BlinkAndImGoneForGood
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Nov 27, 2021 2:21 AM
BlinkAndImGoneForGood
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escalinci
Really it's 'allow equitable access to vaccines for the developing world'.
woderwoman
PhiIIipJFry
All I'm saying is omega variant is pretty damn metal
Dontstopbelever2000ismyfavoritesoap
He's a doctor, he already knows it. Alpha to omega
slaughterhouse4andahalf
We learned the Greek alphabet for passing notes in highschool.
Ikwilstroopwaffels
As a mathematician... muahahah
gimpymcgillicutty
Variant Xi
DarkHollowDulcimers
Η μόνη αληθινή σοφία είναι να ξέρεις ότι δεν ξέρεις τίποτα.
dixxienormus
The WHO decided that the OMIGAWD variant should be toned down to OMICRON.
DustInComp
Sigma balls.
DPHENS
RyanH42
"See you soon."
id1ot
He's a doctor. Half his work is in Greek.
SleepyBrains
On the other hand, the next one will be pie (π)
Pentjotal
ROGUEdenied
ahh yah thats why we stopped using the greek alphabet for hurricanes, so new varients will be called bill, charles, peggy, karen, and so
Taokan22
Oh, let's name the first B one Brandon. So when it wipes out a million anti-vaxers we can all go "Let's go Brandon!"
ROGUEdenied
Look at Brandon go
DukeDarkwood
Re: title - zeta is only the sixth letter. The final one is actually well-known to be omega, thanks to the saying "alpha and omega".
zerovanity59
Z was removed from the Latin alphabet, and then later re-added. That is why it moved to the end.
DukeDarkwood
Neat fact; didn't know that. But that doesn't change its order in the Greek one.
ConsumerOfStories
I for one can't wait until we start referring to the variants in hieroglyphs
thedarkcanuck
It'll be emojis
ReacherEriee
New Covid variant ? identified in Greenland today, more at 11:00.
iauditauditors
Come on, has Excel taught us nothing? Delta Alpha, Delta Beta, etc etc...
iauditauditors
I just hope we as a species has as many chances to get through this as Excel has columns.
ChiLLeCheeze
Covid: "Hold my beer"
laacis2
Given the origin of conflict thorn countries, this is a moat point. Vaccine is not your savior. The new variant renders vax ineffective.
johnspeck2
Because people didn’t get vaccinated and now it mutated. It’s that simple.
laacis2
No, it's BS. Countries where it mutated people couldn't get vaccinated even if they wanted to. It's a country torn by racial war. 1/2
laacis2
I have SA friends ad they say their priority is getting through the day without getting shot/stabbed/blown up.
duktayp
BuddyTheAlion
Seems like an ad for an upcoming Xmen movie.
Thecutebunnycena
Well. The thing that would actually help, is to vaccinate poor nations aswell. But it's all about money, gotta keep that royalty patent :)))
SmilinBobsFamilyStyleMortuaryAndCrematorium
Whatever doesn't kill you will probably maim you for life.
abyssfiend1
As a wise mutated rat once said "What doesn't kill you just isn't finished yet".
duktayp
Noughmad
We use Hebrew ones, like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph_number
freehugsforeveryone
Simpson's characters
LiterallyLordSatan
We start following the hurricane name scheme and suddenly we be dealing with Covid Karen variant. Particularly deadly one too.
sonnuvah
NWS uses Greek letters when they run out of names for storms. Maybe CDC will do the opposite... get ready for variants "Alice" and "Bob".
ExoCyberBit
I vote Ogham
RyanH42
Hieroglyphs.
BeeCups
At that point they start making words with them
CaptVito
Sell the naming rights to corporations
mrbellek
We all fucking die
roflipop
The last letter is z for zachariach
koboshi
We add hiragana and katakana. And if you still wondering what if we run out of those… KANJI!
Wholivesinapineappleunderthetree
Hieroglyphics?
mercyPandaRunner
B 1.1.529
PeterTurboIronCage
Hebrew Alphabet
bikergeek6249
we're gonna have to double up: alpha alpha, alpha beta, alpha gamma ... "Fraternity, or COVID variant?"
EmotionallyCrippled
We’ll call it flu2.0
ErniesWidow
Let's start using Runes. Then, we can conjure Todd.
Daddymememaster1
We add emojis I think
Mynamedoesntmatteronlylifematters
not looking forward to Covid-19 ?
