Though I grew up on 70s rock-n-roll, I hadn’t though about the Foreigner song Hot Blooded in a while.
Well, I’m hot blooded
Check it and see
I got a fever of a hundred and three
Come on, baby, do you do more than dance?
I’m hot blooded, I’m hot blooded
So was his temperature really 103°, was the analog thermometer accurate, did he round down?
Or was his temperature was really 104° or even higher, which could mean he actually had an early form of COVID, COVID-1978? Perhaps artistic liberty because 103 sounds better?
Unlikely we’ll ever find out.