Spring term at Ninja High.

Back in 2002, a group of French researchers got a surprise when the discovered the Mimivirus - the biggest virus known to science. As virusses go, this one was a whopper. In fact the researchers didn't so much discover the Mimivirus, as half a dozen Mimivirusses roughed them up in an alley and took their dinner money.

I don't really know what the mimivirus looks like, but I rather imagine it as being the virus-world equivalent of Butch the Bulldog in Tom and Jerry cartoons, thumping round on it's flagellum, taking RNA from smaller baccilli and occasionally punching an unlucky bacterium through a door with an amusing "Wham!" noise. It is plain to me that whatever disease the biggest virus in the world gives you, it must be a doozy. The sort of thing which gives you bright green and purple spots all over your face and puts you in bed for simply weeks.

Anyway, this week both Tai Chi Ninja Master and Kickboxing Ninja Master have cancelled their classes due to illness. I reckon it much be the Mimivirus. No weedy, lesser virus could have knocked them both for six in one go, oh no. Any disease which can take them both out would have to be nails.

I hope I don't catch it. It'll probably make my head drop off or something.