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- From: obrien@netcom.com (No parking EXCEPT FOR BOB)
- Subject: Re: Upper Respiratory, USA
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.092301.2716@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- References: <1993Jan22.185935.28220@twg.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 09:23:01 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.185935.28220@twg.com> nolan@twg.com writes:
- >
- >I wish I could get rid of this gob of mucous that's stuck at the junction of
- >my bronchii. Coughing doesn't work. Decongestants fail likewise. It's been
- >there for weeks now. I'm thinking of having my windpipes cauterized.
-
-
- I used to work for a guy who (at least claimed that) in that situation, would
- put vodka in the vaporiser and stand on his head next to the mist.
-
-
- !peeve: when he explained all this, I laughed so hard it started the
- coughing fit that splattered my offending mucous all over the carpet.
- (state-owned carpet, nobody cared much)
-
- peeve: now everybody's gonna ask for GIFs
-
- More recently, I find standing in the shower (as hot as I can stand),
- filling the room with mist/steam, and then trying to snort the water
- as it sprays on my face, to be the best I can manage.
-
- major peeve: I got the three-week crud at the same time I got a layoff
- notice, screwing the whole time when I could have looked for a job
- without having to mention losing the old one.
-
- Bob O'Bob
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