Today's Daily Joke:

Don't know if this is just a sick coincidence or if I'm getting paranoid but ....

The Chinese Calendar:
2007 - Chinese year of the Chicken - Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts of Asia

2008 - Chinese year of the Horse - Equine Influenza decimates Australian racing

2009 - Chinese year of the Pig - Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds of pigs/humans around the globe.

Next year -
2010 - Chinese year of the Cock - what could possibly go wrong?