i am sick.

and something happened.

this is what:

me:  you made meatballs?
dad:  ya...
me:  want me to try them?
dad:  no. you’ll get tularemia.
me: (a little scared)  what’s that?
dad:  lockjaw.
me:  nu uh.  that’s what you get from tendonitis.
dad:  (funny look)  no, that’s what you get from tularemia.
me:  nu uh! from tendonitis!
mom:  (laughing hysterically) tendonitis is in your elbow
me:  oohhhhh!  i mean, the one where metal stabs you!
mom:  tetanus?  (still laughing)
me:  yaaa!  tetanus is lockjaw!!!
dad:  then what’s tularemia?  go look it up.

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Google says (basically):  tularemia = beaver fever.  You get it from ticks, deer flies, domestic rabbits, and beavers.  The end.