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Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Context matters a lot here, because they could easily have been talking about 100 dead, not 100 icky. This is clearly a context where using death as a metaphor is beyond inappropriate. There are at least two The Office (USA) gags about exactly that concept.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I didn't think one second those students died in a war because of food poisoning.

It's also put in quotes, which implies they're quoting a person that was at the scene.