Oh Man...

[Typo Lad]

I Feel Like I've been hit by a truck. Back pain, headache, dizzyness, nausea, the works.

Yet I am at work.

Why?

Because I don't have fever and am the first one in.

Am I foolosh?

[mortari]

Ummm....yes.

That said I don't think I've taken a sick day in about 2 years, but I know I'm an idiot. This is about you.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I'm sitting at work on a night shift, feeling like I'm about to die.

Well, it's only a cold so I probably won't, but it sure feels like it.

My nose is running, every now and again I have a nasty sounding cough, and it feels like my brain has been replaced with all my snotty tissues of the past few days.

And why didn't I call in sick?
Because I wasn't supposed to have a night shift today - it was meant to be a day shift - and my boss said I'd only have to do half a day tomorrow.
So for some reason, probably my brain being made of snotty tissues, I decided half a day off with full pay was better than a full day off with full (sick) pay, so I came in.
Well, that and I come to work unless I think I'll be physically incapable of making the trip to work.

[Dennis K]

I Feel Like I've been hit by a truck. Back pain, headache, dizzyness, nausea, the works.

Yet I am at work.

Why?

Because I don't have fever and am the first one in.

Am I foolosh?


I'm sure that if whatever you have is contagious and one of your coworkers gets it, they'll be very happy you chose to come to work and spread it around the office. Wow, that's just a terrible sentence.

[Typo Lad]

I'm actually thinking the OJ I drank last night may have been fermented.

[west3man]

I dunno that this is Morts' situation. It's just something Dennis' post reminded me of:I'm sure that if whatever you have is contagious and one of your coworkers gets it, they'll be very happy you chose to come to work and spread it around the office. Wow, that's just a terrible sentence.
I've had super-dedicated/obsessive co-workers who'd come in when they were hacking, sneezing, and snotting all over the place (basically like me without the meds) as if we'd burn down the building without them.

A mild, probably-not-contagious illness is one thing. Do what you gotta do, I guess. But this habit of coming in and spreading sickness from co-worker to co-worker on a humbug (no pun-intended) is for the birds.

As you might be able to guess, I've gotten sick b/c of those co-workers.


Heh. You should see me wielding a can o' Lysol like a cross... and that's when *I'm* sick! S'hard to tell, sometimes, when it's cold/flu or my allergies.

[spazzy mcghee]

Well, I'm not sure if this fits, But I was having a bit of "eye" trouble yesterday.

I just couldn't see going in to work!! SO, I did what any "Sick-day abusing, system-bucking, work-Nazi" would do. I called in sick and rode my Quad for the day. I worry terribly about spreading my illness to coworkers.

So I suppose you have me on the other end of your spectrum. Sniffle? Oh, time to take a day off. :D

[pennywisdom]

I Feel Like I've been hit by a truck. Back pain, headache, dizzyness, nausea, the works.

Yet I am at work.

Why?

Because I don't have fever and am the first one in.

Am I foolosh?
You're a good guy to work sick. I respect that.

Having said that, I think you are indeed foolosh. I would have called off.

[Typo Lad]

Part of the problem is there's no-one to call, you know?

That said, I just filled my wastebasket with last night's dinner, so I'm getting ready to go.

[Jeff Brady]

Wow, feel better soon, Morts.

[west3man]

Damn. Yeah. Take care of yourself.

Upon returning to work, you might want to bring up the value of a contingency plan for such situations, in the future.

[thehod]

Hell, I cry off work when I've got a minor case of the sniffles.*
I know the place won't collapse into a heap just because I'm not there for a few days, and my work won't benefit if I'm not 100% on the ball.

*When I say sniffles, I off course mean the depilitating horror that is manflu. Women just don't understand this affliction. What may just look like a mild cold to them, would knock them out if they ever got it. Which of course they can't, as it only effects us blokes.

[Typo Lad]

I'm already at Port Authority. No buss for half an hour. Good thing I have FF issues to read. Anything to keep my mind off throwing up again.

Dr. suzannah prescribed plenty of sleep, fluids, and bedrest. She also suggested the watching of the Farscape.

I heart her.

[Cotton]

I Feel Like I've been hit by a truck. Back pain, headache, dizzyness, nausea, the works.

