tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post3711216083800911244..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: What the Hell is "Con Crud"?Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-52590105022608901582012-11-30T20:56:26.221-05:002012-11-30T20:56:26.221-05:00My son is currently in Basic and just got over an ...My son is currently in Basic and just got over an upper respiratory infection. (Relatively serious - he lost almost 5 weeks of training due to it)<br /><br />I understand Con Crud exists, but as you said, it's not an excuse not to work if it's the usual cold and flu BSTenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-14871231643610832962012-11-30T20:51:09.925-05:002012-11-30T20:51:09.925-05:00I was about to mention the Cape May Crud, when I w...I was about to mention the Cape May Crud, when I was in basic the cause was pretty much explained as this "You are immune to many colds and flus from where you are from, as is everybody else here. But you are not immune to the colds and flus that they are, like you they have brought them with them. Enjoy mixing that into melting pot of being sick. Here's a bag of vitamin C and various other cold remedies." Made the first week or so just plain miserable but you are still operable. Con crud is the exact same type of thing. It's not a viable excuse for not getting your work done. It sucks, but you are operable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998847841244054702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-16307747297526480172012-11-30T19:58:55.432-05:002012-11-30T19:58:55.432-05:00Getting 4 hours of sleep a night doesn't help ...Getting 4 hours of sleep a night doesn't help the immune system any ...Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-1591276139927957262012-11-30T13:03:49.037-05:002012-11-30T13:03:49.037-05:00Con Crud is a real "thing" as I've c...Con Crud is a real "thing" as I've caught it myself. It could very well screw you up for several days. But as an excuse to explain a delay of several weeks/months? No fuggin' way. It's like claiming you needed to miss 2 weeks of work due to a nasty cold.Tim Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390608104314125626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-23124575639653605302012-11-30T12:07:01.316-05:002012-11-30T12:07:01.316-05:00This is just linguistic shorthand that refers to a...This is just linguistic shorthand that refers to a common experience for enough people...it's a quick way of summarizing, "I am experience numerous minor ailments on top of being jet-lagged and having partied too much" without having to write that every time. I would relax about the term....it's just the fluidity of language in action.Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-40413218312832033612012-11-30T11:08:47.715-05:002012-11-30T11:08:47.715-05:00I do some significant travel for work where I ming...I do some significant travel for work where I mingle with lots and lots of people, work hard, and miss tons of sleep. Coming back from those trips I usually don't want to work but I hella want to game. I think I get more writing/DM prep done while suffering "con crud."Stuart K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06028025283809496381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-17862031387077056542012-11-30T10:34:47.478-05:002012-11-30T10:34:47.478-05:00I have caught the con crud a couple times at Gen C...I have caught the con crud a couple times at Gen Con, missed a few days. Believe me, it is VERY real. :)Michael Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421590251050345761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-69586581897720682172012-11-30T08:30:26.116-05:002012-11-30T08:30:26.116-05:00Just to be specific: SOUTH Jersey. The real Jersey...Just to be specific: SOUTH Jersey. The real Jersey.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-56328377319202575892012-11-30T08:29:49.620-05:002012-11-30T08:29:49.620-05:00Here in Jersey we have a thing called "Cape M...Here in Jersey we have a thing called "Cape May Crud." A term usually used by the recruits at the Coast Guard base to describe the communal cold they contract every year.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-6986917273543160542012-11-30T08:12:09.323-05:002012-11-30T08:12:09.323-05:00One of the reasons I have not attempted a Kickstar...One of the reasons I have not attempted a Kickstarter is my doubt that I could commit to a timeline at this point in my life. I would rather pay for my projects out of pocket and complete them more slowly than make promises I cannot keep. Assuming, of course, I could ever get funded.Dave Przybylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525935330121423054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-85421880762649823292012-11-30T08:05:46.540-05:002012-11-30T08:05:46.540-05:00Con Crud has only ever kept me down for a day or t...Con Crud has only ever kept me down for a day or two. Oddly enough I usually get more done writing wise.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-67549485030859981802012-11-30T07:53:50.967-05:002012-11-30T07:53:50.967-05:00@Grim - all that is too be expected - I can see yo...@Grim - all that is too be expected - I can see you out of sorts for a day or three. <br /><br />Blaming the lateness of whatever Kickstarter on "Con Crud" is a crock of shit in my opinion. If you would go to work and get paid with Con Crud, it shouldnt be setting a Kickstarter back by weeks / months / whatever.<br /><br />Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-23417419382361640312012-11-30T07:50:08.149-05:002012-11-30T07:50:08.149-05:00People from all over mix and spread germs that the...People from all over mix and spread germs that they might not be exposed to at home. I've come back from cons with all sorts of minor - but icky - illnesses from stomach bugs to colds and flu.<br /><br />Add in poor diet, late nights and the fact that many gamers are introverts and find socialising draining and you get something like a terrible hangover combined with a higher likelihood of minor sickness.GRIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222147769420307719noreply@blogger.com