Love and a cough cannot be hid. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Love, the itch, and a cough, cannot be hid. [ Proverb ]

A cough will stick longer by a horse than a peck of oats. [ Proverb ]

If you're a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you're eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you're out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, Boy, these are good cigars! [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]