Daddy's Home by Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein for February 08, 2014

Feed a fever starve a cold, or starve a fever feed a cold?

A redundancy.

oops, I saw the joke after I made a comment, does it still apply?

Feed both.

Feed them both.

I prefer a liquid diet. I eat aspirin.

Colds are pretty much harmless, normal rules apply. Fever may be a sign of something more serious, and is often accompanied by digestive distress- copious fluids only, to flush the system.

Another for “feed both” – the antibodies need their nutrition. I even drink sugared Mountain Dew instead of unsweetened ice tea or Coke with Splenda because it also soothes the throat.

I feed everything.

If you feel like eating, eat. Regardless.

I feed them both, but eating is my favorite pastime.

Actually, my wife gave me some very good advice that works for us. When you feel a cold coming on, drink massive amounts of water. It flushes it through your system. But, you have to start right away.

only starve a stomach virus because you’ll be sorry if you feed it!!

Eat whatever healthy foods you can tolerate and drink lots of liquids (including plenty of water) is what I’d normally say, but I feel so good I want everybody to be happy -so

With more space, this scenario could easily be turned into the kind of Catch-22 of communication as demonstrated here:

What does a yellow light mean?