SAN FRANCISCO – An American linguistics student traveling in northern Iraq didn’t go on an ill-fated hiking trip because he had a cold — a twist of fate that prevented him from mistakenly wandering into Iran where his three friends were reportedly detained.
“Dude, we’re going to hike into the northern territory today – see if we can fuck with the border guards.”
“Um, I’m not feeling so well. You guys go ahead without me.”
“Whatever – It’s gonna be a blast, pussy. You can be lame if you want. Cya. Let’s roll.”
I think what he was really suffering from was an acute case of Not-Stupid.