Subject: The  Great Mumpsimus debate - a learned contribution
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:11:14 +0100


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Hi folks,

Been off sick for a while.

On the Mumpsmeister's nomenclature:

Mumps - unpleasant illness often resulting in swollen testicles among males and infertility [so that's a good sign - no little mumpslets to come].

-imus - common Latin 1st person plural present tense verb ending  - "we are..." [possibly delusions of grandeur - the royal we; possibly an indication that he recognises his viral status "We are mumps"; possibly a  pun - we = wee referring to some genito-urinary affliction resulting from Mumps?]

Is there a Doctor [of anything useful like medicine, not politics or philsophy] on the list?

Andy

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