Overheard in the laundry room

[drowsypassenger]

“...her brother-in-law is in the hospital. Well, at first, they thought it was just pneumonia, but now they think he may have The Bird-Flu. Well, I said, (talking over the agitator) WAS HE INSPECTING THAT CHICKEN FARM BEFORE CHRISTMAS, OR AFTER CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT...”

Comments

[rev_swiftbright]

You didn't get my flu; you're not going to get bird flu. Pinky swear. =)

[drowsypassenger]

So what you're saying is, I'm indestructible! Ehhxcellent.

[pianopuncher]

did you ask what difference it made if the chicken farm inspection was before or after Christmas?

[drowsypassenger]

No, but I suspect she was trying to determine if she'd been exposed when he had visited at Christmas-time, to gauge if her panic should be personal or more abstract.