Ø Changing Symptoms (Huh?)

Ø Reflux or Heartburn

Ø Neuropathy in Feet and Hands

Ø Sadness

Ø Congested or Runny Nose

Ø Blurry Vision

Ø Hair Loss

Ø Night Sweats

Ø Sore Throat

Ø Diarrhea

Ø Tachycardia (Heart beats over 100 beats per minute)

Ø Heart Palpitations

Ø Cough

Ø Dizziness

Ø Memory Problems

Ø Anxiety

Ø Difficulty Sleeping

Ø Headache

Ø Inability to Exercise or Be Active

Ø Difficulty Concentrating or Focusing

Ø Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing

Ø #1 Fatigue (1,567 People Surveyed Reported This Symptom)

Or could we simply say, if you feel Anything at Anytime located Anywhere in Your Confused Body, You Have COVID-19!?

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If you want to Read All About It Yourself, here is the article I drew the material from to write this Blog Posting...

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/98-symptoms-coronavirus-patients-theyve-140417198.html

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

Cacophony of COVID-19 Confusion Part 1

Cacophony of COVID-19 Confusion

Part 1

(There will be another one coming.) 

You would think that after all this time we would have a better handle on COVID-19, however, we are still embroiled in a Cacophony of COVID Confusion and the Cacophony or the Confusion seems to be Accelerating.

Here are some news headlines for you to skim through...

Ø Washington State University Fires Football Coach, 4 Others for Not Complying With Vaccine Mandate

Ø 127 Washington State Patrol Employees Terminated Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Ø Nearly 100 Unvaccinated Workers at Yale New Haven Health Fired

Ø Miami Private School Requires Students to Stay Home 30 Days After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

Ø Judge Temporarily Bars US Lab From Placing Unvaccinated Workers on Unpaid Leave

Ø San Francisco Puts More Than 180 Unvaccinated First Responders on Leave Amid Rising Crime

Ø Nurses Sue Illinois Hospital for Alleged Denial of Religious COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions

Ø United Airlines Will Fire 232 Unvaccinated Employees

Ø Hundreds of Unvaccinated Los Angeles Firefighters Plan to Keep Showing Up for Work

Ø Houston Hospital Employees Fired for Refusing to Get Vaccine Demand Their Jobs Back

Ø Pilot: Federal Vaccine Mandate Could Have ‘Catastrophic Effect’ on Transportation System

Ø Former Connecticut ‘Teacher of the Year’ Could Be Fired for Refusing Vaccine or Testing

Ø Florida Fines County $3.57 Million for Alleged Violation of Law Against COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

Ø Australian Police Officer Quits After Seeing Force Treat COVID-19 Protesters ‘Like Foreign Invaders’

Ø Seattle Police May Fire ‘Devastating’ Number of Officers Over Vaccination Mandate says a Union Official

Ø Vaccine Mandates Awaken Calls for Freedom

Ø NYC’s Unvaccinated Teachers Need to Waive Right to Sue for 1 Year of Health Benefits

Ø 871 LA Firefighters File Intent to Sue Over City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Ø US Service Members File Lawsuit Against Department of Defense Over Vaccine Requirement

Ø Biden Administration ‘Strongly Opposes’ Honorable Discharge for Troops Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

Ø Sen. Johnson says Health Agencies Are ‘Ignoring Natural Immunity’

Ø Is COVID-Deaths Data Being Manipulated for Profit?

Ø Doctor Sues University Over Mandatory Vaccine Policy

Ø New Jersey Lawmaker to Propose Bill to Treat Recovered COVID-19 Patients No Different Than Vaccinated People

Ø 16-Year-Old Teen Had Heart Attack After Pfizer Shot, Receives $225K Settlement From Government

Ø 185 Employees Leave Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab Due to Vaccine Mandate

Ø Study shows ‘Natural Immunity’ up to 13x Stronger than Vaccine Effect: Israel Preprint

Ø No ‘Firm Answer’ on Why Americans Who Recovered From COVID-19 Should Get Vaccinated

Ø Natural Immunity Longer Lasting Than Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines says Dr. Robert Malone

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

Lagniappe: To get a photo to use in this Blog Posting I searched on "COVID-19 Photos". Of course, I got back many links. The one I chose (where I found Mona Covid) was entitled, "9,000+ Best Covid Photos" Can you believe it? ... 9,000+! Wow!

