Gem and Co take note !!!!!

#1

1. Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable scientific fact*.
*(Based on a survey of over 100,000 men.)

2. Man-Flu is not 'just a cold'. It is a condition so severe that the germs from a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of people living in the rainforest. And probably loads of monkeys too.

3. Women do not contract Man-Flu. At worst they suffer from what is medically recognised as a 'Mild Girly Sniffle' - which, if a man caught, he would still be able to run, throw a ball, tear the phone book in half and compete in all other kinds of manly activities.

4. Men do not 'moan' when they have Man-Flu. They emit involuntary groans of agony that are entirely in proportion to the unbearable pain they are in.

5. Full recovery from Man-Flu will take place much quicker if their simple requests for care, sympathy and regular cups of tea are met. Is that really so much to ask? Florence Nightingale would have done it

6. More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots of other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast).

7. Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest heroes this country has ever known.

8. In 1982 scientists managed to simulate the agonising symptoms of full blown Man-Flu in a female chimp. She became so ill that her head literally fell off.

9. Man-Flu germs are more powerful than He-Man, The Thundercats and The A-Team combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting 'lady medicines' like Lemsip, so don't bother trying to force them on a victim of Man-Flu.

10. While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around enjoying 'Diagnosis Murder' it is a commonly recognised medical fact that the exact pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dyke's voice has remarkable soothing powers..

Every minute in this country one man is struck down by Man-Flu. Women, all we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea, some kind words and your undivided attention and care. Then maybe, just maybe, we'll beat this monstrous disease together

#2

Well said TK

Where's me Kleenex?

#3

Thanks for that TK. I have been suffering from Chronic Man-Flu for the past couple of days and getting no care or sympathy. Now she is complaining because she has a minor sniffle.

#4

Don't forget TK, as well as the tea and TLC, the good lady must also fetch your maggots ready for the miraculous, but tempory, recovery that always seems to happen on Match days!!

cheslynboy · #5

Very well put TK

Just hope your better half doesn't read it over your shoulder

We would hate to visit you in hospital with all those dolly nurses

#6

I have had man flu for well over a month now and I get no sympathy of Gem

:( :(

*cough cough**

me · #7

id rather have a double or treble dose of man flu any day rather than what ive got at the mo

#8

Last time I asked the missus for some sympathy, she told me......

"Look it up in the dictionary, it comes somewhere between Sh1t and Syphilis"

Gem · #9

I have had man flu for well over a month now and I get no sympathy of Gem :( :(

*cough cough**

I brought you Covonia and other medicines to make you better!

And not forgetting the cups of tea. How i didnt get your man-flu ill never know..... just shows im the strongest of the two of us

Women, all we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea, some kind words and your undivided attention and care.

I do that everyday- was always told i was too nice!! Simon you must be one lucky man to have me in your life

#10

Last time I asked the missus for some sympathy, she told me......
"Look it up in the dictionary, it comes somewhere between Sh1t and Syphilis"

love it

#11

how i didnt get your man-flu ill never know.....

Last time I looked you were a woman thats why you cannot catch man flu

Gem · #12

Smart wobbly cheeks.