In article <Jo41zC.IFp DeleteThis @news.boeing.com>,
"Ron Williams" <ronald.williams DeleteThis @boeing.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to hunt down a short story I read that involved a human-alien
> encounter in a bar. The alien told the human (who had the sniffles) that his
> race tried to eradicate the humanity by introducing a virus (the common
> cold) into Earth's environment.
>
> Does anyone know the title and author of this story?
>
Paul Howard was correct in stating that this is a Harry Turtledove
short story: "Nasty, Brutish, and...", found in the April 1989
issue of Analog SF and in the collection _Departures_. BTW, it
takes place in the same universe as _Earthgrip_.
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