CDC Says You Must and You Need Not

I walked around an outdoor mall a couple of days ago and I got to taking pictures of the many different Mask Mandates posted on the stores’ entrance doors. Every store had a Mask Mandate of some kind. No of them 2 were the same.

The first and second pictures below give the customers Mask Wearing Information referring back to the CDC Guidance. The third comes to us from BabylonBee and it takes us into a whole new direction.

CDC Mandate

If Vaccinated...Wear A Mask!

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CDC Mandate

If Vaccinated...Need Not Wear A Mask!

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Where No Mandate Has Gone Before!

Does the BabylonBee kid us?

Smartfella

Not All of the Coronavirus Hysteria Is Silly but This One Is

The other day I shouted at my TV while I was watching an NFL Football Game. It just so happens that day I have a visitor watching with me and he shouted louder than I shouted. It was John McEnroe. He literally jumped to his feet sending his popcorn bowl and its popcorn flying to all parts of the room.

Of course you know what John McEnroe shouts when he shouts but I’ll tell you anyway. He shouted, “You can’t be serious!”

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Here is what precipitated all this shouting (In Bullet Point Format)...

Ø During NFL Games the players are in collision after collision with opposing players and members of their own team.

Ø They are shouting all the time.

Ø Out of their mouths come buckets Spittle and Germs which are propelled at each other because of the thrust created by their shouting. (In scientific jargon its call Shout Propulsion.)

Ø After the games they meet and hug and get within inches of each other’s mouths as the console each other, congratulate each other or tell each other how lucky each other was.

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Eventually over on the sidelines the Lady with the Microphone appears for her interview with the “Hero” of the game (I have been known to put quotes around the word “hero” when it comes to Sports “Heroes”).

The interview is, of course, conducted with the Lady and the “Hero” standing about 10 Covid Feet Apart.

I should also point out that the screaming fans are back and they is No Covid 6 Foot or 8 Foot or 10 Foot Separation up in the stands as they Shout Propel their Spittle and Germs in all directions!

A lot about this Pandemic that is Silly and all of this is certainly high up on the Silliness Totem Pole.

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Yes the Late Paul Harvey was also visiting me for the game (he was a big fan before he became late) and you, of course, know what he said. He said to me, “Tell them the Rest of the Story Because That’s the Silliest Part”...

As the 10 Foot Apart Interview breaks up the Lady with the Microphone and the Football “Hero” run up and Hug Each Other!

They gotta be kidding us!

Smartfella

I’m So Good To My Dear Readers I can Hardly Stand It!

Because of your continued persistence in reading my Foolishness I am going to tell you how you can Make A Lot of Money...

Sell All You Own And Go Into The Business Of Imprinting Checks For Banks!

Not inspired to take me up on my sure thing business venture because you don’t see the sure thing part? I’m sure I can change your mind. Allow me to explain (In Bullet Point Format)...

Ø It all centers on our Rulers in Washington, D.C. deciding that the IRS is going to be tracking all our banking transaction $600 and up.

Ø The American People have risen to challenges in the past and I am sure this time will be no different.

Ø It makes no never mind that they can’t understand why our Rulers want this humongous amount of information about all of us but you can be certain that all over the Fruited Plain Americans are gearing up to thwart Congress’ Latest Attempt to Get Nosey.

Here’s how it will work (In Bullet Point Format)...

Ø In the past, if we wanted to buy an X42 Turbo Charged Titanium Widget for $1,532, we would simply write a check for $1,532 and go pickup our X42 Turbo Charged Titanium Widget and take it home and do whatever it is you do with such a thing.

Ø If we write a $1,532 check in the future, Uncle Nosey is going to be asking a lot of questions.

Ø Because it is Football Season we just don’t not have time to be bothered by Silly Questions from Congress.

Ø Here is what’s going to happen...
>>>We are going to write a check for $599.
>>>We are going to write another check for $599.
>>>We are going to write another check for $334.

Ø I know you are smart because you read my Blog, therefore, I know you have added these 3 checks inside you smart heads and you have come up with a Sum Total of $1,532 which happens to be the exact price of a X42 Turbo Charged Titanium Widget!

