“Same thing only different” is what my family says if two things are comparable in one way but not in other ways. It applies to today’s one-liner.

We were talking about how many illnesses, mild to dreadful, are described as beginning with symptoms similar to the common cold. And I said,

The common cold is the “tastes like chicken” of diseases.

This post is part of Linda G. Hill’s weekly blog hop, One-Liner Wednesday. If you have a one-liner or just like them, follow the link.

A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Someone has a cold — or do they?

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