The local TV station just ran a story about a SARS scare at the local airport, which resulted in the following Instant Messenger conversation between my friend Chris and I:

Me: They think they have a case of SARS at the Portland airport.

Me: Yay!

Me: No, wait. False alarm.

Xtop: yay

Me: I guess somebody sneezed on the airplane.

Xtop: good fun

Me: That would make for a fun Jackass prank... go on an airplane from Hong Kong acting like you've got the flu...

Xtop: i think pranks on planes are verboten

Me: All the better.

Me: How can it be a prank if you're sick?

Xtop: what, pay someone to get SARS?

Me: Nahh. Just the flu.

Xtop: paying someone to get the SARS works better, concecptually

Me: True.

Me: Especially if you could pay them to, say, infect certain people.

Xtop: yes

Xtop: like kathy griffith

Me: Or Carrot Top.

Me: Basically, anyone who's done a collect call service commercial.

Xtop: yes

Xtop: except mr. t