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In reply to the discussion: Americans are not getting seasonal vaccines ahead of the holidays [View all]littlemissmartypants
(26,175 posts)18. These are excellent points!! ...
The ripple effect doesn't get the appreciation it deserves. Even just a small outbreak can easily become an epidemic if not given the proper attention and respect.
It reminds me of the proverb* "For the want of a nail."
Todd Rundgren wrote a song about it. I hope you don't mind me linking to it here.
Thank you so much for adding these important points to the discussion, Karasu. ❤️
*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail
Todd Rundgren - The Want Of A Nail (with Bobby Womack) (Official Music Video)
The Want of a Nail
Todd Rundgren
[Intro]
I've been wrong
I had plans so big
But the devil's in the details
I left out one thing
No one to love me
No one to love me
No one to love
For the want of a nail, the world was lost
For the want of a nail, the world was lost
[Verse 1]
For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost
For the want of a shoe, the horse was lost
For the want of a horse, the rider was lost
For the want of a rider, the message was lost
For the want of a nail, the world was lost
For the want of a nail, the world was lost
[Verse 2]
For the want of a rider, the message was lost
For the want of a message, the battle was lost
For the want of a battle, the war was lost
For the want of a war, the kingdom was lost
For the want of a nail, the world was lost
For the want of a nail, the world was lost
(such a tiny thing)
[Intro reprise]
I've been wrong
I had plans so big
But the devil's in the details
I left out one thing
No one to love me
No one to love me
No one to love
Yes and no one to love
[Verse 3]
You're askin'
What's all this talk about horses and war?
Put yourself in the place of the man at the forge
And day after day you live a life without love
'Til the morning you can't take it anymore
And you don't get up
Multiply it a billion times
Spread it all 'round the world
Put the curse of loneliness on every boy and every girl
Until everybody's kicking, everybody's scratching
Everything seems to fail
And it was all for the want of a nail
[Outro]
(For the want of a nail)
Tell me what else could the answer be
(For the want of a nail)
(For the want of a nail)
Don't hold back now
(For the want of a nail)
Hey hey
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Want of a nail
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Wooh
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Don't hold back now
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Just a little tiny bit of love
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Don't hold back, don't hold back
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Give me all your love
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Don't hold back, don't hold back
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
Hey, hey, hey!
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)
(For the want of a nail the world was lost)...
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Americans are not getting seasonal vaccines ahead of the holidays [View all]
littlemissmartypants
Nov 29
OP
f**k them for their stupidity. I am convinced there is only one way for some people to learn, and that is the hard way.
JohnSJ
Nov 29
#2
Hi!! 👋 I got the shingles shots for free at the health department in my county.
littlemissmartypants
Nov 29
#20
Republicans who obtain neither vaccinations nor health insurance they can easily afford
DFW
Nov 29
#22