Flu For Two
What I've Learned So Far...
Well, it's another Autumn here in Michigan. Tigers fans are trying to get excited about watching the Yankees and the Phillies in the World Series; hunters are polishing their bullets and stockpiling Slim Jims in anticipation of Opening Day; soggy maple leaves are clogging up all the rain gutters; otherwise sane and rational mothers are wiggling into Sexy Firefighter, Sexy Pirate, or Sexy Investment Banker costumes for the neighborhood Halloween party; and the annual pitched battle over who is going to eat Thanksgiving dinner where and with whom is about to get underway.
Oh yeah, and the Flu is here.
This year we are all excited about the H1N1 virus, better known as "Swine Flu." Not only is this an extremely virulent strain of influenza, especially dangerous and even life-threatening to children and pregnant women; it just sounds pretty darned unpleasant.
I mean, think about it. It seems to me that adding the word "Swine" gives pretty much anything a nasty connotation. Could you really enjoy a "Swine Milk Shake?" On the other hand, "Playful Kitten Flu" doesn't really seem like it should be all that bad.
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- mike
Mike Ball
Author of What I've Learned So Far...
Winner of the 2003 Erma Bombeck Award
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