# Even the viruses are laughing at me (TMI, I guess)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 29, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-viruses-are-laughing-at-me-tmi-i-guess/277132 "2004-11-29T12:22:25Z")
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### Author: ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-viruses-are-laughing-at-me-tmi-i-guess/277132/1 "2004-11-29T12:22:25Z")

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December is speeding towards me, bringing about a dozen final exams with it. Normally, when I get stressed, a cold sore pops up on my bottom lip, adding to the fun by making me into a hideous child-scaring monster. Sure enough, yesterday, the itchy feeling started and before I knew it I was growing a second head out of my lip. Just before bed last night I went to put my deadly cream on it, and I had a closer look at my enemy in the mirror.

My friends, I saw the whites of its eyes. Like most cold sores, it has small white dots on the blisters. Last night, when inspecting the giant lump on my lip, I saw this: 🙂

That’s how confident my viruses are that they’re going to win this one. They can look me right in the eye (well, lip) and grin at me. Bastards.