Citations:Kung Flu
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English citations of Kung Flu, Kung flu, kung flu, Kung-Flu, Kung-flu, and kung-flu
jocular fictional disease of martial artists, or of China (associated with kung fu)[edit]
- 1988, Joseph Rosenbloom, The world's best sports riddles and jokes, Sterling Publishing (NY) (→ISBN):
- What is small, round and green and knows karate? Bruce Pea.
- What sickness did Bruce Lee get every winter? Kung Flu.
- Why did the karate expert wear a black belt? To keep his pants up.
- 1998, Sandy Ransford, Big bad classroom jokes (→ISBN)
- What's the most common disease in China? Kung flu. When does a flu virus think it's successful? When it brings someone to their sneeze.
- 2010, Cyl Lee, More Really Silly Jokes, ABDO (→ISBN), page 9:
- What illness do martial artists get? The kung flu!
- 2012, Jonathan Swan, Funny Shaped Balls: The Biggest Book of Sporting Jokes Ever, Random House (→ISBN), page 236:
- What food do Ninjas eat? Kung food.
- What did Bruce Lee catch? Kung flu.
- 2020, Jessica Rusick, World's Best (and Worst) Gross Jokes, Millbrook Press (→ISBN), page 18:
- Q: Why did the ninja stay home?
- A: He was sick with the kung flu!
real or fictional sickness that knocks one down, like kung fu[edit]
- 2010, Reginald Hill, Death's Jest-Book, Seal Books (→ISBN), page 148:
- Young Mr Linford is too ill to attend. Possibly the advance guard of this new flu virus which is rife in London. Kung Flu, they call it, a play I assume on Kung Fu, because it knocks you down and leaves you helpless.
real sickness that originates from or is associated with Asia[edit]
- 1973, Views Letter:
- The Asiatic virus is with us once again. This season, however, some witty physician calls it, "Kung flu."