This Week: Are you showing any signs of Mad Cow disease?
‘I don’t know. What are the symptoms? (Uhh … Staggering around and falling over). I do that a lot. So the answer is yes, I’m showing symptoms of Mad Cow disease.’ – Jimmy
‘I don’t eat beef, so how would I get it?’ – Susanne
‘I’m worried about inheriting Mad Cow disease from my mother. She’s had it for as long as I can remember. (You should get yourself checked out because there’s definitely a Mad Cow gene). Well, my sister is a mad cow … (See, you come from an infected herd. Sorry, but I’m covering my face now and backing away. Thanks for answering the question).’ – Ted
‘Mooo’ – Anonymous
‘I blame Canada. (For what?) Mad Cow disease, didn’t that cow come from Canada? (Yes, but you can’t blame everything on Canada … ) Why not?’ – Cyn
‘Do I look like I’ve got four legs and udders? (You’ve got two legs … ). Go away.’ – Anonymous
‘I’m vegetarian so it doesn’t affect me. (What about Mad Tofu disease, any symptoms of that?) I don’t think so.’ – Doug
‘There’s a lot of diseased meat in this town, honey.’ – Frank
‘Mad Cow disease? No, but I’m just getting over a wicked flu. Stuff was flowing out of everywhere. Does that count? – Joe