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[challenge entry] the cure for the common cold


congestion charging for viruses.

From the Dogs With Amusing Noses challenge. See all 461 entries (closed)

(I helped save b3ta! bnt what, me worry?, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:23, archived)
# wouldn't work
every one knows that viruses (is that the right word???) are loaded, so a £5 fee wouldn't bother them that much
(I helped save b3ta! SuperMatt, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:26, archived)
# virii
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:28, archived)
# i thought so
but it just doesn't look right on paper/monitor
(I helped save b3ta! SuperMatt, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:29, archived)
# not just viri?
cactus to cacti not virius to virii
(I helped save b3ta! Or is it?, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:31, archived)
# it's cactii
actually, it's officially viruses, but i have a feeling that may be an americanism
i use virii :P
(I helped save b3ta! Red wine and cheese., Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:46, archived)
# The
official plural in latin of virus is virus. sometimes, viri is erroneously used. virii is used for computer viruses, and viruses is the official plural in both dutch and english.


just had to spew those useless facts
(radja, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 19:27, archived)
# Quick threadjack -
Bananaman, you'll know this sort of thing: I'm just watching TOTP2, and can't be arsed to look it up on Google: is Falco (who sang "Rock Me Amadeus") dead?
(I helped save b3ta! 100% of Gibbon, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:36, archived)
# yes
i believe
(I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:39, archived)
# i'm watching it now, and i don't know
i think i may not even have been born at the time. who are these counting crows people? the lead singer looks like the manic street preacher's singer shagged a pineapple.
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:40, archived)
# not seen him recently
but everyone who has has given that exact response nanaman
(I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:45, archived)
# yes
died in a car crash - austria was in mourning for weeks

that last bit might not be true.
(Barkotron_the_Magnificent, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:59, archived)
# right first time
according to dictionary.com and others, it's just viruses.
(I helped save b3ta! bnt what, me worry?, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:37, archived)
# merriam-webster doesn't give one
at least not listed under "virus"
(I helped save b3ta! Or is it?, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:39, archived)
# well they're wrong
it's virii.


see?
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:42, archived)
# it should be virii
like i said above, i have a feeling viruses is an americanism

'M-O-O-N, that spells peanut butter & jelly'
spot the reference
(I helped save b3ta! Red wine and cheese., Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:51, archived)
# And thats
(I helped save b3ta! bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:52, archived)
# did i wake up 28 days later and miss something
what is all this C stuff i see everywhere i look it's c this c that the other night i saw London Live news and Ken Livingstone was on it and he said 'cunt' while trying to say the word country or countryside I think.

I know really, i was just wanting to relate the tale of the 'cunt'.
(I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:30, archived)
# According to Google
virii - 178,000 hits
viruses - 2,290,000 hits

Appallingly, "definately" (sic) gets 597,000 hits!
(I helped save b3ta! Baz Fuck off, Wed 19 Feb 2003, 18:46, archived)