Yesterday I was thinking about Herpes, yes herpes. Until a few months ago I figured that cold sores were not herpes, I thought that a "cold sore" was something different or no more than a blanket term for oral bumps and blemishes of any sort.

Imagine me telling someone about this "killer cold sore" I had, in actuality I had a canker sore, a non-contagious come and go bump on the interior of the mouth that is pretty much the opposite of a cold sore...whatever, point is that I told someone that I had herpes, I sure am glad that I was mistaken...I am such a loser sometimes.

I learned the differences between and definitions of herpes/cold sores and canker sores one day while discussing it with some friends. I swore up and down that I was right, as usual, but they set me straight when they told me to look it up...whatever, my friends are experts on herpes.

With the basic information about herpes securely in my head I was thinking about it yesterday, getting herpes wouldn't be too difficult. All you have to do to get herpes is kiss someone who has them, I will assume that a person would only do this unknowingly.

Say you like to kiss strangers, maybe it's a hobby or maybe you have some involuntary compulsion to do so...you're just asking to get hit with the herp.

Everyone knows some young man or woman who sucks face with strangers every now and then while out on his or her tasteless weekend social endeavors at those shady, grown-ups only, liqueur serving establishments...that person has herpes.

Kissed someone you don't know very well on a first date? Herpes.

Kissing booth at the carnival? You're a moron, herpes.

I'm a first aider can I help you? Herpes

Bob Barker? Herpes.

Careful my friend, or your next kiss may be a herptastic one.