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Rich Brooks announced today that UK has been hit by the flu bug. Today Micah Johnson, Christian Johnson, Ridge Wilson and Alfonso Smith were all sent home with “flu-like symptoms” (by the way, when did this phrase become the go-to phrase for the flu? Every time an athlete is out, they dont say he has the flu, but rather “flu-like symptoms.” We dont do this with other injuries…he has “torn ACL-like symptoms.” It makes no sense…ok I am done). No word on whether any of the guys will be out for the EKU game, but the ranks are thin inside the UK football locker room right now.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
I wonder if my boss will let me go home with these hangover-like symptoms I have.
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
I think they say “flu-like symptoms” because the athletes haven’t been formally diagnosed with the flu. On the other hand, a torn ACL is generally inspected to see whether it is in fact a tear or just a sprain/bruise/whatever.
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
80% of Americans have herpes-like-symptoms.
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Duke Men’s Basketball is reported as having Gay-Like symptoms.
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
A literal answer - because an ACL or specific injury is actually a diagnosed condition and thereby has a specific diagnoses. However, flu-like symptoms could be from many different causes and are usually not truly diagnosed. They generally treat the symptoms and in most cases the symptoms go away. An actual diagnosis would not be cost-efficient so they just lump them together and call it “flu-like symptoms”.
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Pat Forde constantly has Penis craving-like-symptoms.
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
5. Right on. I was going to ask if KSR was going to volunteer its virology lab to clarify things.