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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!"

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

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.

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

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

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.

superchangealasticmicrowolfieorganism Hows that?

Somebody has been watching Marry Poppins haven't they.

Oh that movie makes my eyes tired

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

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.

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.

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

*five minutes later...

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.*

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.

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

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

Ummm...what is the proper name?

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

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.

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".

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?

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.

Figarou wrote:Werewolf juice?

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

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

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.

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

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!