h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

(First off, I looove the kleenex picture)

It is best advised that in order to avoid catching a cold, we must not kiss or share drinks with people who have colds, even if they are very kissable, and their drink is quite delicious!!!

Of course, I see that the prompt for this collaborative effort also stated a request for the BEST WAYS TO WRAP UP!!!

Well, if you caught your cold, or gave your cold to someone very cute, why not wrap up with that same person!?? OOOO....

Surely if the person is THAT cute it's worth getting a cold off them?

Anyway,

The way I see it this whole discussion is counter productive. The cold is a beautiful and wonderful thing, school children all over the world yearn for colds, people with dull jobs love nothing better than calling a sicky. The cold should not be exterminated like a pest, it should be welcomed like a friend!

What other reason do you have for skipping work/school, spending all day in bed and being served hot beverages by your loved ones?

Surely if the person is THAT cute it's worth getting a cold off them?

Anyway,

The way I see it this whole discussion is counter productive. The cold is a beautiful and wonderful thing, school children all over the world yearn for colds, people with dull jobs love nothing better than calling a sicky. The cold should not be exterminated like a pest, it should be welcomed like a friend!

What other reason do you have for skipping work/school, spending all day in bed and being served hot beverages by your loved ones?

My thoughts exactly! Colds for the most part are harmless and they give you a chance to re-evaluate just how good it is to feel well.

True... so KISS ALL THE CUTE PEOPLE YOU SEE!!!

YAY!!!

I would rather have the galloping trots or some sort of Exorcist-type flu than have a cold. At least a flu bug is over in a day, maybe two. Colds drag on and on and on and on and on... you get the idea.

Usually I take a couple of days off during the worst of the cold, but I really can't afford to use my sick leave for the two weeks that I'm usually sick with one. This of course means I have to take extra precautions for my co-workers, because I use a keyboard and mouse... I wash my hands every five minutes, and even that doesn't always do the trick.

Lentilla, I feel that your employer should give you extra money(increasing your salary or wage at an extra 30-50% per hour), because you are enduring a cold and making a valiant effort to keep your co-workers from getting it!!!



...Whenever you HAVE a cold, that is... and if you take your vitamin C supplements and drink orange juice every morning, you shouldn't find yourself with one, right!??