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May 4, 2009

"Cough Into Your Sleeve!"

Someone is (probably) benefiting from Swine Flu fears: the makers of workplace educational videos meant to reduce employee sickness, featuring 8 different "coughing strategies" demonstrated by a hulking actor. The answer to all of this seems to just be "Purell":

Employers can buy a VHS of this video for just $30! Because that's how the internet works. Thanks to Jessica for the tip!

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I was a patriotic, business attire, weight room sleeve cougher before it was fashionable.

Posted by: etc profile link at 05/04/09 9:59 AM  | Reply
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best part starts at 1:10

Posted by: eve at 05/04/09 10:13 AM  | Reply
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Mortal Kough-bat!

Posted by: TD  in reply to  eve's comment at 05/04/09 10:38 AM  | Reply
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Mortal Kough-bat!

Posted by: TD  in reply to  eve's comment at 05/04/09 10:40 AM  | Reply
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oh boy. couldn't help but get a little emotional when the playdoh germs died. their high-pitched little voices are gone forever.

Posted by: paige at 05/04/09 10:37 AM  | Reply
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Simon Cowell continues to be the harshest judge. I love this video.

I have my own method. I lift up the side of my labcoat and sneeze into the interior. Its graceful, yet functional.

Posted by: dafs profile link at 05/04/09 10:39 AM  | Reply
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Is it OK to cough into someone else's sleeve? I don't want to get my shirts all snotty.

Posted by: Ashley profile link at 05/04/09 11:14 AM  | Reply
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I work at a university and our department totally shows this to our students. Out of control. My favorite are the claymation, play-dough "germs." gross.

Posted by: Jessica at 05/04/09 11:58 AM  | Reply
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Someone get the video over to the fine sneezefetishforum.org

Posted by: Ben at 05/04/09 12:09 PM  | Reply
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That guy in the gym is all, "Yeah I coughed into my sleeve, the fuck you gonna do about it?"

Posted by: johan at 05/04/09 12:17 PM  | Reply
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"Cough into your sleeve" is the new "shut the fuck up." Patriotic!

Posted by: Carrie profile link at 05/04/09 12:53 PM  | Reply
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They should've got Grill Vogel to do the narration / cough-rating.

http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a250595209f3f430120a04456890048

Posted by: Kenugent profile link at 05/04/09 1:26 PM  | Reply
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I love it when that guy demonstrates all the proper ways to cough into your sleeve. He looks like a hypoallergenic Dracula, slowly creeping closer.

Posted by: Elliot profile link at 05/04/09 1:50 PM  | Reply
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judge hagar is an arrogant asshole. you'll never be good enough for that 10.

Posted by: aaronwk profile link at 05/04/09 2:50 PM  | Reply
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Cough into your sleeve for America.

Posted by: Nick at 05/04/09 3:20 PM  | Reply
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Was that guy in the gym trying to seduce me? Coughing like that into his big ripped muscles all the while never taking his eyes off me?

Posted by: TalbainJ profile link at 05/04/09 4:10 PM  | Reply
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i had to watch this at school a bunch of times.
i love this video. it's like it was made by my dad and his friends from work.

Posted by: zabie profile link at 05/04/09 9:10 PM  | Reply
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I loved the Kung-fu cough moves. It was if his arms were fleshy nunchucks

Posted by: Bad tings ah gwan profile link at 05/05/09 12:54 AM  | Reply
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I love the guy on the screen at 1:57 clearly realising how ridiculous what he's doing is.
And that "What planet did he come from?" and "He doesn't need the time of day" sounded like Bill from Freaks and Geeks.

Posted by: goddamn. profile link at 05/05/09 11:12 AM  | Reply
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