Fred Basset by Alex Graham for October 18, 2023

Not always, Fred. Poor Mr. Dear! I feel badly for him. Colds are so completely miserable. Quit thinking of yourself, Fred.

Time for a walk about with your pals Fred, let Mr Dear have his rest!

Man Flu! The struggle is real……..

Mr. Dear looks so miserable, Fred.

Have the Mrs take you for a walk,

Hot wet feet…does that actually do any good? Never tried it.

Oh he looks like he’s very sick. Have some compassion Fred. Mrs Dear will take you for your walk.

Not so much “a bit of a cold” as “a stinker of a cold”.

Or give him pneumonia, which the doctor can cure.

I don’t know, Fred. Those germs seem to be fairly well entrenched.

Have some sympathy Fred! You’re supposed to be man’s best friend.

“A mighty creature is the germ….though smaller than a pachyderm….it’s customary dwelling place….is deep within the human race….if you my poppet feel infirm…you probably contain a germ”….O. Nash

He’s sicker than a dog! No offense, Fred!

Everybody gets sick at times! Stop being so grumpy. It ain’t all about you!

Take a couple of pills and go back to work ……. that was what I always did …… of course didn’t have a choice, especially in the winter and plowed ……. Oh, how I miss those days …… :)

Oh, Fred! It doesn’t work that way!!!

I would think that a good lie down would help more than sitting up, maybe get some sleep and let the body’s immune system go to work.