It’s a cold!
And it lingers, and it makes everything seem like no fun. Even writing snarky blog posts and browsing the Internets for weirdness and fun.
(So that the title is not completely disappointing, so you can tell if what YOU’RE coming down with is a cold or a flu.)
Whats the difference between a productive and unproductive cough?
A productive cough gets a job and helps cover the cost of lozenges. An unproductive cough just lies around the house all day watching Sports Center.
Um, no, wait. A productive cough is when you are able to produce some phlegm and clear out your lungs a little, and an unproductive cough is when none of that phlegm moves. A productive cough can actually be a bad thing if the secretion you're producing is blood (for example). But, for the garden variety cold, I can testify that unproductive coughs are maddening.