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[–] [email protected] 135 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Immune system: I'm not here to keep you alive. I'm here to kill infections.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

and other things I deem dangerous even though they're not (allergies)

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh no, a peanut, better close your airways!!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit, pollen? How about I fuck up your whole face.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago

THAT CAT HAS A GUN

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago

Or things that keep you alive (organ transplants)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But you are a danger to yourself too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

dont tell my body that, it will self-destruct

[–] teft 130 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

10/10 matching gif response

[–] [email protected] 121 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Me: takes tylenol

Immune System:

image

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

The memers are in rare form in this thread.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

The virus after you take Tylenol

[–] rustyfish 58 points 7 months ago

My immune system this weekend: also, we have to eject everything from your body any way possible.

Me: …

My immune system: hope you didn’t eat spicy.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"You might die but that's a risk I'm will to take."

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Lumisal 7 points 7 months ago

"Sorry, I'm not the brain. I don't do the thinking"

[–] Skkorm 38 points 7 months ago

99% of the time, a fever kills the bacteria then lowers. You'll be fine, go take a nap.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago

I look at this more like "you'll die before I do, you bastards!"

[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Ok, but I can't survive above 38.C for very long as well

I had a fever over 38 °C for a couple weeks once. It was fine, just hot.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] essteeyou 3 points 7 months ago

Still got a fever, too.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The way the text and image in this specific meme are utilized in the same context as the original source of the meme is refreshing. I feel like I see this meme template used in weird ways that kinda-work-but-not-really more than other templates.

Anyway, good quality well made meme, got me laugh

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Agreed - I think part of the humour in a meme is fitting new situations into the format and when this is ignored (or done poorly) it misses the mark, kinda like as if you'd attempted a limerick but got the meter all wrong.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

TIL the reason for high temperature

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Most infections can survive the minor temperature rise. The more tangible reason is that the rise in temperature signals phagocytes that it's dinner time. Also it helps mobilizing white blood cells and increases the production of T-cells.

[–] Dasus 5 points 7 months ago

You can't survive an internal >42C.

You can a 38c.

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