Virus scare

Evidence, if evidence were needed, that the internet has pervaded our lives and changed everyday language was displayed by a phone conversation the author had recently.

Author: …Yes, I tried calling you last week but couldn’t get hold of you.

Fred: That’d be Thursday or Friday then. I was trying to shake off a virus on Thursday, but by lunchtime I had to concede defeat and go home. Lost about a day and a half because of it.

Author: Was it Blaster?

Fred: Blaster?

Author: Yeah, the Blaster Worm.

Fred:  Nah, it was more of a heady cold and dodgy tummy kind of virus.

Author: Sorry. Just immediately assumed there we were talking about computer viruses.

Fred: Funnily enough, this isn’t the first time I’ve had this conversation this week. There’s been a couple of other people thought the same thing.