this is the biggest load of crap i've heard

Found this on MSN
Man flu - it's official


A new report has confirmed what us women have all known for ages - that men are far more likely to interpret a bit of a sniffle as a life-threatening illness. Almost one in three men said they had taken time off work because of flu or colds, compared with one in five women questioned. The research is being heralded as proof of the existence of 'man flu'.



Jakki Stubbington, of Benenden Healthcare, which carried out the study, said: "All women know that 'man flu' exists and now here is official proof. Women have all seen men making a meal of a sniffle and claiming a bit of a cold is the latest, deadly flu virus.
"It is not, however, entirely a laughing matter. Unfortunately, there is no cure for the common cold and the symptoms can be very unpleasant and can make it hard to concentrate at work.
"Colds also have a nasty habit of working their way around the workplace, so it is important that staff take time off when they are suffering to reduce the chances of passing it on to their colleagues."
The research revealed that Britain is a nation blighted by the sniffles with colds and flu the most common causes of sick leave in the past year. Some 30 per cent of men said they had taken time off in the past year because of colds and flu, compared with just 22 per cent of womenResearchers estimate that the numbers taking days off work because of colds and flu adds up to 3.6 million people a year, or one in eight of the working population.
The second most common reason for time off was sickness and stomach bugs, with women almost twice as likely to give digestive problems as a reason for being absent from work.
Accidents, infections, family bereavements and headaches were also among the more common reasons not to turn up at work.
Some 4 per cent of absences were caused by backaches, with only 1 per cent of respondents admitting that they had taken time off work because of stress.
Two per cent of those questioned confessed to having a day off because they had a hangover, which the researchers estimate translates to 225,000 lost working days each year.
As well as these common conditions, over 1.16 million people had to take time off to have or recover from an operation, whilst 8% or around one million people were off after being injured in an accident. More concerning is that 225,000 people admitted to taking time off work due to the knock-on effects of alcohol from the night before.
The research also found that workers in Britain have collectively taken off around 78 million working days in the last 12 months, with some 13.9 million people having taken at least one day off work due to sickness.


Well what do you think?

Aloha !

I didn't read the topic because your signature distracted me from the entire text. I think that I like it very much.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

hehe its very provocative dont you think?

lol
When you see her face you think oh nice pic then you scroll down and see the rest you think that's terrific !!!!

Strange pic, nice but i mean you wonder where the other one is ...

I think after looking at your new picture of Pam, I better not stand up for the next 5-10 minutes.

I think I should make a research too.... and finally confirm what we women have known for ages: men think with just one organ.... and this is not brain.
But maybe it's just Pammy's fault

ROTFLMAO !!
Jess the other boob is looking at you from behind her cover

more dodgy statistics.

dont you know that 90% of all stats are not true. see what i did there? no?

ill get me coat



andi

I believe it. Men are such babies when they're sick.

Back to the topic

Sure they are.
Us (women) have to cope with everything sick or not ! kids, housework and work. If we're not at work because of a cold or something like that we'd be juged as fragile thing but if a man for the same cold can't go to work people would simply say oh poor him if he's not there it's because he must feel really bad !
We already have to miss some days at work sometimes cause a child is ill for example so we try to not miss when we're ill ourselves.
No need to say when a child is ill mum stays at home and can't work, not dad !

Having at home a man who's ill is worse than having a child at home who is ill !