Vicks NyQuil (a cold medicine) has long had the advertising slogan, “The Nighttime Sniffling Sneezing Coughing Aching Stuffy Head Fever So You Can Rest Medicine.” A coffee parody of this—“Coffee: The daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, dragging, cotton mouthed, gulping, so I don’t kill you medicine”—has been printed on many images.

“#CoffeeQuote - Coffee The Daytime, Stumbling, Stretching, Yawing, Dragging, Cotton Mouth, Gulping, S http://pinterest.com/pin/355291858076824818/” was posted on Twitter by Elizabeth Hall on August 30, 2014. “Coffee: The daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, dragging, cotton mouthed, gulping, so I don’t kill you medicine” (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by on May 8, 2015. The saying probably originated with this image.

“Whiskey: The nighttime sniffling, sneezing, how the hell did I end up on the kitchen floor medicine” is a related saying.


Wikipedia: NyQuil
Vicks NyQuil is a brand of over-the-counter medication manufactured by Procter & Gamble intended for the relief of various symptoms of the common cold. All medications within the NyQuil imprint contain sedating antihistamines, hypnotics, and/or alcohol, and are intended to be taken before sleep. Its daytime counterpart is antihistamine free DayQuil, formulated to avoid drowsiness. NyQuil is also used as a sleep aid. NyQuil was first marketed in the United States in 1966. Its name may be a portmanteau of nighttime tranquility.

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Elizabeth Hall
@SmartOfficeHelp
#CoffeeQuote - Coffee The Daytime, Stumbling, Stretching, Yawing, Dragging, Cotton Mouth, Gulping, S http://pinterest.com/pin/355291858076824818/
12:02 PM · Aug 30, 2014·Pinterest

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Mimi
@hollar4mimi
COFFEE ...
The daytime
stumbling,
stretching,
yawning,
dragging,
cotton mouthed,
gulping ...
So I don’t kill you medicine.
10:54 AM · Dec 6, 2014·Twitter for Android

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Laura Goguet
@LauraLovingLife
Coffee, the daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, dragging, cotton-mouthed, gulping so I didn’t kill… http://instagram.com/p/xjZUYVtMX7/
7:40 AM · Jan 7, 2015·Instagram

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@ccannonauthor
#Coffee: The daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, so I don’t kill you medicine. #coffeeaddict #caffeineaddict
(The longer saying is shown on an image. --ed.)
6:44 AM · May 8, 2015·Twitter Web Client

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Mary Dallas
@funsizeinpants
COFFEE: The daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, dragging, cotton-mouthed, gulping, so I don’t kill you MEDICINE.—FB
12:18 PM · Oct 3, 2015·Twitter Web Client

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shannon white-metz
@HRH_Sarchasm
#Coffee
The daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, dragging, cotton mouthed, gulping so I dont kill you medicine
9:54 AM · Jan 14, 2016·Twitter Web Client

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send coffee
@angrylilbitch
COFFEE…
The daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, dragging, cotton-mouthed, gulping, so I don’t kill you medicine
#BreakfastOfChampions
10:25 AM · Feb 17, 2017·Twitter for Android

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Joe Connell
@JPConnell1
#COFFEE the daytime stumbling, stretching, yawning, dragging, cotton-mouthed, gulping, so I don’t kill you medicine
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
8:39 AM · May 29, 2019 from Dunbar, PA·Twitter for Android

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AMERICAN BADASS 🇺🇲
@SWFLPatriot
COFFEE
THE DAYTIME STUMBLING,
STRETCHING,YAWNING,
DRAGGING,ASS COTTON-MOUTHED,
GULPING, So I DON’T KILL YOU MEDICINE.
6:30 AM · May 30, 2022·Twitter for Android