Swine Flu Psychosis Q&A
Q. Who catches Swine Flu Psychosis?
A. People who work in the newsrooms of media organisations
Q. Can it be stopped and are there lasting effects?
A. No it can't be stopped, sadly it must run it's course. Swine Flu Psychosis can cause melancholia and alienation - not in those who are infected but in members of the public who consume media content.
Q. What are the symptoms?
A. Loss of meaning. Boredom. Feverish rocking backwards and forward in the one spot. Depressed fixation on banal trivia. Tiredness.
Q. Should Swine Flu Psychosis victims be quarantined?
A. NO!!! That's what caused the outbreak in the first place. They should be forced to mix with a wider range of people.
Acknowledgments to Michael Leunig "The Age" Melbourne 27/05