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13 reasons why manflu is the worst illness ever

It’s definitely not a made-up thing. No sir.

Despair, thy name is manflu
Despair, thy name is manflu
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THEY SAY IT’S a man’s world. That men have it easy. That men are hard, and tough, and proud.

But there is one thing that can make even the hardiest man quake in his Barratts boots. And that word is ‘manflu’.

Some dismiss this feared condition as a mere fiction, invented by males so they can stay in bed and watch Countdown. But those who have suffered know the pain.

You can tell them by the thousand-yard stare; by the dignity of their suffering; by the sense of brotherhood they share with other victims.

But most of all, you can tell them by these tweets:

13 reasons why manflu is the worst illness ever
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  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

  • Manflu, Scourge of the Y Chromosome

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Michael Freeman

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