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NB to anyone considering saying 'Actually, no-one's ever died of Man Flu': this is a light-hearted thread! Okay?

As you were.

Man flu is worse than swine flu as no woman will ever experience that sort of pain.

nominated for quote of the week

inspired, wmmc!

<bows> perhaps we should be wishing man flu on that midwifey bloke who reckons we should do undrugged birth?

I think just a long, slow labour should do the trick, wmmc. Through his ass hole!!!

<<ouch-icon>>

I say this as a woman who did labour with no drugs. Well, unless you could a single paracetamol in 48 hours as a 'drugged' birth.

IMO when it comes to pain management in labour, all men (no matter how lovely, thoughtful or well-meaning) should sit down and keep their mouths shut.

Man flu is worse as no vaccine has ever been found.

Possibly the families of those afflicted with Manflu suffer more than those afflicted with swineflu?

MMHenry - with people coming in every twelve hours saying 'ah you've hardly started, go home and come back in three days'

And randomly sticking their hands up his bum and scratching around like a chicken looking for feed

at wmmc

And threatening to get the shears out if he doesn't push hard enough!

ROFL ROFL

JB - nor will ever be found!!

Quattro - you might be onto something there!

wmmc - <sprays wine on keyboard>

<waves at Aitch who is lurking on this thread>

so what is Man Flu ?

SPLAT!

(Did I get you?)

(sorry MMH)

TDiddy, I gather it's one of the worst diseases known to Man...

Man flu is the phenomenon wherein one sneeze a plague affects a poor lazy soul who then needs to recover in the reclining position for several days. Usually several items of medical equipment are required to aid recovery, these include: (1) a television remote; (2) hand prepared snack foods (served a la toddler 'no, not in the blue plate, I want the white one' mode) (3) acres of wide sympathy while also managing all kids and household tasks.

NB it is very dangerous for anyone recovering from swine flu to take out the bins or risk any form of exertion, unless the cup final rule in is progress. In the case of the latter, a recovery may be seen fairly fast but it is common for relapse to occur, particularly if the patient's team loses.

heck- are you some kind of medically trained person. Have had that and DW thinks i am fussing about nothing.

there's something wrong with that name

motive? french very rusty but motive sounds wrong in this context

This sums it up - a classic! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLHWmjA5IE

Don't be fooled, TDiddy - I think qmmc just copied it from the BMA website, the cheat. Now you rest your poor weary little head and let mummy make it alllll betterrrrr...!

sazzerbear/MadameHenriHeureuse-

getting flasbacks here

<<quietly leaves the MN room and tucks back up in bed>>

man flu is soooo much worse as we have to endure the moaning, where as if we have swine flu we would take to bed and sleep.

In order to bring due recognition to the men suffering from this incurable condition, I have changed my name. Thinking of setting up a charity to help men cope.