pandumbic

from the makers of tuberculosis…

Every now and again, people around me start acting crazy, stupid, or both, and I feel it is my duty to step in and speak out against this nonsense.  Now, keep in mind, while I do not have any particular abundance of knowledge regarding the specific details of this situation, I am quite astute at recognizing patterns, and, therefore, consider myself something of an authority on this matter.

Swine Flu.  Oh, if you could only hear me sigh right now.

Here’s the thing.  People are going to get it.  People are probably going to die from it, but it is important to note why.

We live in a society where disinfecting, cleaning, scrubbing and spraying are all the rage.  We shelter ourselves from every possible germ imaginable, forgetting the fact that germs live within us, and actually help us to survive, no less.  These people are the ones that need worry most about the new illness that has come from us from the south….those who have deprived their immune system of any kind of exercise whatsoever.  So be it.

From what I understand, the human immune system is something like an athlete:  if it stays in shape and practices a lot, it’s good to go.  What happens to an athlete who ceases to exercise or practice?  Their strength, speed, agility and skill all go on permanent vacation.  Again, I am no doctor, this is just how patterns and other educated folks have imaged this for me.

This being the case, what happens when these germophobes come into contact with a serious illness that packs a punch?  Simple.  They get sick and they possibly die.  I don’t mean to sound heartless about it, but when these same people are hitting every grocery store and pharmacy in their state looking for anti-bacterial wipes for their children to take to school, it becomes painfully obvious that they do not understand how this problem came to be in the first place.  So I pity them, but I do not feel sorry for them.

Incidentally, I wonder how these people feel about kissing, or otherwise exchanging bodily fluids with those they don’t know too well.  They really ought to think about that….

As for me, germs do not frighten me.  The swine flu doesn’t stand a chance in hell when it comes into contact with me.  I may not be the physically strongest person in the world, but if my immune system were a human being all on its own, it would likely kick the crap out of you.