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zipperbear) wrote2020-04-12 09:23 am
zipperbear) wrote2020-04-12 09:23 am
Harry Potter and the Pangolin of Doom
In the Harry Potter books, there are several scenes in divination class where Harry tries to use the crystal ball to see the future, and he just makes up something vague, writing down whatever pops into his head at the last minute. And yet, several of those predictions come true (for example, a hippogriff flies away).
Maybe the same thing happens when Donald Trump falls asleep while tweeting:
2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covfefe
2019-2020, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
The similarity is spooky. How can you accidentally get "fe" twice? Are the first SARS virus and MERS so different that the numbering should skip MERS, or was it the fe-and-fe of fate?
Maybe the same thing happens when Donald Trump falls asleep while tweeting:
2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covfefe
2019-2020, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
The similarity is spooky. How can you accidentally get "fe" twice? Are the first SARS virus and MERS so different that the numbering should skip MERS, or was it the fe-and-fe of fate?