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I had been at work for barely five minutes before being beset by unpleasant obtuse whinging and griping. Fortunately a snot-ridden voice with added pharyngeal inflammation is very good at conveying a disinclination to be so treated and I was left unwhinged at for most of the rest of the day, though as is usual received no apology. Unfortunately the same voice then had to be employed to attempt to emit audible, meaningful and intelligible noises to a colleague whilst at the same time hopefully not transmitting any pathogenic microbes.