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reverse flu

There was an episode of Red Dwarf from the 5th series called “Quarantine”. Here’s a little transcript:


LISTER: Anything?

KRYTEN: Quite extraordinary. Lanstrom postulated that there are two
kinds of virus. Positive and negative. The negative we already know about.

LISTER: Yeah, like the flu, rabies, that kind of stuff.

KRYTEN: But she also believed that there are positive viral strains, which actually make human beings feel better.

CAT: Such as?

KRYTEN: Well, at a very basic level she predicted a kind of "reverse flu" -- a strain of virus, which promotes an unaccountable feeling of well-being and happiness.

LISTER: That's happened to me! Me life's been turned to complete and utter crud, and I've woken up in the morning feeling good for no apparent reason!

KRYTEN: The chances are, sir, that on those occasions you had unwittingly contracted Lanstrom's virus. According to her notes, twentieth-century DJs suffered from it all the time.

CAT: So what's in the tubes?

KRYTEN: Lanstrom claims to have isolated several strains of positive virus: inspiration, charisma, sexual magnetism--

CAT: Sexual magnetism is a virus? Then get me to a hospital; I'm a terminal case!

Ok, I know its sci-fi and that Red Dwarf is a comedy and there has never been any evidence – any real scientific evidence of ‘reverse flu’ but have you ever had that unexplainable almost euphoric feeling of contentment that just hits you from nowhere?

I know I have. In fact, what Lister describes is word-for-word perfect. I could be sitting on a bus or walking down the street or just in bed – pissed off or depressed about something and then suddenly....I just feel invincible. Shame the feeling only lasts for a few seconds.

I know music or drugs or being with someone you love can give you that * special * feeling – but music/drugs/love are what trigger the feeling in the first place.

I hope whoever reads this knows what I’m going on about, otherwise this post will appear to be just a tad crazy.

Anyone out there ever experience ‘reverse flu’?


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you are a sick fuck

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Originally posted by Postmodgirl:
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ok.

So no one here has ever experienced reverse flu.

*uj quits thread and goes back to watching red dwarf videos and eating sugar-puff sandwiches*

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I understand the theory behind what you're explaining, but I don't think I've ever felt it. Be nice, though. . .



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Registered: Oct 2000
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I'm not sure I've ever quite experienced that. Could you come over for a bit? Perhaps it's catchy????


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I think by "reverse flu" they mean "drugs".

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Reverse flu? nah, that's being a manic/depressive.

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Reverse flew = plane crash!

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Reverse Flu?

Def, I'll be having the worst day, and I'll just be like, fuck it, I'm feeling good, damn everyone else

Melesse

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Look at me, Jerking off in the shower. This will be the high point of my day, it's all downhill from here.

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