I don't know why it is portrayed as a great thing, such as in those cartoons. Getting ill to stay away from school for a day just leads to having to catch up right after. I was in that mentality when I was younger, and so are my younger cousins currently. Chest congestion also stinks... a lot...

I'm currently in the same boat bud. How long have you been sick? I've been for about 3 so far. Dam cold has just been going around my neighborhood.

no, no, no... I'm the illest and it's the bomb, brah.

Oh, chest congestion, yeah that stinks.

The only thing I like about it is toughing it out. Makes me feel cool. Other than that I hate feeling ill [as in medically sick]

Yeah, when your in school I guess you kinda want to feel ill, so you can stay off. But really you shouldn't wish to be ill, I remember my Dad telling me that once.

Yep... Being ill doesn't make me feel tougher.... It's the opposite..

Eh, I only had like 20 days off in my 11 years at school for illness. I just never seemed to get ill. At college, I'm ill all the time, and I hate it.

EDIT: Also, being ill actually does smell pretty bad, aswell.