# Who's sick right now?  What ails you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-sick-right-now-what-ails-you/120891>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 26, 2002, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-sick-right-now-what-ails-you/120891 "2002-07-26T06:33:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-sick-right-now-what-ails-you/120891/21 "2002-07-31T05:47:28Z")

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You know, I _was_ going to put something about how your virus somehow managed to traverse the computer wires and lines, thus infecting me in the process. And you say you’re sort of proud of yourself… aiya. Bad **Res** … very bad **Res**. When I _do_ get online next, I’ll inflict my vengeance on you.

Then again, since I hardly ever get sick, this is probably par for the course in terms of getting sick goes for me. Hey, I’m the healthy one in the family (no allergies, hardly ever get sick, etc.). When you start out weighing 2 pounds and 2 ounces, are at least nine or ten weeks premature, and spend months on end in the hospital as a baby, I guess it’s pretty good.

Oh, and just so you know, this sickness would not be the primary explanation of why you haven’t seen me online. It could be partly the reason, but in the immortal words of my sister: “If you download and install one more instant messaging program on this computer, you’ll be dead!” Besides, you’re not _really_ marking the days, are you? Although if you are keeping track, I won’t be on for maybe at least another few days. Might email you, but I’m not sure.

F\_X

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**Author:** ![Kloudes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/edb3f5/32.png) [@Kloudes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kloudes)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-sick-right-now-what-ails-you/120891/22 "2002-07-31T14:51:05Z")

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Oddly enough, I’ve had this cough for a week now. Just out of the blue, with no other symptoms…

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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-sick-right-now-what-ails-you/120891/23 "2002-07-31T15:01:17Z")

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Infected tear duct, I look like I went to ‘Fight Club’ last night. Hot pack for 5 minutes every hour, and drop this battery acid onto your eyeball 3 times a day. Okay, they call it medicine, not acid, but I’m unable to sense a difference.

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