{"id":38701,"date":"2022-05-05T03:43:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T17:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=38701"},"modified":"2022-05-05T03:43:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T17:43:25","slug":"abbott-and-costellos-whos-been-vaccinated-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=38701","title":{"rendered":"Abbott And Costello\u2019s \u2018Who\u2019s Been Vaccinated?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Abbott_And_Costello-1.png\" alt=\"Abbott And Costello\" width=\"599\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(If Covid had existed when they were a comedy act)<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018You can\u2019t come in here!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018Why not?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Well because you\u2019re unvaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But I\u2019m not sick.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018It doesn\u2019t matter.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018Well, why does that guy get to go in?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Because he\u2019s vaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But he\u2019s sick!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018It\u2019s alright. Everyone in here is vaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018Wait a minute. Are you saying everyone in there is vaccinated?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Yes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018So then why can\u2019t I go in there if everyone is vaccinated?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Because you\u2019ll make them sick.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018How will I make them sick if I\u2019m NOT sick and they\u2019re vaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Because you\u2019re unvaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But they\u2019re vaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018But they can still get sick.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018So what the heck does the vaccine do?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018It vaccinates.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018So vaccinated people can\u2019t spread covid?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Oh no. They can spread covid just as easily as an unvaccinated person.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018I don\u2019t even know what I\u2019m saying anymore. Look. I\u2019m not sick.<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Ok.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018And the guy you let in IS sick.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018That\u2019s right.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018And everybody in there can still get sick even though they\u2019re vaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Certainly.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018So why can\u2019t I go in again?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Because you\u2019re unvaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018I\u2019m not asking who\u2019s vaccinated or not!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018I\u2019m just telling you how it is.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018Nevermind. I\u2019ll just put on my mask.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018That\u2019s fine.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018Now I can go in?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Absolutely not!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But I have a mask!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Doesn\u2019t matter.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018I was able to come in here yesterday with a mask.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018I know.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: So why can\u2019t I come in here today with a mask? \u2026.If you say \u2018because I\u2019m unvaccinated\u2019 again, I\u2019ll break your arm.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Take it easy buddy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018So the mask is no good anymore.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018No, it\u2019s still good.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But I can\u2019t come in?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Correct.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018Why not?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Because you\u2019re unvaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But the mask prevents the germs from getting out.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Yes, but people can still catch your germs.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But they\u2019re all vaccinated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Yes, but they can still get sick.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018But I\u2019m not sick!!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018You can still get them sick.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018So then masks don\u2019t work!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Masks work quite well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lou: \u2018So how in the world can I get vaccinated people sick if I\u2019m not sick and masks work?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bud: \u2018Third base.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(If Covid had existed when they were a comedy act) Bud: \u2018You can\u2019t come in here!\u2019 Lou: \u2018Why not?\u2019 Bud: \u2018Well because you\u2019re unvaccinated.\u2019 Lou: \u2018But I\u2019m not sick.\u2019 Bud: \u2018It doesn\u2019t matter.\u2019 Lou: \u2018Well, why does that guy get to go in?\u2019 Bud: \u2018Because he\u2019s vaccinated.\u2019 Lou: \u2018But he\u2019s sick!\u2019 Bud: \u2018It\u2019s alright. Everyone &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=38701\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Abbott And Costello\u2019s \u2018Who\u2019s Been Vaccinated?\u2019&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-humourhumor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38703,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38701\/revisions\/38703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}