I'd Rebut This But the Nyquil Just Kicked In

I have a scratchy throat and feel a bit blah but I don't think my symptoms approach those of the dreaded man-cold:



Nor indeed am I afflicted with the less well-known but probably almost-horrific crouton lung, but I think we've all experienced something like that at one point or another. Except for women. "Higher pain threshold." Hmph.