Let's go.........RANDOM!

[elexis]

Uhhh, it's a motorbike dealer and I'm the only IT guy there - not many promotion prospects.

Can parsley really cover the smell of garlic?

[MaximusBrood]

Baww.
Holiday's almost over. Lazying my ass out, the final day.

[Montyphy]

Baww.
Holiday's almost over. Lazying my ass out, the final day.

Lulz, I'm unemployed. Everyday is lazy day.

[NeatNit]

/me hates school.
/me hates school to hell.

[zjoere]

I shouted out who killed the kennedys, when after all it was a brain tumor.

bad joke

[MaximusBrood]

Welcome back Jelco

(oh, and I have been on a almost-evangelical mission this summer (it's nothing personal ) to get rid of the disturbingly commonly held myth about catching the cold because of cold weather: it is not possible to get ill only because you didn't put enough clothes on or had a 'cold breeze on your neck'. The common cold is a virus, and doesn't put itself into your nose along a cold breeze. Amen.)

Now join IRC, after you get the best of that pesky flu

[Ace Rimmer]

(oh, and I have been on a almost-evangelical mission this summer (it's nothing personal ) to get rid of the disturbingly commonly held myth about catching the cold because of cold weather: it is not possible to get ill only because you didn't put enough clothes on or had a 'cold breeze on your neck'. The common cold is a virus, and doesn't put itself into your nose along a cold breeze. Amen.)

Now join IRC, after you get the best of that pesky flu

Hurummph!

Also, Jelco was gone? O_o

[Feud]

The common cold is a virus, and doesn't put itself into your nose along a cold breeze.

What if somebody sneezes during a cold breeze, and you're down wind?

[NeatNit]

The common cold is a virus, and doesn't put itself into your nose along a cold breeze.

What if somebody sneezes during a cold breeze, and you're down wind?

Well, that would be gross and may lead to a small shouting fight depending on the kind of person you are.

[elexis]

... and a cold.

[Cooper42]

(oh, and I have been on a almost-evangelical mission this summer (it's nothing personal ) to get rid of the disturbingly commonly held myth about catching the cold because of cold weather: it is not possible to get ill only because you didn't put enough clothes on or had a 'cold breeze on your neck'. The common cold is a virus, and doesn't put itself into your nose along a cold breeze. Amen.)

Not -just- by not wearing enough clothes and being cold. But reducing core body temperature will effect your immune system, thus make you more susceptible.

Feeling cold + being somewhere with lots of strangers = almost guaranteed sneezles

[MaximusBrood]

Not -just- by not wearing enough clothes and being cold. But reducing core body temperature will effect your immune system, thus make you more susceptible.

Feeling cold + being somewhere with lots of strangers = almost guaranteed sneezles

Ah, that's always the second argument reasonably-sane people hang on to when they notice that the common cold is indeed caused by a virus. There is actually pretty much nothing your body can do against a relatively new strain of cold in the early stages; it first has to build up an army of killer- and B-cells specially crafted to get rid of that specific virus. Once the virus has invaded one cell and is creating copies of itself, the 'non-specific' part of your immune system is defenseless. Furthermore, your core body temperature is so tightly regulated it will stay on 'operating temperature' even if you can barely use your hands because of the cold; you won't get that cold; you'd feel very sick (and that isn't because of a virus ).

[xander]

MaximusBrood: when it is cold out, there is less water vapor in the air. This means that when someone sneezes, the droplets of water that are produced remain small, and are not coated in water that is already suspended in the air. Because the droplets stay small, they can be suspended in the atmosphere longer, thus are more likely to find other people. As the droplets are likely laden with virus, cold temperatures lead to infection. On the other hand, when it is warm out, there is more water vapor in the air, leading to larger droplets that fall to the ground more quickly, thus less infection.

xander

[Xocrates]

MaximusBrood: when it is cold out, there is less water vapor in the air. This means that when someone sneezes, the droplets of water that are produced remain small, and are not coated in water that is already suspended in the air. Because the droplets stay small, they can be suspended in the atmosphere longer, thus are more likely to find other people. As the droplets are likely laden with virus, cold temperatures lead to infection. On the other hand, when it is warm out, there is more water vapor in the air, leading to larger droplets that fall to the ground more quickly, thus less infection.

xander

Although this does imply that walking in the rain is not likely to give a cold. Contrary to popular belief (associated to the being cold one)

EDIT: Also, for some stupid reason I got this song stuck in my head.

[Ace Rimmer]

I squeezed the liver.

Priceless.