Open Letter to Sick People

[istewart]

Get the [censored] away from me.

Either spend a few days in a lab and find a cure for the common cold or quarantine yourselves in your bedroom from November to February. We do not need to hear your incessant coughing or disgusting sniffling, and neither should we have to.

That is all.

This applies to people with AIDS too but I figured that was a given.

[miajag81]

I hate going to the movies in the winter because of this [censored]. Stay home, Sickly McSickerson.

[codewarrior]

Sorry, Squire, I think I gobbed on your carpet!

[astroglide]

i love it when co-workers get noble and come to work snotting all over the place [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[pokerdirty]

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Get the [censored] away from me.



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My sentiments exactly.

The worst is when my friends feel a need to come into my office cube (not just up to it) to discuss some long drawn out story or the details of their illness. Please do not do this if you are sick.

[MonkeeMan]

This applies to degenerates too.

[Aloysius]

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Get the [censored] away from me.

Either spend a few days in a lab and find a cure for the common cold or quarantine yourselves in your bedroom from November to February. We do not need to hear your incessant coughing or disgusting sniffling, and neither should we have to.

That is all.

This applies to people with AIDS too but I figured that was a given.

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I never get sick. Some chick got me sick recently. Sucked. During my sickness (mild coughing / sneezing) I went to meet a friend at a coffee shop. Sat down at the only available table inside waiting for friend (there's a patio, but since I felt a little sick didn't wanna sit outside).

Only available table inside happened to be next to this family (young parents, 2 young kids). I sneezed, and the father looked at me apprehensively. And he asked "are you sick dude?". And I said "a little, but it's been a couple days I doubt I'm contagious if you're worried."

Then he said - "huh, OK that's cool man. Thing is, I mean, what's the ethical right move here?" And I said "huh?"

And he said "well if you're sick, and I don't wanna sit next to a sick person, should you move cause you're 1 person, or should I have to move my whole family?"

I just ignored him and then he moved his family. Am I a [censored]?

[MonkeeMan]

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I sneezed, and the father looked at me apprehensively. And he asked "are you sick dude?". And I said "[censored] pepper up my nose. "

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[peterchi]

Also, when you sneeze, cover your mouth with the inside of your elbow.

Using your hands is quite counter-productive. Your hands get all over everything. I am wary of contact with anyone who I see using their hands for a sneeze.