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Alt Text: Panel 1:
A witch and a man are at a bar, flirting. The witch says, "I'm not wearing any underwear..." The man holds a drink and looks intrigued.
Panel 2:
The man responds in a flirtatious way, "Then maybe we could go to my place..." He is still holding his drink.
Panel 3:
The man continues, "...So you don’t get a cold."
Panel 4:
The man is in the process of sitting on the couch next to the witch, who is holding a warming bottle on her lap. On the TV, a show about witches is playing. The witch looks content, and the man appears satisfied with the cozy scene.

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[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Nope, the relationship between cold weather and getting sick is that people are indoors more and in close contact. The germs spread more easily.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 18 hours ago

Well, at least some studies seem to agree with me. And even just anecdotally, I live in a country where it can get pretty cold. -20C is not uncommon, -30C with windchill is completely normal. It can be a matter of hours from a proper cold exposure to having a fever. I've had that happen to me as a kid. Now as an adult I'm pretty much immune to short bouts of cold (I could throw myself into a pile of snow in shorts and a t-shirt right now, it's only -20C outside), but if I sleep in a 12C room all night, I WILL have a cold by the morning.