We Quit Cigarettes

[Sapphire Sebright]

I'll choose diseases for $100, Alex.
Covid is an obvious first choice.
Ebola - my favorite.
Swine Flu
Bird Flu
Kung Flu
Coronavirus
Lyme disease - if you got a Corona, ya need a Lyme.
Malaria always has a sweet ring.
West Nile
Flesh Eating Bacteria - Fleshy for short.

And the list grows every day.

Oh, good, I'm not the only one who thinks that Malaria is a lovely name!
Also, that's what the Corona/Lyme joke is -- I get it now. Beer and citrus....
Sorry if this makes anyone uncomfortable, by the way, but Syphilis has always sounded like a nice name to me....
I think that I may name one of the bantams Kirby, after the Nintendo character -- he's always pecking at something or another, including the other chicks! Characters may not be the theme for the bantams, though -- Lefty isn't a food, but all my other surviving birds from last year are named after foodstuffs, so he's the odd one out....
Maybe I'll do diabetes stuff... Humalog, Lantus, Glucagon, and so forth... on second though, nah. Don't have as nice a ring to them.

 

[sourland]

Interesting names. I can't recommend syphilis or ghonorea (sp) - speaking for a friend here.

 

[RUNuts]

Oh, good, I'm not the only one who thinks that Malaria is a lovely name!
Also, that's what the Corona/Lyme joke is -- I get it now. Beer and citrus....
Sorry if this makes anyone uncomfortable, by the way, but Syphilis has always sounded like a nice name to me....
I think that I may name one of the bantams Kirby, after the Nintendo character -- he's always pecking at something or another, including the other chicks! Characters may not be the theme for the bantams, though -- Lefty isn't a food, but all my other surviving birds from last year are named after foodstuffs, so he's the odd one out....
Maybe I'll do diabetes stuff... Humalog, Lantus, Glucagon, and so forth... on second though, nah. Don't have as nice a ring to them.

Syphilis is nice sounding. Like Sisyphus. You can always delve into Greek Mythology and see what you dig up.

I was told of a inner city, unwed mother who let the hospital name her new daughter Female. Rhymes with tamale.

I hope this one is a joke. The teacher who had to pronounce Shi-thead in front of the class. drop the hyphen and you get the "joke".

For my pre-employment physical, Dr. Looney came to examine me. Yep, I laughed too. Got the job anyway.

I'm fond of naming dogs after vacuum cleaners. They perform the same function.

 

[RUNuts]

Interesting names. I can't recommend syphilis or ghonorea (sp) - speaking for a friend here.

How well do you know this "friend"? Nope, don't answer that. Sorry I asked and hope your "friend" is feeling better.

Always annoyed me that in one of the superhero movies, the arch villain defeats the good guys with weaponized syphilis. Gotta have humor.

Th-Th-That's all folks!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

You forgot China.

H1N1

 

[RUNuts]

H1N1

Doesn't have that je ne sais quoi.
Ring? Flow? Feels very clinical.



Great suggestion though. Thanks for contributing. I feel that I am missing an obvious choice.

So, since this is a thread about quitting. I'm not sure how I'm handling the "work from home" stuff. Quitting the office may be too close to early retirement. I give it 2 weeks. Boss is projecting a month.

 

[aart]

Malted Milk Ball Batch #2 - have a few!

U R f'ing Nuts.......cracking me up here!!

Yes... it's Robins Egg Season!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Yeah, not Syphilis or Gonorrhea... those sound like extremely uncomfortable diseases. I hope that your friend is doing well.
@Ursuline Chick, how has it been going?

 

[Kiki]

Syphilis is nice sounding. Like Sisyphus. You can always delve into Greek Mythology and see what you dig up.

I was told of a inner city, unwed mother who let the hospital name her new daughter Female. Rhymes with tamale.

I hope this one is a joke. The teacher who had to pronounce Shi-thead in front of the class. drop the hyphen and you get the "joke".

For my pre-employment physical, Dr. Looney came to examine me. Yep, I laughed too. Got the job anyway.

I'm fond of naming dogs after vacuum cleaners. They perform the same function.

I thought vacuum too. Lol

 

[Kiki]

How well do you know this "friend"? Nope, don't answer that. Sorry I asked and hope your "friend" is feeling better.

Always annoyed me that in one of the superhero movies, the arch villain defeats the good guys with weaponized syphilis. Gotta have humor.

Th-Th-That's all folks!

Nutty what's in your cup today?