Yet I am at work.

Why?

Because I don't have fever and am the first one in.

Am I foolosh?

Just work until you have an ulcer. That will distract you from your headache and nausea.

[Sanagi]

I Feel Like I've been hit by a truck. Back pain, headache, dizzyness, nausea, the works.

Yet I am at work.

Why?

Because I don't have fever and am the first one in.

Am I foolosh?
Foolosh like a foolox.

[bfrank]

A mild, probably-not-contagious illness is one thing. Do what you gotta do, I guess. But this habit of coming in and spreading sickness from co-worker to co-worker on a humbug (no pun-intended) is for the birds.

right there with you....I can not stand being ill, and the office is off limits to anyone who is sick....a phone call or email will do, but keep your coughing, vomit and snot to yourself.....

[howyadoin]

right there with you....I can not stand being ill, and the office is off limits to anyone who is sick....a phone call or email will do, but keep your coughing, vomit and snot to yourself.....Exactly my point of view. I'd rather have to do a bit of extra work because somebody's sick than get infected myself.

[StoneGold]

Only one cure.


Leeches.

http://www.paulcampion.com/productionDesign/images/leeches.jpg

[howyadoin]

Only one cure.

Leeches.Drilling holes in the head works well, too.

[bfrank]

You're getting lazy, SG....no more two for ones....especailly if the look like the one above!

[StoneGold]

You're getting lazy, SG....no more two for ones....especailly if the look like the one above!
I guess I could have found another picture of leaches, but they're the cure-all for everything. What, you want me to recommend a false cure, just on the basis of getting a laugh?

[nubly]

man i havent been sick since....well since last Dec. but before that, it was in the summer of '01. why people refuse to live clean is beyond me

[tricksterpup]

You are sick..
Lena is sick..
Both live in the New York Area..

hmmm.. 2 + 2 = 5


The Plague has finally hit the east coast.

[Typo Lad]

man i havent been sick since....well since last Dec. but before that, it was in the summer of '01. why people refuse to live clean is beyond me

Any response to you on this would violate the below policy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/typolad/trolls.gif

So yeah, whatever you say.

[Wesley Dodds]

It's hit New York... or they've been K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

Under a tree somewhere, no doubt. Dirty buggers.

[Wesley Dodds]

Any response to you on this would violate the below policy.

I don't know, there's something too sublime about nubly for him to be a troll. He's like iwarrior, just from another earth where he cut the candy bars out of his diet and started working out.

Plus, he's made 1000s of posts. If you keep it going that long you stop being a troll and become a performance artist. Heck, I don't think it's a stretch of the imagination that there might one day be CBR transcripts in the Guggenheim.

[Michael P]

It's hit New York... or they've been K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

Under a tree somewhere, no doubt. Dirty buggers.
Dammit, Morts, you promised me a cut of that action!

[Gaz]

Dammit, Morts, you promised me a cut of that action!
So you've ditched the "thinly veiled under disdain" shtick?

[Michael P]

So you've ditched the "thinly veiled under disdain" shtick?
...

YOU SAW NOTHING! *vanishes into the all-concealing shadows*

[Typo Lad]

Dammit, Morts, you promised me a cut of that action!

I'm sure I have no idea what you mean. I've never touched Lena.

Hey, what are all these calls on Suzannah's cell to a cell in Rockland County? And why did she have lipstick marks on her neck last night...

[Forefinger]

man i havent been sick since....well since last Dec. but before that, it was in the summer of '01. why people refuse to live clean is beyond me
You and your fancy health......

[HomerJay]

Plus, he's made 1000s of posts. If you keep it going that long you stop being a troll and become a performance artist.
Simply brilliant. I'm seriously considering using this in a sig.

[Michael P]

I'm sure I have no idea what you mean. I've never touched Lena.

Hey, what are all these calls on Suzannah's cell to a cell in Rockland County? And why did she have lipstick marks on her neck last night...
*head explodes*

[Typo Lad]

*head explodes*

Both of 'em.

[tricksterpup]

Hey Morts, I think i contracted your illness over the internet..
:mad:

[Mike Smith]

Hey Morts, I think i contracted your illness over the internet..
:mad:

Don't give Bush an excuse to wage war on the internet.