OK it’s the year 2014, we have rayguns, flying cars and sex robots. They can land a man on Jupiter, but there’s still no cure for the common cold. Why not? WTF is the problem?
Bubblecar said:
OK it’s the year 2014, we have rayguns, flying cars and sex robots. They can land a man on Jupiter, but there’s still no cure for the common cold. Why not? WTF is the problem?
One of the problems I think, is that it mutates when the virus infects another person
Bubblecar said:
OK it’s the year 2014, we have rayguns, flying cars and sex robots. They can land a man on Jupiter, but there’s still no cure for the common cold. Why not? WTF is the problem?
It’s a shape shifter. Always a step ahead. All the other concepts stand still while you evaluate them to fix them.
Bubblecar said:
OK it’s the year 2014, we have rayguns, flying cars and sex robots. They can land a man on Jupiter, but there’s still no cure for the common cold. Why not? WTF is the problem?
I agree 100%. we can put unmanned robotic explorers on Mars but I spent two days this week flat on my back and sound like I’ve been smoking 50 a day.
I say we’re spending too much on cancer research and not enough where it really counts……
On making sex robots better kissers and a cure for the common cold :)
Teleost said:
I agree 100%. we can put unmanned robotic explorers on Mars but I spent two days this week flat on my back and sound like I’ve been smoking 50 a day.
Same here. This is the first cold I’ve had in ages in which there’s actually a cough. Bloody damn painful one, too.
well, I think the US army were immunizing for common adenoviruses a way back, not the ol’ rhinos though.
The problem is that “the common cold” is basically the reaction that the body has to any of hundreds of viruses.
Probably the other “problem” is that the condition is so mild that it is probably not worth investigating. Where do you want your research money going: towards treating prostate cancer or stopping people from being a little bit sneezy?
dv said:
The problem is that “the common cold” is basically the reaction that the body has to any of hundreds of viruses.Probably the other “problem” is that the condition is so mild that it is probably not worth investigating. Where do you want your research money going: towards treating prostate cancer or stopping people from being a little bit sneezy?
You wouldn’t be making light of it if you had this horrible hacking cough I don’t mind telling you.
>You wouldn’t be making light of it if you had this horrible hacking cough I don’t mind telling you
Let us know when you’re chest and all gets really sore from coughing and you’re near chucking up.
…and how many $billions are lost to the economy due to sick leave because of the common cold, compared with more exotic diseases?
Scotch honey and warm water brew.
AwesomeO said:
Scotch honey and warm water brew.
I’ve got honey, don’t have any scotch.
this thing has been up and down the country for the last 6 months, we are all sick here, coughing, thick heavy mucus etc
wookiemeister said:
this thing has been up and down the country for the last 6 months, we are all sick here, coughing, thick heavy mucus etc
Not been sick with a cold once this year. You need more coffee wookie.
wookiemeister said:
this thing has been up and down the country for the last 6 months, we are all sick here, coughing, thick heavy mucus etc
An apricot seed three times a day after meals and a cobalt enema.
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:
this thing has been up and down the country for the last 6 months, we are all sick here, coughing, thick heavy mucus etc
Not been sick with a cold once this year. You need more coffee wookie.
Hopefully its not Captain Trips
Aye, my sainted grandma used to say, “Cobalt down the throat, dead as a stoat, cobalt up the clacker, dry as a cracker”.
Just booked a fasting blood test with my GP for next Wednesday. She’ll have my heart tests results saying there’s nothing wrong with me, so hopefully will agree it’s sensible to cancel the next cardiologist visit. That way I avoid another trip to Launceston and exposure to more disease germs.
dv said:
Aye, my sainted grandma used to say, “Cobalt down the throat, dead as a stoat, cobalt up the clacker, dry as a cracker”.
Did she use to stick bacon up her nose to stop nosebleeds? Apparently it works very effectively.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Aye, my sainted grandma used to say, “Cobalt down the throat, dead as a stoat, cobalt up the clacker, dry as a cracker”.
