Today I got my annual influenza vaccination. Because I work around sick people, staff get vaccinated free, in the hopes that we won't get sick and pass germs onto people with shattered immune systems.
So, I got fluvaxed. It was done by a third year nursing student who is on his first hospital placement, and he did an excellent job. It didn't hurt at all.
Afterwards I got a lollipop. We always get a lollipop. The first few years we got Starburst fruit lollipops, whose wrappers have a picture of whichever flavour fruit the lollipop was supposed to taste like.
Last year we got chupa-chups, which had the flavour clearly written on the covering.
This year we got these:
It didn't say anywhere on there what it was, but from the picture on the top,
I'm assuming it tastes like Australia.
I love my country, and I'm proud to be an Australian, but I'm not entirely sure that's a taste I want to try.
Huh. Turns out Australia tastes like a toffee apple lolly.
So, I got fluvaxed. It was done by a third year nursing student who is on his first hospital placement, and he did an excellent job. It didn't hurt at all.
Afterwards I got a lollipop. We always get a lollipop. The first few years we got Starburst fruit lollipops, whose wrappers have a picture of whichever flavour fruit the lollipop was supposed to taste like.
Last year we got chupa-chups, which had the flavour clearly written on the covering.
This year we got these:
I love my country, and I'm proud to be an Australian, but I'm not entirely sure that's a taste I want to try.
7 comments:
Had to laugh! If it really tasted like Australia, it would taste like flies, red dust and gum leaves.
I'm skipping the fluvax if that's next year's flavour.
I wonder if your readers would benefit from a good resource for lollipop fundraising ideas? There are tons of different lollipop fundraisers to consider. Most lollipop fundraising programs include free shipping.
Never been frighten of needles i was more interested in the lollipop no matter what the flavour yummmmy :-).
I love those lolly pops - the only thing good about the flu vaccinations (actually other than the nurse is often brillant at giving a near painless needle) Great post.
Ha Ha, we live in Toffee-Apple land.
I'm betting the Australia map means it's made in Australia.
I'm sticking with my plan to start getting fluvax when I'm sixty.
HA! I like that! Who knew that 'bogan' was toffee apple flavoured?
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