‘Sunny and runny’: A tissue box of memes better than Mucinex when you're sick as a dog during the springtime

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Jun 10, 2026 5:45 PM EDT

Is it allergies, or did you catch a cold in June?

There is nothing worse than being sick when it's beautiful weather outside. At least in the winter, you want to be indoors under a million blankets, all comfy cozy. In June, the month that ends spring and brings summer, you want to be outside frolicking through the fields of flowers, picnicking with your friends, or catching some waves at the beach. When you're sick in June, you are literally sick and also sick with FOMO. Not to mention the several days you're trying to convince yourself it's just allergies and not a cold so you try to continue on enjoying the sunny weather, but instead make it worse. Now you're at home with a sore throat, achy head, and runny nose while everyone else is getting a nice tan. It's not fair. So let's meme about it. It's just what the doctor ordered!

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Dang, I have a headache and it is so gorgeous outside. Why must it be this way? What did I do? Is it because I decided to continue partying on the roof when it was raining last weekend? Or was it because I'm making out with too many randos? It's springtime, though, baby! Gotta get that spring fling fun going, right? I'm just kidding, I'm not making out with randos. But I am around alot of randos and who knows what's coming out of their mouths while they're yapping away to strangers they're trying to make out with, ya know? So now I am sick and I can't go to the beach. Lame.
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While I'm sick in the springtime/almost summer, I just scroll through memes and nap. That's basically all you do. I tried to drink some tea, but it's too dang hot for tea. And soup? I love soup, but come on, I need something fresh and springy. What's a comforting sick food that goes with being sick in the spring/summer? Maybe like a dark green meal of sorts with a honey drizzle? I don't know, bestie. I just have to sleep and look at memes. Definitely chug as much water as I can. I can't be the only one currently in this boat. Is anybody else out there sick as a dog and scrolling through memes as they yearn to be sun-kissed?
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