Did she use to stick bacon up her nose to stop nosebleeds? Apparently it works very effectively.
Well if she did, she never mentioned it. That’s private.
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:
this thing has been up and down the country for the last 6 months, we are all sick here, coughing, thick heavy mucus etc
Not been sick with a cold once this year. You need more coffee wookie.
I shared a car with two people a few months ago , when after 20 minutes the driver casually mentioned that she was sick with a cold
needless to say we both came down sick within days
I’ve had a couple of colds in the last year but nothing that is going to really interfere with my life: just do what I normally do but with a few sneezes.
I’ve also never had the flu.
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:
this thing has been up and down the country for the last 6 months, we are all sick here, coughing, thick heavy mucus etc
Not been sick with a cold once this year. You need more coffee wookie.
ever heard of “carriers”?
If it’s brown drink it down, if it’s black, throw it back.
Five moles of vanadium, you’ll never be afraidium.
dv said:
I’ve had a couple of colds in the last year but nothing that is going to really interfere with my life: just do what I normally do but with a few sneezes.
I’ve also never had the flu.
My colds are usually very mild like that and pass in about 3 days without a cough developing. It’s the heavy colds with very painful coughing fits and debilitating headaches & fevers etc that are the nasty ones. Haven’t had one for years but I’ve got one now.
as a teenager I worked at heathrow
one of the customs blokes was telling me that recently he had been stood watching people come through customs when he saw an African bloke walking along but he looked “green’ for a better word.
he calls the bloke over and the bloke stands infront of him and without a word keels over backwards – dead before he hit the floor they reckon, whatever he was carrying was about to come walking through customs straight into society – the stress of being called over was enough to tip him over the edge.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I’ve had a couple of colds in the last year but nothing that is going to really interfere with my life: just do what I normally do but with a few sneezes.
I’ve also never had the flu.
My colds are usually very mild like that and pass in about 3 days without a cough developing. It’s the heavy colds with very painful coughing fits and debilitating headaches & fevers etc that are the nasty ones. Haven’t had one for years but I’ve got one now.
dv said:
I’ve had a couple of colds in the last year but nothing that is going to really interfere with my life: just do what I normally do but with a few sneezes.
dv said:
I’ve also never had the flu.
wookiemeister said:
theres been three separate ones in qld this year, Sydney would have been worse. illnesses picked up in Sydney would have come straight off the aircraft
Living in the country I usually avoid these things. My urban sisters seem to get nasty ones every year.
Bubblecar said:
wookiemeister said:
theres been three separate ones in qld this year, Sydney would have been worse. illnesses picked up in Sydney would have come straight off the aircraft
Living in the country I usually avoid these things. My urban sisters seem to get nasty ones every year.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I’ve had a couple of colds in the last year but nothing that is going to really interfere with my life: just do what I normally do but with a few sneezes.
I’ve also never had the flu.
My colds are usually very mild like that and pass in about 3 days without a cough developing. It’s the heavy colds with very painful coughing fits and debilitating headaches & fevers etc that are the nasty ones. Haven’t had one for years but I’ve got one now.
It is most unhappy making Mr Car.
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I’ve had a couple of colds in the last year but nothing that is going to really interfere with my life: just do what I normally do but with a few sneezes.
I’ve also never had the flu.
My colds are usually very mild like that and pass in about 3 days without a cough developing. It’s the heavy colds with very painful coughing fits and debilitating headaches & fevers etc that are the nasty ones. Haven’t had one for years but I’ve got one now.
It is most unhappy making Mr Car.
Really? Did his parents report that?
dv said:
Aye, my sainted grandma used to say, “Cobalt down the throat, dead as a stoat, cobalt up the clacker, dry as a cracker”.I like your sainted grandma.
adds to list of meds
Alcohol rub! bottle of spirits, Johnny Walker will do fine, drink contents rapidly, then rub yourself all over with the empty bottle.