What’s that you said? Did you say, “How am I going to get rich off of this Fella Blog?” (If you just said this to yourself, you are not as smart as I gave you credit for.)

There are going to be a heck of a lot more checks written in the Good Ole USofA in future years! If you act fast you can get in on the ground floor of the coming Check Imprinting Industry Boom!

Ahh yes! I can see that greedy smile coming across your greedy face. 😊  

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What do you want to bet that sometime in the not too distant future there will be Congressional Hearings trying to figure out what has caused the dramatic increase in $599 Checks all across the Fruited Plain.

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

Lagniappe: Some of you know this and some of you don’t know this...

How many of you know where the Word “Blog” came from? It goes back in Computer History to when Blogs were being invented. One day Mr. Anonymous was searching around for something to call this thing he was doing and he looked at the top of his latest Blog on his computer screen and saw “Web Log”. He took the last 4 letters of “Web Log” and came up with “Blog”.

Armed with this bit of useless information and $3 you can now go to Starbuck Drive Thru and buy a cup of coffee.

I Thought They Were Bike Riding Robots

 

I just looked out the front door of my cute little house and saw 2 Bike Riding Robots going by...Or were they Bike Riding Robots?

I fell off my bikes dozens of times when I was a Little Fella and not one single time did I die. I feel certain if I were to say this to a Modern Parent, I would be verbally attacked for my Systemic Ignorance.

Yes, I know “systemic” does not quite fit into the above sentence but darn near everything is Systemic these days so I stuck it in.

Actually I think it looks pretty good where I stuck it. I sort of look like I am In The Know or maybe even Woke but I’m not sure about Woke because I am yet to figure out what that means. Maybe I would have been better off if I had used Systemically Woke.

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Let’s get back to the Verbal Attack on me by the horrified Modern Parent. Such an attack would sound somewhat like this...

Oh yea, Mr. Smarty Pants, (at this point I would be thinking she seems to know who I am) don’t you know that hundreds of thousands of un-helmeted innocent children are injured in this county every year because their un-caring parents do not love them enough to make their darling children wear a helmet on their darling heads when they venture out on bicycles! I know this hundreds of thousands number is true because I saw it on the Internet!

Allow me to take a step back. Did I say anything about the Pads? I apologize but I forgot to mention the Pads. I would not have said anything to the Modern Parent if the Bike Riding Robots were only wearing Helmets.

The reason these 2 Darlings looked like Bike Riding Robots was because they both had Elbow Pads secured to their Darling Elbows and Knee Pads secured to their Darling Knees and Wrist Pads secured to their Darling Wrists.

I know you are not the Noticer that I am but I bet you would have noticed these Darling Children struggling to ride their bikes while wearing Helmets and Elbow Pads and Knee Pads and Wrist Pads.

I fear these Darling Children are going to grow up without ever experiencing the wonder of scraping some part of their Darling Bodies, seeing that scrap turn into a scab and (the most wonderful part) seeing the scab dry up and fall off their Darling Bodies bit by bit.

It is quite possible that the Injure and Healing Process might never befall them until they are in their 30’s.

If you have been watching your TV since the Summer Olympics, you already know what’s coming next...

When they suffer their first scraping injury they are going to develop Mental Health Issues!

The Psychologists of the future are going to make a fortune!

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

 

You Put A Tax On What?!

I've told you before that there was a time in Europe when the King levied a Windows Tax. The thinking was that Windows were a sign of wealth, so people who had Windows in their homes could afford to pay the tax.

If you travel through Europe today, you will see many Windows that used to be Windows but long ago had been Bricked Up. Since the Windows were no longer Windows that could be opened up they were technically no longer Windows, therefore, the Former Window Owner did not have to pay the Window Tax.

Don’t feel sorry for the king. I’m sure he found something else to tax.

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The Times They Are A-Changin’...

Because of the Pandemic many people are working from home. Be on the lookout for a...

Work From Home Tax

My Dear Readers, please do not tell any Member of Congress about this little joke of mine. If you do, expect to see that member’s eyes light up and hear him exclaim, “What a brilliant idea!”

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

 

If The Obvious Eludes You, You Have an Obvious Problem...You Are Not Too Smart

Much of this Blog Posting was recorded by Fella in 2007 and tucked away in my “I’ll Work on This Later” folder and then I put that folder in a folder entitled “I’m Going to Lose Track of This Folder” folder and, before I knew what happened, I had published a lot of other Blog Postings (1,543 in total) while forgetting about this potential Blog Posting.

