Brightest Young Things

Lets first define (via wikipedia) what is GOING ON right now:

The 2009 swine flu outbreak or H1N1 outbreak or North American influenza[37] outbreak is the spread of a new strain of H1N1 influenza virus that was first detected by public health agencies in March 2009.[38] Local outbreaks of an influenza-like illness were first detected in three areas of Mexico, but the new strain was not clinically identified as such until a month later in Texas and California, whereupon its presence was swiftly confirmed in various Mexican states and Mexico City; within days isolated cases elsewhere in Mexico, the U.S., and several other Northern Hemisphere countries were also identified. By April 28, the new strain was confirmed in Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Israel and suspected in many other nations, including South Korea and Austria, with over 2,500 candidate cases, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise their pandemic alert level to 4.[39][40] A level 4 warning means that the WHO considers that there is "sustained human to human transmission"; whereas levels 5 and 6 represent "widespread human infection".

My mother is in South America right now (with the WHO) and has been there for most of the last month and will be there for the most of next month.
So, we're having a Swine Flu Themed day on BYT.
Because we can.

Should you be worried about it?
According to Michelle Bachmann (coughcough) you should be and you should also blame dirty liberals for it. But who listens to Michelle Bachmann these days?
EXACTLY.
Here is what Steve Buscemi has to say:

Previously in Misc/Awesome:

• 12/28: Terrible Boyfriend/ Girlfriend Generator.
• 12/1: The John Waters Advent Calendar-it starts today
• 11/28: It Chooses You: All I Want for Christmas is Everything from Miranda July's Pop-Up Shop
• 11/3: Things I'd Move to Minnesota For
• 9/6: PHOTOS: Maloof $$ Money Cup
• 9/2: PHOTOS: Chantilly Model Train Show
• 9/1: Libby's List: 5 Things I Want Right Now...
• 8/22: PHOTOS: Best Friends Day
• 8/10: PHOTOS: Lawn Mover Racing, Eastern Seaboard Regionals @ Bowles Farm
• 7/26: Special List: Things the BYGays Want Now That We Can Marry In DC (and NY!)