People,

As anyone who reads this column knows, I find the bad habits of children funny. Licking subway poles, farting, picking noses, inappropriate outbursts: I love it all.

However, this only applies to children. In adults, I find this behavior annoying at the least and sometimes downright revolting.

Case in point. This morning I was waiting in line at a small cafe near my offce. It's a makeshift cafe, and as such is cramped into a very small space. So when you're in line you're within a short arm's reach of all the other people in line as well as all the baked goods, fruit, soup and other exposed food.

Anyway, this morning this chooch behind has a sneezing fit. This is no crime - it's cold season and I myself have been sick more than my fair share this winter. But god damn it, if you gotta sneeze, cover your mouth! This guy sneezed three or four times in a dramatic way where he was not covering his mouth, was throwing his head all around and was spraying his nasty germs all over everything people were going to eat.

I wanted to punch him in the nuts.