# A cold - valid excuse?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cold-valid-excuse/305583>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 26, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cold-valid-excuse/305583 "2005-05-26T12:03:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cold-valid-excuse/305583/21 "2005-05-27T15:08:16Z")

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**Qadop** [you meany](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=318364) what is the range of time periods between being exposed to a cold virus, and showing symptoms?

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**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cold-valid-excuse/305583/22 "2005-05-27T16:01:44Z")

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> [@PookahMacPhellimey](#):
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> The friend in question managed to meet a friend for lunch for a couple of hours with this cold.

Oh my, this changes a lot in my book. I came in ready to defend her good sense with regard to spreading (or not spreading) her cold germs around, but I see that she didn’t feel this way about spreading them to her lunch companion and fellow diners. I think if you are well enough to go to lunch, then you are well enough to stop at the market on your way home.

I confess, and I am probably a bad person, that would I play the passive-aggressive card just a little bit here, and respond by saying “Oh, I’m so sorry you’re sick. Don’t worry about dinner. I’ll just plan to grab a sandwich here at the office. Feel better!”

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