Recently we've had our fair share of flu scares. Avian flu was such a hot flu bug and now we have Swine flu. Swine flu is amusing, not because of the scare, but because of the name. What's in a name, you ask dear Romeo?
Here's further proof that people will be offended by anything and everything. Israeli officials are encouraging WHO (that's the World Health Organization, not the band or me yelling at you in all caps) to change the name because it is offensive to pork sensitive people (Muslims and Jews). Seriously? I mean, that's like an African American being offended that we call it the Black Plague.
So, to help out WHO and to appease offended people everywhere, I offer up a few alternative names to this current scary flu bug....
FMD - Flu of Mass Destruction
Coodies (they're scary enough to make kids practice good hygiene)
Animal flu (let's just cover the whole genre here)
Blue Flu (I don't think anyone is offended by blue....except maybe Democrats.....but it rhymes)
Wilber Flu (offending Charlotte's Web fans everywhere)
Oink flu (because it would be funny to see TV people say Oink)
Porky flu ( you could argue it was for the movie and not for the meat)
The Flu that should not be named (a tribute to Harry Potter)
and the one I can't take credit for....
Mexican Flu (because we must choose who to offend - non-pork people or Mexicans)
It's not funny, but it is amusing. So, make sure to wash your hands and don't go out in public if you're sick. I don't want whatever this crap is called so keep your germs to yourself. And, if Shakespeare were here I'm sure he'd agree "A flu by any other name is just as scary".
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