Man-flu

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Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable scientific fact*.
*(Survey of over 100,000 men)
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.
Women do not contract Man-Flu. They suffer from what is medically recognised as a Mild Girly Sniffle – which, if a man caught, he would still be able to run, tear the phone book in half and compete in all other kinds of manly activities.
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.
More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots of other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast).
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 ever known.
Man-Flu germs are more powerful than superman and The A-Team combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting lady medicines like Lemsip, so dont bother trying to force them on a victim of Man-Flu.
While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around enjoying Diagnosis Murder it’s a recognised medical fact that the exact pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dykes voice has remarkable soothing powers.