It started with David Boreanaz from Bones. And then Brian Littrell from the Backstreet Boys. And now pigs are flying over Wisteria Lane as one of America's favorite Desperate Housewives has been confirmed as having H1N1. Teri Hatcher is the latest celeb to be hit with the swine flu. We'll just pass right over that Backstreet Boys reference I made and we can leave the cheesy boy band jokes out of it. Although, Littrell did make a YouTube video apologizing to fans about cancelling a breast cancer fundraiser that they had scheduled at the Hard Rock Cafe in NY. Oh alright, I watched the video. But not because I wanted to see the guy who I was totally in love with when I was 14, only because I wanted to confirm my suspicions. And I was right. Swine flu makes you look like crap.
Even the super handsome David Boreanaz didn't look himself when he appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson a few days after it was leaked that production had shut down on Bones due to swine flu (a statement that was later retracted by exec producer Hart Hanson). If celebrities have taught us anything about germs, isn't it that we should be investing in some promotional hand sanitizer? A little Purell goes a long way. Granted, there's no better way to stop the spread of germs than by washing your hands (which can be promoted with some great National Handwashing Awareness Week giveaways) but when soap and water aren't available, hand sanitizer is the next best thing. Just ask Ferguson. The sanitizer fun starts at about 1:52.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3deJ8gM6sg
And considering that Boreanaz joking threw some in his hair, it's not surprising the poor guy ended up with swine flu. I'm tempted to quote the wise Dr. Christopher Turk from Scrubs. "Sir, this the reason your headache didn't go away. This is pronounced ah-nal geesic. The pills go in you mouth."
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