09.01.09 Tues "Coug Flu"

Nearly 200 students at Wazzoo have reported flu-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, and exhaustion recently. School officials in Pullman say that their fear is that it could be a possible swine flu outbreak. Either that or everybody’s still nursing a hangover from that bitchin’ Sigma Chi kegger the other night.

Police in Florida have cooked up a new way to catch some bad guys. Cops in Fort Lauderdale have sent out letters to family members of fugitives that say that they are The South Florida Stimulus Coalition and they are trying to give a refund to the bad guys in question. When they show up to pick up their checks, they are then arrested. Cops say the sting has saved them countless man hours when it comes to fugitives and having them come to them is safer than if cops had to arrest them in a hostile environment. The cops say that it worked so well that they are planning a second day of “Operation: Show Me the Money.”

Big news from the comic book world. Disney is purchasing Marvel Comics. I don’t know if it’ll work. The first movie project they announced has Spider-Man trying to prevent Doctor Octopus from ruining a High School Musical.

Public health officials and drugmakers are ramping up for an expected H1N1 pandemic, and the Department of Health and Human Services wants Americans to help pick the most effective flu-prevention video for a national TV campaign. Out of several hundred entries received, 10 finalists were picked. Voting ends September 16. The winner gets $2,500. It’s like American Swine Flu Idol!