# colds

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 1999, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967 "1999-10-17T00:47:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![bloomers123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@bloomers123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bloomers123)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967/1 "1999-10-17T00:47:00Z")

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Sorry–hope this hasn’t been addressed before (but if it has I can’t find it…) I’m in the middle of a cold and as I lie awake at night I can’t help but wonder----where does all this stuff come from??? Where is it stored and what purpose does it serve? How do I stop it?-and should I try to??) ? If it really serves a useful purpose (i.e. flushing out germs and other undesirables) then fine, but has anyone really proved that this outpouring is really worth the aggravation it brings???

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kate

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967/2 "1999-10-17T03:42:00Z")

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What stuff? Snot?

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**Author:** ![Momotaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Momotaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Momotaro)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967/3 "1999-10-17T04:10:00Z")

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The ‘snot’ issue has been addressed (yes, there is a purpose). Good luck finding the thread though.

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**Author:** ![bloomers123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@bloomers123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bloomers123)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967/4 "1999-10-17T08:36:00Z")

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“The ‘snot’ issue has been addressed”…I like the sound of that, it could become a classic line. Thanks Momotaro…if you run across the thread let me know.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967/5 "1999-10-17T15:21:00Z")

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s’not funny.

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 1999, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967/6 "1999-10-18T18:25:00Z")

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When you’re with your honey  
And your nose is runny  
And you think it’s funny  
But it’s not.

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**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 1999, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colds/3967/7 "1999-10-18T18:40:00Z")

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