In addition to "cold, wet feet", I never understood drafts as a cause of colds. Why drafts, when lots and LOTS of fresh air-- including sleeping outside or damn near close to it-- was often recommended as a treatment for TB patients? Was/is there some subtle difference between the germs that cause TB and the ones that cause colds?
Is the wet-feet-and-drafts related to the "if you're caught in a rain storm without an umbrella, you will get a cold" idea? I've never understood that one, either.
But I'm special and for some reason simply do not get colds (or the 'flu), despite getting caught in the rain and being soaked loads of times. I have a weird immune system that works well, despite the fact that I don't wash my hands enough or anything, like they say if you don't do means you'll get sick.
I think the idea is that drafts and cold feet reduce the immune system's effectiveness. If that is actually true or not is debatable. But without the presence of the cold virus, your feet can be soaking wet and you can be in a gale and you're not ever going to get a cold.
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Date: 2011-07-18 01:55 am (UTC)Maybe she's not rinsing the gay germs away but celebrating with a sneaky Listerine cocktail.
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Date: 2011-07-18 02:34 am (UTC)I'm surprised they don't say to douche with it before getting busy. Just because you're not into guys doesn't give you an excuse not to be dainty.
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Date: 2011-07-18 03:44 am (UTC)Maybe he wants the top of his head and his feet to match? Well, before his hair started falling out, and going gray...
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Date: 2011-07-18 09:36 am (UTC)Pretty much, yes. Colds are commonly caused by viruses and TB is caused by bacteria.
Regardless, I think the whole wet-feet-and-drafts theory of the cause of a cold is still up for debate.
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Date: 2011-07-18 01:54 pm (UTC)But I'm special and for some reason simply do not get colds (or the 'flu), despite getting caught in the rain and being soaked loads of times. I have a weird immune system that works well, despite the fact that I don't wash my hands enough or anything, like they say if you don't do means you'll get sick.
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Date: 2011-07-19 11:10 am (UTC)I'll be in my bunk.