Comments | hirez: Sick as a parrot, Brian.

hirez

Sick as a parrot, Brian.

Dec 26, 2006 17:09

In days of yore (that's old Norse for 'only three channels of telly') illness of the digestive tract was treated by snuggling up against the Aga and only being given an eggcup full of water at any one time. After 24 hours, a chap was allowed toast and a mug of Bovril. If that stayed down/in, it was egg and chips for supper ( Read more... )

posing down the pub, fluke, just a touch of 'flu

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moral_vacuum December 26 2006, 19:27:37 UTC

Put marmite on the toast and replace the bovril with a pint of tea, and that's my childhood illnesses. OK we didn't have an aga, but we had a massive cast iron 1930s boiler that would sit in the corner gurgling all day, and I'd sit next to it wrapped in a huge purple eiderdown.

sailormur December 26 2006, 19:55:33 UTC

it frightens me that the stomach bug that has terrorized my local area (and a handful of other US cities) has reached you. If it makes you feel any better, it's relatively short. And if you're feeling like toast, then you're likely past the worst.

Feel better soon.

hirez December 26 2006, 21:05:19 UTC

That'll be the malign influences of international travel and the Internet.

kissmeforlonger December 26 2006, 21:49:15 UTC

Lucozade tasted so much nicer like that.

reddragdiva December 27 2006, 00:08:25 UTC

Merry Christmas! I'll try to use you as a character as much as I can ...

hirez December 27 2006, 13:48:20 UTC

!!

Um, ta very much.

reddragdiva December 27 2006, 17:09:45 UTC

Thought you needed cheering ;-) When you get your voice back, I'd love you to do a recording of Dr. H-R's talky bits from the article for an UnNews audio. Feel free to extend the rant at the end as long as you like.

jendama December 27 2006, 01:30:55 UTC