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September 7, 2010 By

One of the sites we’ve followed, yet never mentioned (until a week ago) is an odd site known as “It Starts With The Flu“. A site utilizing the all too familiar countdown method, with a date that ends, today. So, if you haven’t already figured out what happens at the end of the timer, and you are ready to face the truth, then look no further than MovieViral. Keep reading for the end!

NOTHING! What the @#$%!!!! You put up a timer site, you grab recognition, and you fail to commit? Congrats on nothing but a reverse timer. I’m not really sure what this was going to accomplish, and I’ve reached out to site owner for some input, so we shall see what happens. I’m guessing the same as the countdown. NOTHING!!




As a site that loves this type of material, I am disappointed. You should be ashamed of yourself! ASHAMED! Stay tuned to MovieViral for any input the owner of this site wishes to give, which many have tried, and many are ignored. Maybe the negative timer means we all get better?

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  • Taketwo

    Maybe the timer is now counting up to show us how long we’ve been with ‘the flu’ or thats what they are going for.

  • Anonymous

    Dude, it’s only 11:28 PM here, and maybe the site goes online later on today. Sweet Jesus.

  • Taketwo

    Corey proves a good point, whats the last time zone to fall into “09/08/2010″

  • Momacozey

    i believe “depending on your own time zone” but it should be around 6 or 8am i believe i don’t trust it though

  • Edodds32

    im so heated right now

  • Taketwo

    Well the IP is based out of Cali, so if it was just an error with the timer. If something DOES happen with the site I’m assuming it will be around 3am EST.

  • Rob

    The timer goes by the clock on your computer.
    If you set the date back to 9/7/10 it will still have time remaining, I’m guessing it will update in Pacific time at around 3am my time.

  • Ed

    Not disappointed really, I’m just even more intrigued. Whatever happened when the timer reached zero, me must “survive”.
    Kind of exciting, isn’t it?

  • blah

    uh did anyone else notice that if you hold down the right click to highlight everything there is a secret message in black writing, it says Daniel 12:1-13 ……better blow the dust off that bible and see what it’s all about.

  • http://twitter.com/MattIsANerd Matthew Gunn

    Uh, Blah, you’re a little late on that one :P

  • http://twitter.com/RedEyedGiraffe Nima Boscarino

    WE SURVIVED.

  • http://twitter.com/RedEyedGiraffe Nima Boscarino

    WE SURVIVED!

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  • Morality Sucks

    I want some fucking zombies and I want them now :(

  • Shaman1

    Heheh

    I was watching Robot Chicken while the countdown was happening and my dog stomped on the TV button at 2 seconds after, turning my TV to snow.

    I think I did poop a little….

  • Anonymous

    It’s safe to say that whatever is going on is at best amateur, and at worse nothing

  • Julieboughman21

    Be ready for when it really does come

    Learn how to make your home self sufficient

    Lets start with home made solar panels…

    bit.ly/b31EhH

  • http://twitter.com/labtec514 Mark G

    Wow is scott caldwell 12 and expects everything to happen insantly?

  • NULL

    “The Flu” has an intubation period of 3 days, After those 3 days you are less likely to pass it on, and start recovering. So i’m guessing after 3 days, something might happen on the site.

  • void

    3 days afterwards is 9/11 lol it must be a conspiracy?!?!

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  • http://www.movieviral.com Nick Butler

    When someone puts a timer on a site, normally people expect something to happen when that timer hits zero, not not when the timer hits -3 days -1 hours and -5 minutes.

  • Sticko

    Try Highlighting it.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah we already covered that in our first post. It’s been there the whole time.

  • lowercasemovieviralguest

    The giveaway that this was an amateur site was the fact that the timer was based on your own computer time.
    No professional, or even experienced amateur, would make a mistake that stupid.

    (Ideally, the script would specify the gmt offset for the timer to count to, and still rely on the client for synchronising)

    Also, saying “well it will probably update later today” is really, really, REALLY stupid since the site has been up since March 2009. There has been plenty of time to finish the site, and plenty of time to perfect the changeover.

  • ServitorOfTheOldOnes

    Whatever Lovecraftian force or entity thats controlling this from beyond the veil of our consciousness is obviously taking its time. Madness will grow inside one person, and spread to the entire population.

  • http://www.campfirenyc.com Mike Monello

    Since they raised expectations without delivering, I’m gonna go ahead and do a little self-promotion for a related project I worked on and humbly suggest you check out http://thecolony.discovery.com/ to get your Flu Pandemic ya ya’s out instead.
    ;)

  • http://www.campfirenyc.com Mike Monello

    Since they raised expectations without delivering, I’m gonna go ahead and do a little self-promotion for a related project I worked on and humbly suggest you check out http://thecolony.discovery.com/ to get your Flu Pandemic ya ya’s out instead.
    ;)

  • TB

    Anyone notice the bible quote right under the timer?
    Highlight it and see.

  • http://www.movieviral.com Scott