Not a cold!!! Man you should see some of the patients we have in here with the cold, its a scary site, and seeing all those poor loving wives/girlfriends/families standing dutifully by and watching the poor men with the cold struggle bravely on, knowing that they are hiding the worst of it from them, only waiting until they have left so they can pass out into the blissful peace that only sleep can bring

Chin up king, it only a wee bug

in my ignorance i used to think that boy-colds were just the same as girl-colds, but seeing the reactions of so many different boys who actually have colds, i've discovered that you guys do get so much more infected than us girls, and you feel so much more worse.. let me pass on my sympathy to you darren.. you more man(boy)

I am not a wuss honest - I would just point out that I put up this vigil with the best of intentions -

BOYS DONT GET COLDS! - well they do but it has so little impact on them that they barely notice (unlike girlies who take to their beds) - men only notice that they have FLU which is probably what DD has...... bless him

Men are hunter gatherers - we dont get knocked about by a little coldy - only flu.......

I was always told that you could tell if you had the 'flu with the following test.

If there was a £50 note in your garden and you are able to struggle out of bed to snatch it up, you don't have the 'flu.

If, however you are unable to make your way out of the bedroom, let alone downstairs to the garden, then chances are, you may have the flu.

What I have is a pansy, girly cold (albeit quite a heavy one).  But thanks for the thought, Stead.

 

 

 

 

ohhhh... woe is me....i think i may die...

Get a sample of that for us will you?

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:mDoXPXD0ltQJ:webpages.marshall.edu/~yeager10/pictures/ghostbusters.jpg

I got flu (the real thing with the falling over and passing out for 24hours and sweating 26 litres of water) 3 years on the trott in October - got me quite paranoid at one point!

but i do find some (northern irish) people are quick to declare they have it when they have a sniffle.. despite the fact they are standing up and walking around (not personal to you joe, more my housemates hehe)

Im unlucky in that when i get sick i get real sick - colds where an excuse for my mum to give us real nasty cough mixture stuff

First time i had the flu i was in bed for a week - couldnt eat for about 3 days solid - then soup after that, and not too much.

The only reason ive been of on the sick this year is 1) the rather nasty attack on my person and
2) Horrid horrid tonsilitis

and i think that is quite enough thank you!

Hasn't been a good year for you has it, Joe? Still, at least when things look like they can't get any worse, you can look at this site and realise... they can!!!!

I remember seeing Mr T Vs Unicron a while a co.  It was cool... er I mean 'It was crazy, Foo!'

I remember starting when I was young (teeny, like 3) I used to get bronchitis every Winter. 

That's what comes of being forced to sleep in the cellar.

A drawer? We used to dream about having a drawer to sleep in.  We 'd 'alf a cardboard box an' fort we was lucky!

"Alf a cardboard box"? LUXURY!!!!!

We used to sleep in a carrier bag int hole int ground whilst some bloke poured cold water on and we were well off!

I didn't even have a cardboard box...