15 hilarious posts that prove 'man cold' is nothing less than hell for men: 'Bones are shattering'
There has been an ongoing joke about how men perceive their minor colds and coughs. Even with a little sneezing, their strength and power often go for a toss and the result is hilarious. Whether it's the weather, an allergy, or even cold coughs, most men feel dreadful about the flu. If you've lived with a man with a runny nose or sore throat, you know how they look like they're at the end of their lives. Refusing to move even a muscle from their beds, they get so troubled that even comforting them like babies doesn't seem to help.
Some of the instances of men being down with the flu are so hilariously epic that they look like a scene out of a TV drama. Several users on X couldn't help but share the experiences they had when they or their male partners caught a cold. Right from calling their mums to gain sympathy to crying their eyes out, some men really made it seem like all hell broke loose with a few coughs and wheezing. These 15 instances of men's reactions after getting the 'worst' cold will leave you in stitches.
1. Worse than death
I'll be on my deathbed and my husband will still say, "Oh man. I've got the worst cold ever. The. Worst."
— Jennifer S. White (@yenniwhite) March 22, 2017
2. Out in 5
Sure my wife has been sick for a week and has hardly complained but I've been sick for five minutes and I demand to be waited on I'M DYING!
— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) December 12, 2016
3. Whining away
Husband has a cold.
— Eye of the Toddler (@EyeOfTheToddler) April 1, 2017
I know because he's done nothing but complain about it for two hours straight.
If it doesn't kill him, I might.
4. Flu for women, curse for men
Hubs and I both have the flu.
— Lady Lawya (@Parkerlawyer) February 15, 2017
Only difference is I'm cleaning the kitchen and he's dying.
5. Alexa, call Mom!
Can’t believe I cried on a call with my mother just because i have flu and fever 🤡🤡 can’t wait to be roasted by my brothers now
— Behenjee (@behenjeee) December 19, 2024
6. Sore throat = death
Man flu has me in bed all day. Sore throat, sinuses 100% impacted. I fear I may die
— Dixie Flatline (@UncleBobsReason) December 19, 2024
7. 'No idea how I've made it through'
I have man flu,🤧 no idea how i've made it through today at #work. Burning up, then cold. Aching from head to toe & feel bloody dreadful. To all my work colleagues who read this, NO i'm not setting up a sicky for tomorrow.😂 #rundown #BeKind #KeepGoing #keepthefaith #love pic.twitter.com/WqUZ8tFDi7
— Keef B (@Keef_B_1) December 19, 2024
8. 'Man down, man down!'
This virus is still kicking my arse into next week. Rolling exhaustion, sore throat, hacking cough and headache of which all symptoms rotate hour by hour. Bloody manflu. Man down man down.
— Jonny G 🇺🇦 (@dontforgetchaos) December 11, 2023
(Well not down, I’m still working, just making sure everyone knows I’m pathetic) 🤣
9. 'Urgent care' since it's '100% fatal'
Over the past four days, I’ve felt increasingly worse. Seriously ill. Today, I went to urgent care and it’s not good news.
— Scottacular (@Scottcrates) March 1, 2024
Fuck, this is harder to write than I thought it would be.
I have a man cold.
As most women know, it’s 100% fatal as per the afflicted.
Send prayers.
10. Non-functional
I've got man flu again. So, a duvet day is on the cards. 😷 #manflu pic.twitter.com/cfrkEhM3vy
— Phil 🇺🇦 (@Ozymandiasdust) May 3, 2024
11. Apparently cold turns men into melancholic Shakespeare
Feeling like I got a flu, when the cloth rubs over my skin, it feels like sandpaper, when the cold touches my skin, it feels like my bones are shattering, throatpipe's all fucked. Love the winter, BUT DAMN!?
— Visaerion (@Visaerion) December 18, 2024
12. How devastating
Man I'm so done with this cold. I've had it for over a week, and the coughing is so bad. My back and chest hurt so much and my throat is so sore. I have no appetite either because of how horrible the coughing fits are. I'm just so done, I want it to be over
— 🌲☃️ Ace ☃️🌲 (@Ace_Kitten) December 14, 2024
13. The end is near
This is how it feels to have a very mild flu as a man pic.twitter.com/3XqQXibfpO
— Joseph 🕊️ (@CaudilloXIV) September 27, 2024
14. Terminal illness
My bf has a severe case of the man flu right now hes coughing a little bit acting as if he’s terminally ill like dude i have been coughing for a month straight and im ok
— helen🍉 (@swiftsreader) December 19, 2024
15. 'It's like depression'
and the flu. Man the flu. I've never had this kind of feeling in my whole life. It's like depression. I can't talk for more than 2 sentence. I can't survive discussion. Felt very lethargic, malaise or call it anything.
— _mike 🇲🇾 (@_mikeV6) December 19, 2024
Yesterday I talked for 2 hours straight. I'm back.