# Being sick bites my arse...especially around Xmas!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 19, 2000, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293 "2000-12-19T04:58:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293/21 "2000-12-23T21:55:08Z")

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😉

Hehehe…

Now don’t get a swelled head…unfortunately, I’m feeling better…  
☹

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2000, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293/22 "2000-12-23T22:23:11Z")

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**Unfortunately** , you’re feeling better?

::gives Guin some more tea and sympathy to tide over till the next one::

Robin

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2000, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293/23 "2000-12-23T23:28:36Z")

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read: Crunchy’s last message…Ha!  
😉

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**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293/24 "2000-12-24T19:01:21Z")

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So are you feeling a relapse comeing on or what? You know, you can fake it with me, I don’t mind. 😉

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**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2000, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293/25 "2000-12-25T10:23:40Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \*  
> If you can’t stand Vick’s maybe I could just rub your chest?

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> \*Originally posted by Guinastasia (emphasis added) \*  
> Now don’t get a **swelled head**

Geez, you people are making the smartassed comments way too easy.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293/26 "2000-12-25T15:40:18Z")

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_snicker_ I didn’t even think about that! Ha! Ha!!!

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**Author:** ![SpinneZiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SpinneZiege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinneZiege)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-bites-my-arse-especially-around-xmas/46293/27 "2000-12-25T16:59:20Z")

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I remember in fifth grade I came down with chicken pox a week before Christmas. It kinda sucked, but I got an extra week of winter break!

Get well soon.

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