Is man-flu worse than every other illness...Yep

It's widely accepted (by men) that man-flu is the most debilitating illness known to man. I say known to "man" because women just don't get it, the man flu or the fact that it is indeed the worst thing ever I mean. Most men will contract man flu at some stage and be rendered useless-couch-dwellers requiring hours of attention and nursing from ever-patient women who simply roll their eyes and soldier on. If you're a man you'll probably be familiar with the man flu which can take on various formats leaving the man in a state of complete and utter uselessness, devoid of all shame and pathetically incapable. Some of the symptoms are as follows, but are not limited to:

• A snuffly blocked up nose
• A headache
• A stubbed toe
• A sore throat
• Hay-fever
• A minor cut or abrasion
• A hangover (a version of man flu that women tend not to tolerate well)
• Sneezing three times in a row
• Reluctance to go to work

As you can see above, man flu can be a terrible thing to have and can render a man quite ill. I won't go as far as saying bed-ridden however that has been known to have occurred on many occasions. Mostly man flu will mean the patient is rendered couch-ridden and the typical treatments need to be administered. These can be, but are not limited to: Television, DVD's, video games, snacks, no chores and of course a bell to call the nurse (wife/partner) to bring the snacks.

Naturally calling work to advise lack of attendance due to man-flu needs some attention. Now, simply citing man flu as a reason for not going to work won't usually work that well, especially if the boss is a woman. The patient will need to add some additional embellishments such as copious amounts of coughing and by applying a nasally-blocked-nose sort of voice. The HR department may also require a sick certificate from the doctor which shouldn't be too hard to obtain. Just tell the doc you have a migraine and he'll write out a certificate for you. Easy.

Now, having said all of that, you may be wondering what has inspired me to to write about man flu? Well, tomorrow I am due back at work after six weeks of vacation and to be completely honest with you I feel a terrible bout of man flu coming on. Being a dedicated staff member I simply don't want to spread the germs to everyone and so I thought I might take a couple of sick days to shake the man flu off. This all sounded like a great plan until I met a set-back. You see, my nurse, (I mean wife) had made a little purchase in England on our vacation for just this eventuality. I often come down with the man flu and as my nurse (I mean wife) she's the one that has to deal with it.

Pictured above is her solution to man flu. Mints. I'm not convinced they will work however I am obligated to give it a go in an attempt to avoid her wrath.

Pictured to the left you can see the man flu medication contained within the container which my nurse (wife) wants me to take. The little minty blocks are supposed to be a miracle cure for man flu and whilst they taste quite innocuous and minty I'm not so sure. Will these tiny minty things derail my intended sick days (couch-sitting-movie-watching-relaxation-time) or will they prove ineffective against the dreaded man flu. I guess only time will tell.

So, for now I better take my medicine or suffer the wrath that is sure to come. If I am miraculously cured of the man flu, that most deadly affliction, then I will drag my sorry-ass into work tomorrow morning. If by some most amazing (and fortuitous) chance of fate I am not cured by this new anti-man-flu treatment then look out couch, you and I are going to get familiar. Just to ensure I'm prepared I'm going to go look for my bell...One can't be too prepared for the man flu.