The One That’s Worse

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Guy on phone: So wait, do you have influenza or do you have the flu?

St. Paul, Half Price Books
Overheard by both?!

posted on 10-31-2009

Comments (2)

Lissie said on 01-11-2009

The infection commonly called “the flu” (as in the stomach flu) is not the same thing as Influenza, so this could easily be a legitimate inquiry.
Max "Bunny" Sparber said on 01-11-2009

Gastrofuckingenteritis, yo.

The question is only legitimate if you’re not very clued in to the fact that stomach flu is a misnomer.

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