Sleep it off

I just had the following conversation with Larry, who is home sick today (and speaking in the same voice a perfectly healthy 7-year-old uses to convince his mom he can't go to school the day of the big math test):

L: I'm not feeling well today. What if I have the swine flu? A 42-year-old man in New Jersey just died of the swing flu. I'm 46.

V: I'm sure you're fine. Just sleep it off.

L: What if I fall asleep and never wake up? [bitchy little fake cough]