Ugh, the cold weather finally caught up with some of us here at qball.org. Our headquarters has turned into an infirmary cluttered with used kleenex, spittle on the monitors, and remnants of phlegm on the keyboards. It is not a pretty sight. We figured searching the internet for remedies might help us all feel better. In the end, the only thing we found is a cool new word.

Although talking is not necessary when posting information to the web, being able to swallow without excruciating pain is expected most of the time. Our first click brought us to sore throat home remedies. After being completely disgusted as they described the causes of sore throats, we tried all nine suggested home remedies. It was not until we already tried the figs, beets, lemons, and garlic did we begin to doubt these home remedies. Looking at their ninth suggestion, "use commonsense hygiene," we knew we were in trouble from the get go. On to the next click...

All those horrible smells gave us an awful headache. So, taking a suggestion from our "hippy" intern, we looked into Herbal home remedies for a headache. More types of food and spices involved! But this time most of them had to go in your nostrils. Some Advil quickly stopped anyone from trying any nostril penetrating cures. The sesame seed oil scalp massage sounded tempting, but we needed a sure fire cure.

Before we went any further in the "home remedy" direction, some skeptical co-workers were able to point out this article. It goes in depth on which home remedies worked and which ones were marketing schemes to increase the sales of figs or beets. Who knew that duct tape was one of the most effective cures for warts? We sure didn't, but we are going to hit up Home Depot this weekend! We can get rid of our warts and haze the interns by tapping them to their chairs at the same time.

Most of us were still feeling under the weather, so a quick trip to the store for an extra large bottle of 'Tussin was the solution. The dosage was tripled and in no time we were feeling like we have never felt before. It was not until we came across our new favorite word, "robotripping" did we understand why we were feeling so good. Supposedly, robotripping is the new thing among the teens looking for an "escape" from reality. If only we knew the cure from robotripping earlier, all these useless home remedies could have been avoided...except wart removal with duct tape. Brilliant!