WITH the flu season upon us it’s important to be prepared with plenty of unscientific advice. Here’s the sort of rubbish your mum comes out with.
The main cause of flu is wet hair
Going out with wet hair is a guaranteed way to get flu. Thoroughly dry it with both a towel and hair dryer and you’ll be safe on even the most crowded bus full of sniffling wrecks.
Vitamin C is flu’s worst enemy
Vitamin C makes you invulnerable to flu, so have at least 150 vitamin pills a day. Also take three carrier bags of oranges into work and sit at your desk peeling them all day.
Don’t have a flu jab
Only an idiot would try to prevent flu by injecting themselves with flu. It’s like curing a broken arm by breaking your leg. These doctors must be laughing all the way to the bank. It’s also well known that flu jabs are full of mercury, strychnine and mind-control drugs. A fortnight in bed suffering horribly is better than being a zombie for the rest of your life.
Use traditional remedies
Tried-and-tested flu products are just a scam by ‘big pharma’. Make a natural cure from hot water, sage and foxglove, or indeed anything that sounds as if it was recommended by a medieval witch.
Boost your immune system with meat
A hearty meat-based meal such as steak with chunky chips or a big chicken-and-mushroom pie feels as if it’s good for you, so it must be. The flu virus is also known to be susceptible to gravy.
Demand antibiotics
Don’t take any shit from your GP and get plenty of antibiotics. They’ll cure the flu in no time because they’re ‘anti’ things and ‘biotic’, which sounds like ‘bionic’.