Back in 2007 I used to read the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. In the AJC of 12/7/07 there was an article about a Parking Garage Collapse in Charlotte, NC. Here is what it said (in Bullet Point Format)...

Ø Police reported that a portion of a parking deck at a busy shopping mall collapsed Thursday.

Ø A motorist, who may have caused the accident by crashing into the structure, died.

Ø The woman's car crashed into the edge of the top level of the parking deck.

Ø A small portion of the three-tier deck then collapsed and the driver's car fell through the opening.

Ø The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ø The Police were not certain how she died.

Why did the police not know how she died? Here is where I get to thinking that I am pretty smart because I knew immediately how the Collapsed Lady died...

• She crashed her car into the side of the deck.
• The deck collapsed.
• She and her car fell down along with the collapse.
• She was killed because she and her car were all caught up in a collapsing parking garage that she and her car had caused to collapse.

Am I missing something here? Why could the Police not figure this out?

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Fast forward to today. If the Coroner found out that the Collapsed Lady had COVID-19 (or Presumed COVID-19 or Probable COVID-19), she would have been classified as another COVID-19 Death.

If they ever find Jimmy Hoffa’s Body, do you want to guess what the Cause of Death Will Be?

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

Lagniappe: To cover the cost of care and loss of business resulting from a shift in focus to treat COVID-19 cases the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act created a 20% Add-On for COVID-19 Medicare Patients and 3 Times More if the patients were placed on a Ventilator.

Major Protests Have Broken Out Outside A Dental Office Near Where I Live and I Am In Complete Accord with Their Demands Because I Can Feel Their Pain

The Disappointment and Frustration could be seen on the Faces of the Protesters. This was not a joke! This was real! This was awful!

Several sitting members of the City Council were active members of the protest, which, of course, gives these demonstrations added legitimacy.

I am so glad I started carrying my Potted Plant Outfit in the trunk of my car. I put it on and got right in the middle of the craziness and now you, my Dear Readers, will benefit from my foresightedness. Read on...

I quickly ascertained that the center focus of all of this consternation was the recent opening of a new Dental Office here in Fellaville. No, it was not just any Dental Office it was the name of the Dental Office that had sparked this controversy. The Dentist who owned the new office had come up with a very clever name for his new place of business. It was called...Fellaville Dental Spa.

Here is a small sampling of what I hear while inside my Potted Plant Outfit in the middle of it all...

Ø The Guy with the Bullhorn Said...I love going to Spas! I have traveled long distances to relax in some of the greatest Spas on Planet Earth. My job is very stressful! I need to unwind! Now this Holier-Than-Thou Dentist has refused to let me enter his Spa because he says there is nothing wrong with my teeth! Who is he to bar me just because I have good teeth! My brother-in-law is a very sleazy lawyer and he has told me (for a fee) he will take my newly filed lawsuit to the Supreme Court, if necessary! It’s not the money. It’s the principle of the thing!

Ø The Guy with the Pitchfork Said...My teeth are perfect. That’s my problem. I refuse to allow that to stop me. I have implemented a plan of action that will allow me to get into that there Spa in about 6 weeks. I am never without a piece of candy in my mouth. I have started melting down hard peppermint candy and holding it in my mouth for 23 minutes before I go to bed at night. I am going to have rotten teeth before this Snooty Dentist knows what’s hit him!

Ø The Guy Handling Out the Bricks Said...There ought to be a law that prevents any Spa Owner from keeping taxpaying citizens from gaining entrance to a Dental Spa. This must be in the Constitution somewhere. If it is not, it ought to be put in there at once! I feel certain that Benjamin Franklin, if he were not dead, would be standing here protesting with the rest of us. I am also certain, if he were alive today, he would be turning over in his grave!

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

Lagniappe: No, there is no Dental Office named "Fellaville Dental Spa" but there is a Dental Office near where I live that is named “Name-Of-The-City-In-Which-It-Is-Located” Dental Spa. I will not say the real name of the Dental Spa because I don’t want to be sued by the Snooty Holier-Than-Thou Dentist’s Brother-In-Law for making fun of his Dental Office’s Silly Name!...Or is it Foolishness Name?