TheCrustyMustard
Covid-19 ??? variant.
NeverDownvoteMelBrooks
So not looking forward to the ?? variant.
TheCrustyMustard
I'm more worried about the ?? variant myself.
NeverDownvoteMelBrooks
Side thought: when did the eggplant take over for the more realistic cucumber or zucchini?
OriginalAndWitty
Omnicron... But seriously WTF is an omnircron not in COVID terms?
brianglass10
It the letter that follows Necronomicon…
anononanonanona
Omicron, not omnicron
Spudd86
It's an early 2000s video game with David Bowie in it.
JustJohnny2021
Koopy sandwich!
astrangehop
15
BitRoyal
It's the fifteenth letter of the Greek Alphabet. It looks exactly like the letter O (it's where the O letter comes from).
JapanesePizza333
iauditauditors
When I first read the new variant name, I thought they named it after Unicron, my brain played the heavy breathing / bass intro for the char
NiceLegsDaisyDukesMakesAMAAANOUTOFYOOOUUUU
Just as long as there are none named "Overlord" I think we'll be safe >> You know we'd be positively FUCKED beyond all reason at that point.
RawSugarPackage
Same here :× was cracking transformer jokes.
ItsaMeMalario
I believe that is the book of the dead
rainbowstraws
That's the necronomicon, comes with a thrilling dance. I think you mean the mythical horse with a horn
DukeDarkwood
No, that's a unicorn. Omicron is bonus content in Japanese media.
ItsaMeMalario
No, thats omake. I think op is referring to the antimatter counterpart of the electron
anonymous6366
α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω
awkwardbeautiful
What’s with the squiggles?
JustFeedMePieDammit
Well we gots the ‘a’. The ‘B’ with its dick out, the ‘v’? No it’s a ‘y’. Fuck…
Aurumai
??
ataradov
The only thing I could not remember is 'u'. Math and physics will do that to you.
ataradov
It is 'upsilon' as it turns out. Don't think I ever even heard of it.
complicatednoodles
That’s how “y” is pronounced in German.
CeruleanSky1988
A! B!..? Wuh? Uh (catches head) I don't know the song for this one.
OneTimeInBandCamp
Fun fact, I learned to read Greek whilst vacationing there. Same with Korean. Never learned the vocabulary but I could read the signs.
thefrisbeewasgettingcloserthenithitme
I refuse to read this. Mainly because I can’t.
Kukiniloa
I always forget what comes after nu
anonymous6366
Xi
Annemoon
My few months of Greek kicked in and read that in their proper names, damn didn't know that was all still in there :')
FabulouslyTiti
am i viwus now oωo
RabbiKirschbaum
StorytellingSalem
Fraternities and Sororities have advantage
Eli93
Fun little tidbit: the first two letters "alpha" and "beta" is where we get the word "alphabet"
BiscuitAndBeans
Avelaide
АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЫЭЮЯЬЪ
westergardmia127001
Да это алфавит
Avelaide
!!! I've just started teaching myself Russian, but I was able to understand this without looking anything up. That's so exciting!
DiningKruger
I said "I HAVE NO DESIRE TO LEARN!"
TheSwedishMoose
Too bad
burninator2
MacallanNeat
Shit I can do that too. a B y d E C n 0 L K n u v E o pie o T u fuck I can’t do this next one… I and O together… then X trident w. Easy.
Feksaaargh
shyriath
ηζπζ
LateNightBunnyParty
Easy peasy
eadanke
It's okay, we're all adults here probably, you can say qp here.
iCurse
q pw
KoRplussomeletters
（＾ω＾）
PeterOlintoowesmeacoffee
Where’s Omega?
OneOfTheEnemiesWithin
At the end?
Jinxer13
OK capital time : Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Φ Χ Ψ Ω
Kosiart
He used lower case omega
Thandruin
OωO
aerokixstitch
... at the end?
DGreyElephante
Does it even matter
PeterOlintoowesmeacoffee
The horseshoe looking one with the hooks is the omega I was talking about. Is that a different alphabet?
ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman
Capital omega: Ω Lowercase omega: ω
jankeydadondc
Uwmega
LucidPariah
Looks like a ballsack to me
OneOfTheEnemiesWithin
I didn’t know about lowercase. Thanks!!
PeterOlintoowesmeacoffee
Thank you Science Ninja.
HaoleFiveOh
Bending over vs. boobies