Arbieroo
why are colds so annoying?
Arbieroo
it's out of all proportion to their seriousness.
Άτροπος
They're like little punks, acting out of proportion to their size to try to remind you how dangerous they are.
Arbieroo
microscopic punks - a lot of them, though.
Arbieroo
taking over my cellular machinery without permission! 
Lemongrass
your white blood cells can show them the door pretty damn quick. Like they are already!
Arbieroo
🧊wotitdo🧊
especially summer colds, it seems! Have you ever seen Osmosis Jones?
Arbieroo
nope - what's that?
🧊wotitdo🧊
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Arbieroo
🧊wotitdo🧊
of this movie every time there is illness. It's by no means quality film, but I find it hilarious. YMMV
sef_lopod
you're only getting the symptoms because your immune system is tackling the cold head on. It's not really the virus as such which causes the majority of symptoms.
🧊wotitdo🧊
, like, at the bladder they make a call for the 6 o'clock departure as in a train station, and the guy is waking up and going to the bathroom
Arbieroo
sef_lopod
: really? Surely the point of sneezing/runny nose is to distribute virus particles. Fever/ high temperature implies active immune system.
JessicaKoala
Arbieroo
: Sneezing and runny nose are effective in distributing the "droplets" that contain the virus, but the "purpose" is to flush it out of your body. At least from the perspective of the body, that's the purpose.
JessicaKoala
The virus just takes advantage of that.
Arbieroo
well I never knew that!
JessicaKoala
could be wrong though.
Arbieroo
JessicaKoala
isn't a medical person, just a koala with diverse interests. But mostly eucalyptus and cuddles. Are you getting enough eucalyptus and cuddles?
Arbieroo
probably yes and no, respectively.
JessicaKoala
you're only sniffing eucalyptus, or being very careful about any you eat. Most non-koalas can't safely consume it.
Arbieroo
that's why my none is enough...
JessicaKoala
using it in an infuser can be quite good for clearing things up.
Arbieroo
ॐ andavane
It's the Nature of the Beast, dear!
sef_lopod
some people manage to have colds with hardly any symptoms - which is why they then turn up to work and infect the rest of us!
Arbieroo
perpetually with people who knowingly turn up to school/work with infectious diseases.
with people who knowingly turn up to school/work with infectious diseases.
sef_lopod
if
Arbieroo
is able to tolerate First Defence, because it really does seem to work for some people: Vicks first defence nasal spray
Arbieroo
have to obtain some and try it.