The Scene : A busy emergency room, Saturday night. A man Cold emergency
Doctor: “What seems to be the emergency, sir?”
Patient (in a weak whisper): “I think… I think I have a cold.”
Doctor (rushing to his side): “EVERYBODY STAND BACK! Get me 50ccs of chicken soup, STAT! Someone call the CDC! This man has… THE MAN COLD!”
Nurse (running in): “Doctor! His temperature is 99.1!”
Doctor: “Dear god… Get his mother on the phone. And his grandmother. And that aunt who makes really good tea!”
Patient’s Wife (in the corner, actually fighting pneumonia): “I drove him here…”
Doctor: “Ma’am, please keep your voice down. Can’t you see this man is suffering from a slightly runny nose?”
Remember guys: If you think you have a cold, please alert the proper authorities. And maybe… just maybe… your wife might be actually sicker than you.