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Bloody Instructions

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Oh. my. God.

Nobody move. You hear me? Nobody move.

OK, actually, somebody should move and call or text message God or the marines or whatever you do in a situation like this. What situation? Oh, nothing, just that we here at BME have apparently stumbled upon the source of the goddamned swine flu that is the newest pandemic that is going to find and murder every last one of us. Do not be taken in by its seductive prowess, people. Remember: Everybody is at risk, even if the pig is wearing a dental dam. Be safe out there.

(Tattoo by Tom Ingram at Black Hole Tattoos in Portland, Oregon.)

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60 responses to “Bloody Instructions”

  1. Amandagee Avatar
    Amandagee

    LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

  2. Amandagee Avatar
    Amandagee

    LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

  3. pellow Avatar
    pellow

    Hope you can maintain a similar sense of humor your whole life.
    If not, someone will gladly cover this for you.

  4. pellow Avatar
    pellow

    Hope you can maintain a similar sense of humor your whole life.
    If not, someone will gladly cover this for you.

  5. pellow Avatar
    pellow

    Hope you can maintain a similar sense of humor your whole life.
    If not, someone will gladly cover this for you.

  6. pellow Avatar
    pellow

    Hope you can maintain a similar sense of humor your whole life.
    If not, someone will gladly cover this for you.

  7. Meghan Smith Avatar
    Meghan Smith

    Hey now… I live at King’s Edgehill and our school was the first to have the Swine Flu in Canada….. it wasn’t what everyone was saying it was…. they pushed it way out of pa portion… seriously.

  8. Meghan Smith Avatar
    Meghan Smith

    Hey now… I live at King’s Edgehill and our school was the first to have the Swine Flu in Canada….. it wasn’t what everyone was saying it was…. they pushed it way out of pa portion… seriously.

  9. Meghan Smith Avatar
    Meghan Smith

    Hey now… I live at King’s Edgehill and our school was the first to have the Swine Flu in Canada….. it wasn’t what everyone was saying it was…. they pushed it way out of pa portion… seriously.

  10. Meghan Smith Avatar
    Meghan Smith

    Hey now… I live at King’s Edgehill and our school was the first to have the Swine Flu in Canada….. it wasn’t what everyone was saying it was…. they pushed it way out of pa portion… seriously.

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