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Thu Mar 5, 2020, 08:14 AM Mar 2020

Corona Offers $15 Million To Change Coronavirus Name To BudLightvirus

https://www.burrardstreetjournal.com/corona-offer-15-million-to-change-coronavirus-name-to-budlightvirus/

Corona Offer $15 Million To Help Change Coronavirus Name To BudLightvirus

By the Burrard Street Journal

Constellation Brands, the company behind Corona beer, have offered up to $15 million to help change the Coronavirus’ name to the BudLightvirus.

Executives at Constellation are thought to be ‘incredibly concerned’ with the rising publicity of the deadly virus, that has so far killed over 100 people and have pledged an initial $10 million to change the Coronavirus name to “literally anything else” with a further $5 million if the name change is BudLightvirus.

So why the new name change?

“Well for one BudLightvirus really rolls off the tongue doesn’t it?” Constellation CEO Bill Newlands told CNN. “And when you think of a disgusting virus that forces you to cover your nose or mouth if you come into contact with it, you think of Bud Lite so we feel the new name is more apt.”

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Joke would play a bit better if they chose a different second beer. I'm pretty sure that Corona and Bud are owned by the same company.
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Corona Offers $15 Million To Change Coronavirus Name To BudLightvirus (Original Post) sl8 Mar 2020 OP
HAH! zanana1 Mar 2020 #1
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