I'm always interrogating the text from the wrong perspective

A little while ago Carrie told me the first case of swine flu has been reported in IL. I'm guessing in Chicago because that's a major travel hub.

But the news got me thinking...

I don't remember ever having a flu pandemic when I was a kid. I don't remember schools closing because of the lizard flu or most public places being off limits due to the bottle nose dolphin flu or people wearing masks because of the armadillo flu.

Maybe I was too young to remember, but I'm pretty sure we never had one when I was a kid.

I'm feeling kinda gyped here. At the very least, between the swine flu and the teabaggers, my current events class would have had a field day. It would have been like open mic night at the comedy club.

We all would have ended up getting kicked out of the class, but it would have been worth it.