Omicron sounds like the name of a

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computer chip, rather than a virus.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. It is a greek letter. Like Delta. Have you heard of the Delta variant?

[central scrutinizer]

11. What happens when we get to the Omega variant?

End of the Greek alphabet. End of the virus? End of the human race? I’m guessing they won’t use that name, like they skipped Xi. Omega is too fraught with symbolism.

[lpbk2713]

2. Or a wrist watch.

...

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4. Or an exercise machine from the future that is used on spaceships.

[magicarpet]

3. Yes,... the names of Covid-19 various variants are,...

.... derived from the Greek alphabet.

We are at the fourth row down,... second from the right.

(Kinda like naming hurricanes.)


https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-greek-alphabet-mark-rogan.html?product=poster&googleShopping=true&completeProductSku=artworkid%5B24203907%5D-productid%5Bposter%5D-imagewidth%5B6%5D-imageheight%5B8%5D-paperid%5Blusterphotopaper%5D&gclid=Cj0KCQiA15yNBhDTARIsAGnwe0WLi-IWxC6Bffr9Thr-qwWiPsLvbE30-HgoYdNY3x-4gwf-LCwjBqUaAqioEALw_wcB

[ck4829]

5. OMICRON PERSEI EIGHT!

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9. Thats it!

Omicron Persei 8 is a planet inhabited by large aliens that frequently attempt to invade Earth. The Omicronians are ruled by Emperor Lrrr. The planet orbits the star Omicron Persei, which is about 1000 light years from Earth: this convenient coincidence allows the Omicronians in the 31st Century to view 21st century Earth television broadcasts (like Single Female Lawyer and Super Bowl XLIV).

https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Omicron_Persei_8



Planet Information
Location : 1000 light years from Earth
Native species : Omicronian
Member of : Democratic Order of Planets
First appearance : "When Aliens Attack"

[Initech]

17. Meme I made the other day:

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18. ...

[Faux pas]

6. Yes

and that's what the others think it is anyway.

[Demsrule86]

7. It is an anagram for moronic...like the folks who won't get vaccinated.

[Carlitos Brigante]

8. Omicrons fight both Autobots and Deceptions. And like the honey badger

the don't give a.......

[Bayard]

10. What's between D and O?

Did I miss a herd of variants?

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13. No, there were varied reasons for skipping some of these.

Like offending the chinese. Or Confusion. But I hope we don't run out of letters.
There was a mu variant but it didn't really take off, so to speak.

Editing to add link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lambda-mu-omicron-why-skipped-093000735.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

20. Most turned out to be insignificant; only nu and xi were skipped

https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/

nu because it sounds like 'new'; xi because it spells the Chinese leader's name.

[tblue37]

12. A transformer.

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. Bingo! It's Intel's official name for their injectable nano-CPU chipset

(or "nanopoo," as many fine people are pronouncing it). After Xeons, Celerons, and Pentiums, we now have Omicrons. "Intel Inside," indeed.

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15. uh-oh

Is that the chipset that goes into the vaccine and makes you weird?

[Buns_of_Fire]

19. One and the same. But remember, it's not a bug - it's a feature! nt

[JuJuChen]

16. no no you guys got it all wrong