Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for August 26, 2020

Turn away, don’t look

I was in Wal*Mart and an elderly man walked by me and coughed- no mask on- I told him “cover your mouth!” and he gave me such a dirty look!

Sneezing 3 times in a row once meant ‘Good health’, nowadays one has to run for cover.

Guy on the right isn’t concerned about the sneeze, he’s just busting a move.

If 60% of the population were to use a mask and everyone observed social distancing, covid-19 could be knocked back considerably within 6 weeks according to prominent virologists.

No non-mask wearing folks up here. Then again, we all realize that we are in this together and all have to do our bit.

sigh, for ever if anyone is coughing and sneezing because they are sick, stay out of the public. Hayfever sneezing and coughing is nasty but not contagious. This is the thing to do mask or no mask.

i try to stiffle mine as much as i can. i had a dry coughing spell in my dentisit office when i went to have a chipped tooth repaired and he kept asking me if i was okay and if i was sure i didn’t have the virus. they took my temp before i went into the office and i was fine.i told him years ago i had had a very serious coughing spell where i almost died because i couldn’t catch my breath. finally after about 10 mins it subsided but i was horse for 2 weeks and ever since then i get them at no fault of my own. a little later he sneezed, stepped away and then apolgized. we both chuckled.

A friend had an officious young woman say, “You should have worn a mask!” He replied, “Your father should have worn a condum”.

The need for extra toilet paper is justified. Someone sneezed in Walmart and a dozen people crapped their pants.

Remember the old days, 20 weeks ago, when someone sneezed and someone would say something like “bless you.” Now someone sneezes and we say “get away from me.”

That “God bless you” was to keep the devil away. Sounds right now, tho.

You know, Betty used to be kind of funny, in a sardonic way. Now she has just become another Karen-like harridan. Ironic thing is, earlier this year, the cartoonists were harping on people using the handicapped button to open doors. Now, in the age of Covid, I suspect the cartoonists do exactly that to avoid touching the door handles. Time to unfollow, not worth the time anymore.

Coughing produces the same effect.