Make Me Laugh Monday - Swine Flu (or, Hamthrax, as I'm now calling it!)

If its not talk about the recession, its the Swine Flu. I don't know whether to be irritated or amused, to be honest. "Well, the best way to prevent it is to wash your hands" or "Sneeze into your sleeve".

I mean, with all the hype about it, that is the best they can come up with? My kids are 3 and 5 and can manage that much. (We call it "Doing the Elephant", thanks to a nifty song by the Jimmies, by the way. Check it out - its catchy!)

So on one hand, there is mass stupidity. I overhear people say "I'm not eating at a Mexican restaurant" or avoiding public transportation. HOWEVER...it has presented prime fodder for great puns/jokes. (i.e., "Southwest Airlines has quit distributing blankets due to the threat of spreading swine flu. Puts a whole new spin on "pig in a blanket, doesn't it?)

Since it IS "Make Me Laugh Monday", I have to share my favorite so far, featuring Piglet and Pooh:






























"Oh, bother".

In the meantime, don't be kissin' no pigs. I like to live on the dangerous side, so if you need me, I'll be eating bacon tacos at the Mexican place down the street. Just have to figure out how to eat around this darn mask.