Have a smoke and call me in the morning.

Boss was giving me a glimpse of his yesteryears as a manager at some sort of corporation. He apparently had an employee who took 3-4 sick days each month, and it began to bother him. We somehow got onto the subject of mononucleosis, which he stated that people “don’t really get anymore.” I informed him that mono was not as uncommon as he might think. He then took back his statement and said it tended to be more common among college students:

Boss: College students are more likely to get mono because they don’t get a lot of sleep, they’re studying hard, and they tend to stay up late because they usually have finals. Thanks to modern medicine, we don’t have to be sick for long periods of time anymore. If someone gets mono, they can rest, get some nicotine, and they’ll be better soon.

Me: Nicotine?

Boss: ….*scratches head* (literally)…

Me: You mean Nyquil?

Boss: Yeah, that’s probably it.