Ebolagate

[Jonathan Lighter]

How many realize that "ebola" is derived from "Bola," a volcano on the
island of New Britain, plus the prefix "e"?

Literally it is a "virus of 'volcanic' effect that is easily transmissible
by email."

For God's sake, do not click that link!

JL

On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 8:45 AM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com>
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