By Omar Gallaga
Leave it to the Internet to make light of a crisis.
On the Web site doihavepigflu.com, the answer to the question of whether one is infected with the H1N1 virus is, simply:
The tiny text says, "(Well maybe, but statistically speaking you probably don't so chill out and eat some bacon)." It links to an Amazon.com page where flu masks are sold in sets of 20.
They're currently sold out.
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