[Ads-l] origin of the term "coronavirus"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Some will recall that the 1957 "Asiatic flu" was renamed the "Asian flu" in
midstream, because "Asiatic" had negative connotations.

BTW, who's "WG"?

JL


On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 8:34 PM W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lighten up WG & NF. Since SNL has suspended production, you're getting
> irritable. Think positively. Chill out. November third is just around the
> corner.
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