smokerings

"yaar, i think i'm going to get out early today. *honk into tissue* we don't have any meeting, do we?"
"nahin, go ahead. got the flu?"
"no yaar i just forgot to take my antihistamines in the morning.. its the allergy acting up..."
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"...take what?"

"er... antihistamine?"

*blank look

"anti-allergic."
"ohh."


alright, so i'm never thirsty, i'm dehydrated. hey, get me some water. im de-hyd-rated. (as opposed to X-rated). i dont get food poisoning, i get gastroentitis. my four years of Bio O and A level are just about enough to get through a dinner conversation between Dr. Dad (MB.,BS. Cardiology; FCPS, FRCS) and Dr. Mum (MB., BS., Radiology) because its not a baby, its a feotus (which is actually a term of endearment at our house), its not a cough, its inflammation/ wheezing, its not an ointment, its hydrocortisone, and its never "have lots of water" its "take plenty of fluids, betaa, have fun!"
you could never get out of a day of school. must have at least 100+ fever or take two Panadols and shove off. never the flu, always the allergy. what do you do when you have an entire drawer of medicines devoted to everything from UTI to cystic fibrosis?
...oh come on, everyone knows what those two are!


apologies to all those who have pointed this out in the past and have had to put up with me denying all allegations (and crocodiles). yeah, you too.