Werewolves and saliva

Apokryltaros · Post by **Apokryltaros** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:05 pm

Reilune wrote:Nothing in the English language that can accurately describe it will make it sound pretty or have good connotations.

"They have yet to invent a word in the English language fabulous enough to describe me!"

WolvenOne · Post by **WolvenOne** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:10 pm

How about Spledifferific? Awesometastic? or tasty? Er... wait... that's not a new word is it?

Apokryltaros · Post by **Apokryltaros** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:12 pm

WolvenOne wrote:How about Spledifferific? Awesometastic? or tasty? Er... wait... that's not a new word is it?

Stop reading from the Splenda ads...
I prefer "Beetlicious," myself.

WolvenOne · Post by **WolvenOne** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:15 pm

You know what, for you, I think I'll just stick with Tasty.

"Ladies and gentlemen he tastes like Candy!" ;)

Apokryltaros · Post by **Apokryltaros** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:26 pm

WolvenOne wrote:You know what, for you, I think I'll just stick with Tasty.

"Ladies and gentlemen he tastes like Candy!" ;)

I can't help it if I once gorged myself on 3 pounds of chocolate I bought at Trader Joe's...
I was going to make fudge...
But I couldn't wait.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:31 pm

superchangealasticmicrowolfieorganism Hows that?

WolvenOne · Post by **WolvenOne** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:33 pm

Somebody has been watching Marry Poppins haven't they.

Raina The Werewolf Queen · Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:37 pm

Oh that movie makes my eyes tired

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:10 pm

why don't we just go with suioffnifsdfksdfadfjsfksfsklskasfiaeigsklnviobhenldnmciafnsdfvhs;jamenosl;smajb;riarpmgkmfaphifa, its much simpler.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:52 pm

WolvenOne wrote:Somebody has been watching Marry Poppins haven't they.

How'd you guess? You must've seen it also to know where it came from.

Apokryltaros · Post by **Apokryltaros** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:50 pm

Figarou wrote:
WolvenOne wrote:Somebody has been watching Marry Poppins haven't they.
How'd you guess? You must've seen it also to know where it came from.

We want howling, not yodelling.

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:17 pm

*hacke, couch, couch, hack, cough* ooog, i'm not doing that again...

*five minutes later...

WolvenOne · Post by **WolvenOne** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:36 pm

Also, while a virus could be carried via saliva, it's a heck of a lot more likely that it'd be carried via blood. There does tend to be small amounts of blood in Saliva due to minor cuts and scraps during eating so this shouldn't prevent a person bitten by a Werewolf from being infected *assuming lycanthropy is transmitted via viruses.*

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:43 pm

For convenience, I could see it being called a virus, even if technically it would be a "virus-like therianthropic metamorphic vector." Normal people would call it a virus, right or wrong. For that matter, so would the scientific community. They'd just have this irritating tendancy to point out that it's not technically a virus per se.

It would be no more a "pathogen" either, since a pathogen causes a disease, and lycanthropy arguably would be an upgrade, the opposite of disease. Even people who don't share our fascination with it logically could be compelled to acknowledge that it is more a gift than a curse, philosophy and religion aside.

WolvenOne · Post by **WolvenOne** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:38 am

Virus, pathagen, venom, werewolf juice, whatever. The name isn't that important in my book.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:57 am

Wanna know why people call it a "virus? Because some people don't know the proper name.

Ummm...what is the proper name?

Vilkacis · Post by **Vilkacis** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:47 am

Figarou wrote:Wanna know why people call it a "virus? Because some people don't know the proper name.

Ummm...what is the proper name?

I don't see any real problem with most of what we've been using. Virus may not be 100% correct, but it's still perfectly acceptable to the vast majority of people. Pathogen isn't terrible, either. I tend to refer to it as a lycanthropic agent on occasion; although, it could also be referred to as a catalyst. Vector is about the same as agent. Bacteria may or may not be appropriate -- probably better not to use that one.

I agree with Reilune that what we have is fine -- there's no need to be coining new terms.

-- Vilkacis

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:31 pm

Vilkacis wrote:
I agree with Reilune that what we have is fine -- there's no need to be coining new terms.

-- Vilkacis

agreed

Virus is a "household name." We all know what we a talking about when we mention that word.

Kavik · Post by **Kavik** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:47 am

Figarou wrote:Virus is a "household name." We all know what we a talking about when we mention that word.

I've often heard lycanthropy (well, "Medical Lycanthropic Disorder") compared to Rabies, which is transmitted through a virus. Maybe the virus itself needs a name, but that seems like the right way to identify it.

I'm naming my virus "Herbert".

ChaosWolf · Post by **ChaosWolf** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:53 pm

WolvenOne wrote:Virus, pathagen, venom, werewolf juice, whatever. The name isn't that important in my book.

Werewolf Juice?

Wonder if that comes in cans or bottles? Does it come in decaf and sugar-free varieties, too?

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:13 pm

ChaosWolf wrote:
WolvenOne wrote:Virus, pathagen, venom, werewolf juice, whatever. The name isn't that important in my book.
Werewolf Juice?

Wonder if that comes in cans or bottles? Does it come in decaf and sugar-free varieties, too?

Werewolf juice?

People might confuse it with Beetlejuice or.....

Moo juice. The udder cola.

Kavik · Post by **Kavik** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:26 pm

Figarou wrote:Werewolf juice?

People might confuse it with Beetlejuice or.....

Uh-uh, don't say the 'B' word!

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:34 pm

ChaosWolf wrote:
WolvenOne wrote:Virus, pathagen, venom, werewolf juice, whatever. The name isn't that important in my book.
Werewolf Juice?

Wonder if that comes in cans or bottles? Does it come in decaf and sugar-free varieties, too?

It probably has the same markup as RedBull.

Koshaw · Post by **Koshaw** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:34 pm

Eek how do you get the juice outta da wolf? O_O Or Juice a wolf (make him drink lots of beer?)

Silverclaw · Post by **Silverclaw** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:51 pm

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!