# Convincing acquaintances, friends, and family to get vaccinated

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
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**Created:** [August 7, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-acquaintances-friends-and-family-to-get-vaccinated/948172 "2021-08-07T00:41:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-acquaintances-friends-and-family-to-get-vaccinated/948172/32 "2021-08-08T03:48:49Z")

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I’m already vaccinated but if I promise to get a booster when it’s available will you post pix of the new kitten?

Done and done 🙂

> [@Pet pictures!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/550):
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> I love black cats. They look like little panthers. Great pic, btw. When we had a black cat, I took a lot of pics of a black blob with yellow eyes. George is almost 5 months old and is 6lbs. He is fascinated by the litter robot and keeps jumping in and stopping it in mid-cycle. The missing litter always baffles him. [[Imgur] ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191587192@N04/51364545834/in/album-72157719407794290/) He’s a fierce hunter (notice the fluffed tail and spine hair): [[Imgur] ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191587192@N04/51363809631/in/album-72157719407794290/) He’s smart enough to know whe…

@nelliebly thinking about it further, in the case of my idiot relatives, its all a case of “You Aren’t The Boss of Me! My Body, My Choice and if I choose to get jabbed for money it’s MY choice.”

The ringleader was totally against the idea until she got wasted on my dime and saw the money. Then she suddenly thought that getting the Trump jab was the best idea ever. Once she agreed, the other two went along.

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