Mutating Bird Flu

[Gibbon]

Experts have stated that the strain of the bird flu virus has mutated in Turkey but is not passable between humans yet. I disagree, I'm just recovering from a bout of flu with some weird symptoms. I can only eat Tesco wild bird seed, I cancelled my flights to Rome as I get fly there myself and I've just told my boss that he'll have to excuse me as the sun comes up as I'll need to go into the car park and sing a song!

[Board Game Geek]

PMSL !

Actually, I think you are probably suffering from Bird-Flu-By-Proxy Syndrome.

This is where we are bombarded so much by hyped-up media reports and constant TV coverage, that we subconciously develop the symptoms in the first place.

Nasty cough ?....must be bird flu
Pecking at your food ? ...must be bird flu
Taking a bath in the soil outside your house ?.....must be bird flu

Actually, a friend of mine is quite looking forward to the gene mutating. You see, he is an insufferable hypochondriac, and collects diseases much like a trainspotter collects train details in his little notebook.

<nerdy voice> "Oooh, look at that Brian, a GNER Class C with rebadged livery....Can you hold my thermos for me, I'm going to have to pop to the Gents to touch myself....you can come if you want"

[wc2]

Experts have stated that the strain of the bird flu virus has mutated in Turkey

Lucky for us Christmas has come & gone.

[Board Game Geek]

Yeah, but what about the Turkey Pluckers ? Surely they were in close proximity to the birds ? A possible entry point ?

Phone the papers...let's start a new wave of hysteria !

[Rebecca Loos]

how come Turkey is the only country near us affected by bird flu? Is it a coincidence? Does the virus has some sort of sense of humour? We should be told! I might have to move from my current "Sparrow Way" address!!!!

[Churchill]

Yeah, but what about the Turkey Pluckers ? Surely they were in close proximity to the birds ? A possible entry point ?

Phone the papers...let's start a new wave of hysteria !

Ah well, any port in a storm...

[Board Game Geek]

Turkey is the only country near us

Becky love, have you been borrowing the "All Terrorists Live Next Door" book from George Bush again ?

AFAIK, Turkey is a bit further than Wales or Scotland....

[Rebecca Loos]

yeah but no but yeah but I bet there's more Turks in East London than Welsh and Scots. Put together.

[cojak]

but they can make great coffee...

[Rebecca Loos]

actually Turkey's a funny place. I love Turkish food (kebabs and iskenders as you can find them in the southern hemisphere, not the dodgy vans here) and coffee as you say is really nice - but in Turkey itself, it's really hard to find good food and I have been very disappointed each time (2) I've been there