[Magdalen] Jonas Salk happy birthday

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

That would have been what I would have thought, but obviously some folks
here, who have obvious expertise with HAs, seem to feel that is the big
issue, so I'm happy to withdraw the entire post.  As I say, I should have
known.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7:55 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nah, we are certainly grateful for the vaccine. I got all three shots, and
> then went for the Sabin on Sunday when it came out too. I am old enough to
> remember very well what polio did; we came home from vacation one summer to
> find that one of the neighbor boys, just my age, had died of it while we
> were away.
>
> The fact that the vaccine's developer was personally a HA makes no
> neverminds. Some people are. It has nothing whatsoever to do with their
> accomplishments.
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7:49 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, I apologize for bring ing it up.
> >
> > Everyone, forget it's Dr. Salk's hundredth birthday, and by all means
> > forget that silly vaccine too.  Sorry I brought it up. I should know
> better
> > by now...
> >
> >
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
> better
> > for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your
> time
> > on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 10:20 AM, James Handsfield <
> jhandsfield at icloud.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Jonas Salk was a good researcher but he was a major horse’s ass as a
> > > person.  I had the misfortune to have to deal with him once when I was
> > > working on my MPH degree at San Diego State University.
> > >
> > > -----------------
> > > Thinking one can behave their way into heaven is an insult to the very
> > > foundation of salvation.
> > >
> > > Jim Handsfield
> > > jhandsfield at att.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Oct 28, 2014, at 1:19 AM, James Oppenheimer <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Today would be Jonas Salk's one-hundredth birthday.
> > > >
> > > > We in Pittsburgh area remember all the kids lining up at the
> Cathedral
> > of
> > > > Learning to get their polio shots.  In time, it would be supplanted
> by
> > > the
> > > > oral Sabine vaccine, but at the time, he was the guy who made it
> > possible
> > > > for kids to go back to swimming pools without fear.
> > > >
> > > > James W. Oppenheimer
> > > > *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
> > > better
> > > > for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting
> your
> > > time
> > > > on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> > >
> > >
> >
>