Coronavirus meme/panic/fear mongering general thread

[HAL9000]

 

[Yossarian]

 

[MrSki]

 

[kabbes]

For the record, the Greek letter is “omicron”, not “onnicron”. I’ve a feeling that I’m going to be seeing this error a lot. It’s the new rouge rogue

 

[Poot]

For the record, the Greek letter is “omicron”, not “onnicron”. I’ve a feeling that I’m going to be seeing this error a lot. It’s the new rouge rogue

It's a variant.

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[PR1Berske]

I've just spotted these idiotic stupidity on FB and, as ever, can't decide if it's genuine or satire.

 

[existentialist]

I've just spotted these idiotic stupidity on FB and, as ever, can't decide if it's genuine or satire.

Gotta love the obligatory 33 degree Freemason reference in there

 

[Yossarian]

I've just spotted these idiotic stupidity on FB and, as ever, can't decide if it's genuine or satire.

Delta Omicron is also an anagram for Climate Donor, Clarinet Doom, Contrail Demo, Coronal Timed, Menial Doctor, Retail Condom, Erotic Almond, Lard Emoticon, Triad Monocle, and, perhaps most ominously, Rectal Domino.

 

[BigMoaner]

I've just spotted these idiotic stupidity on FB and, as ever, can't decide if it's genuine or satire.

Pmsl

 

[elbows]

Delta Omicron is also an anagram for Climate Donor, Clarinet Doom, Contrail Demo, Coronal Timed, Menial Doctor, Retail Condom, Erotic Almond, Lard Emoticon, Triad Monocle, and, perhaps most ominously, Rectal Domino.

I like retail condom. Should make it part of the official response to this variant.

 

[PR1Berske]

Delta Omicron is also an anagram for Climate Donor, Clarinet Doom, Contrail Demo, Coronal Timed, Menial Doctor, Retail Condom, Erotic Almond, Lard Emoticon, Triad Monocle, and, perhaps most ominously, Rectal Domino.

"Erotic Almond" did a brilliant Peel Session in '94

 

[Calamity1971]

Omicron (B ..) is
No Crimbo

 

[two sheds]

Forgetting xi for the moment, what happened to epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda and mu? Disappearing variants, I think we should be told. OR have they got all of them in reserve in case omicron doesn't work? Eh? Eh?

 

[8ball]

Forgetting xi for the moment, what happened to epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda and mu? Disappearing variants, I think we should be told. OR have they got all of them in reserve in case omicron doesn't work? Eh? Eh?

I thought they had maybe had a few quiet ones since Delta. Though I did hear they skipped Xi to avoid upsetting the Chinese, and the Nu variant would have led to endless confusion.

 

[two sheds]

You're fooling yourself mate

 

[8ball]

You're fooling yourself mate

They haven't had a few quiet ones since Delta?

 

[two sheds]

They're in test tubes in laboratories somewhere, IN RESERVE.

Well I've just done my research and they say that the theta variant was found in Philippines. I still prefer my explanation though. That's just saying where the test tubes are held.

 

[8ball]

They're in test tubes in laboratories somewhere, IN RESERVE.

Ah, so maybe Nu to be released at New Year?

 

[Raheem]

Alpha delta omicron is an anagram of ΟΑΔ.

 

[8ball]

I thought they had maybe had a few quiet ones since Delta. Though I did hear they skipped Xi to avoid upsetting the Chinese, and the Nu variant would have led to endless confusion.

I just checked the above nonsense and it turns out to be true. and

 

[Puddy_Tat]

and mu?

maybe it only affects cats?

 

[High Voltage]

Ah, so maybe Nu to be released at New Year?

That's Nu Year, I think you'll find

 

[kabbes]

Nu variant would have led to endless confusion.

I’m never sure if they are intending to use the Ancient Greek or Modern Greek alphabet for these things, but if it’s the latter then it is actually pronounced “ni”, as in “knights who say”. Because in modern times, upsilon is pronounced “ipsilon”, with the letter υ being effectively a short version of a y. And this is reflected in how you pronounce the letter ν. (Or το γράμμα «ν», if you prefer).

 

[stdP]

I like retail condom. Should make it part of the official response to this variant.

...as opposed to home-made condom, which is what Boris Johnson puts his faith in?

 

[8ball]

Just had a link come up for Amazon’s “last
minute Christmas deals”!

Wondering what they know that we don’t.

 

[8ball]

I’m never sure if they are intending to use the Ancient Greek or Modern Greek alphabet for these things, but if it’s the latter then it is actually pronounced “ni”, as in “knights who say”. Because in modern times, upsilon is pronounced “ipsilon”, with the letter υ being effectively a short version of a y. And this is reflected in how you pronounce the letter ν. (Or το γράμμα «ν», if you prefer).

They still would have been printing it as the 'Nu variant' in newspapers etc.

 

[kabbes]

It’s probably intended as Ancient Greek anyway, like in maths

 

[souljacker]

Wondering what they know that we don’t.

That we are all mugs who believe shit like that? xmas shopping should be done on xmas eve on the way to the pub.