# Coughing on air **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [August 26, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959 "2015-08-26T16:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/1 "2015-08-26T16:13:30Z")
Fun question and I really liked the answer. But I have to add this: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gU8309wZmc) Mostly because I was watching that the day it happened and I ended up laughing until I cried. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/2 "2015-08-27T00:00:16Z")
Coughing and sneezing is the easy part. Now if we can only stop reporters from getting shot and killed, live on-the-air. [Thread here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=766200) ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/3 "2015-08-27T02:04:21Z")
They’re [all on heroin.](http://io9.com/how-todays-illegal-drugs-were-marketed-as-medicines-510258499) ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/4 "2015-08-27T04:46:19Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Coughing and sneezing is the easy part. Now if we can only stop reporters from getting shot and killed, live on-the-air. [Thread here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=766200) Yes. The horrible thing that happened is one of the reasons I went to find. the. youtube. bit. Because you know, I was bawling;The Fella was bawling and hey, “Here’s a funny hiccuping weatherguy!” We both laughed and felt a little bit better. I was hoping others would find that here as well. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/5 "2015-08-27T04:49:49Z")
Coughing and sneezing is easy. [Getting people to post links to the article is what’s hard.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1441/why-dont-newscasters-ever-cough-on-the-air) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/6 "2015-08-27T05:23:05Z")
Why is this in “Comments on Cecil’s Columns/Staff Reports?” And what makes you think it’s funny? Holy shit. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/7 "2015-08-27T06:09:12Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Why is this in “Comments on Cecil’s Columns/Staff Reports?” Because it’s a comment on one of his columns. Click the link in post #5. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/8 "2015-08-27T10:57:28Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Why is this in “Comments on Cecil’s Columns/Staff Reports?” > > And what makes you think it’s funny? Holy shit. I have to say, I’m puzzled by your strong reaction to a weatherman hiccuping on air. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-on-air/728959/9 "2015-08-28T15:17:51Z")
Coughing etc does happen. A BBC TV presenter just a little while ago was forced to clear his throat.