The common cold

My mother use to caution me not to be common. Common was when I chewed gum in public, when I didn't fold my legs at the ankles, and other archaic social rules. Common to my grandmother was going out without a proper hat.

Now I have the common cold.

I'm doing all the common cold things: sniffling, sneezing, coughing.

I might not mind being common and chew gum in public, but this common cold is just plain annoying.

So I am trying the baking soda method, licking ginger, going back to contact.

Excuse me while I go sneeze, cough and snuffle commonly.