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  1. Xref: sparky talk.bizarre:22619 alt.sex.carasso:109 alt.fan.gooley:33
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!emory!athena.cs.uga.edu!milliken
  3. From: milliken@athena.cs.uga.edu (Brewmeister)
  4. Newsgroups: talk.bizarre,alt.sex.carasso,alt.fan.gooley
  5. Subject: Re: algorithm sought
  6. Message-ID: <1992Jul21.190730.9674@athena.cs.uga.edu>
  7. Date: 21 Jul 92 19:07:30 GMT
  8. References: <70259@apple.Apple.COM> <jbdmz_+.rdc@netcom.com>
  9. Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
  10. Lines: 292
  11.  
  12. In article <jbdmz_+.rdc@netcom.com> rdc@netcom.com (Bob D. Crane) writes:
  13. >In article <70259@apple.Apple.COM> bc@apple.com (bill coderre) writes:
  14. >>
  15. >>I need an algorithm to generate silly fictitious disease names.
  16. >>
  17. >>Email me your ideas.
  18. >>
  19. >>Best one wins fame, fortune, perhaps some chocolate.
  20. >>
  21. >>mr HEINOUS
  22. >>serious chocolate
  23. >
  24. >
  25. >1) Take the unix dictionary in /usr/words/dict.
  26. >2) Note that all words that end in "itis", the stereotypical
  27. >   disease name, have s,h,l,t,g, or r, before the "itis".
  28. >3) Add "itis" to all other words that end in s,h,l,t,g, or r.
  29. >4) Grep for those newly created itis words
  30. >5) Remove any that have more than N letters, ie. aren't long and funny.
  31. >6) Win fame, fortune, and perhaps a date with rachel.
  32. >
  33. >
  34. >Below I have included the words that end in "sh", because they all end
  35. >in "SHITis" for added humor bonus points.
  36. >
  37. >
  38. >
  39. >abashitis
  40. >abolishitis
  41. >accomplishitis
  42. >admonishitis
  43. >afreshitis
  44. >amateurishitis
  45. >ambushitis
  46. >angelfishitis
  47. >anguishitis
  48. >ashitis
  49. >astonishitis
  50. >awashitis
  51. >backlashitis
  52. >Bangladeshitis
  53. >banishitis
  54. >bashitis
  55. >bearishitis
  56. >blandishitis
  57. >blemishitis
  58. >blowfishitis
  59. >bluebushitis
  60. >bluefishitis
  61. >bluishitis
  62. >blushitis
  63. >bookishitis
  64. >boorishitis
  65. >boyishitis
  66. >brackishitis
  67. >brainwashitis
  68. >brandishitis
  69. >brashitis
  70. >Britishitis
  71. >brownishitis
  72. >brushitis
  73. >bullishitis
  74. >bulrushitis
  75. >burnishitis
  76. >bushitis
  77. >cashitis
  78. >catfishitis
  79. >Cavendishitis
  80. >cherishitis
  81. >childishitis
  82. >clannishitis
  83. >clashitis
  84. >cloddishitis
  85. >clothesbrushitis
  86. >codfishitis
  87. >cohoshitis
  88. >coltishitis
  89. >contradistinguishitis
  90. >Cornishitis
  91. >cornishitis
  92. >coshitis
  93. >crashitis
  94. >crayfishitis
  95. >crushitis
  96. >cuttlefishitis
  97. >Danishitis
  98. >dashitis
  99. >demolishitis
  100. >dervishitis
  101. >devilishitis
  102. >diminishitis
  103. >dishitis
  104. >distinguishitis
  105. >dogfishitis
  106. >doltishitis
  107. >embellishitis
  108. >Englishitis
  109. >establishitis
  110. >extinguishitis
  111. >eyelashitis
  112. >famishitis
  113. >fetishitis
  114. >feverishitis
  115. >fiendishitis
  116. >finishitis
  117. >Finnishitis
  118. >fishitis
  119. >flashitis
  120. >Flemishitis
  121. >flemishitis
  122. >fleshitis
  123. >flourishitis
  124. >flushitis
  125. >foolishitis
  126. >foppishitis
  127. >freakishitis
  128. >freshitis
  129. >furbishitis
  130. >furnishitis
  131. >garishitis
  132. >gashitis
  133. >ghoulishitis
  134. >gibberishitis
  135. >girlishitis
  136. >gnashitis
  137. >goldfishitis
  138. >goshitis
  139. >grayishitis
  140. >greenishitis
  141. >gushitis
  142. >harshitis
  143. >hashitis
  144. >hashishitis
  145. >heathenishitis
  146. >hellishitis
  147. >horsefleshitis
  148. >hoydenishitis
  149. >hushitis
  150. >impishitis
  151. >impoverishitis
  152. >Irishitis
  153. >jellyfishitis
  154. >Jewishitis
  155. >Jutishitis
  156. >Kaddishitis
  157. >kittenishitis
  158. >languishitis
  159. >lashitis
  160. >lavishitis
  161. >leashitis
  162. >longishitis
  163. >lumpishitis
  164. >lushitis
  165. >macintoshitis
  166. >mackintoshitis
  167. >marshitis
  168. >mashitis
  169. >mawkishitis
  170. >McIntoshitis
  171. >meshitis
  172. >modishitis
  173. >Monashitis
  174. >monkishitis
  175. >Moorishitis
  176. >mulishitis
  177. >mushitis
  178. >Nashitis
  179. >nightmarishitis
  180. >nourishitis
  181. >onrushitis
  182. >Oshkoshitis
  183. >outlandishitis
  184. >paintbrushitis
  185. >parishitis
  186. >parkishitis
  187. >Parrishitis
  188. >perishitis
  189. >piggishitis
  190. >pinkishitis
  191. >plushitis
  192. >polishitis
  193. >popishitis
  194. >poshitis
  195. >potashitis
  196. >priggishitis
  197. >publishitis
  198. >puckishitis
  199. >punishitis
  200. >puppyishitis
  201. >pushitis
  202. >quashitis
  203. >radishitis
  204. >raffishitis
  205. >rakishitis
  206. >rashitis
  207. >ravishitis
  208. >reddishitis
  209. >relinquishitis
  210. >relishitis
  211. >replenishitis
  212. >Rhenishitis
  213. >rosebushitis
  214. >roughishitis
  215. >rubbishitis
  216. >rushitis
  217. >sagebrushitis
  218. >sailfishitis
  219. >Salishitis
  220. >saltbushitis
  221. >sashitis
  222. >sawfishitis
  223. >schoolgirlishitis
  224. >Scottishitis
  225. >selfishitis
  226. >shadbushitis
  227. >shishitis
  228. >shortishitis
  229. >shotbushitis
  230. >shrewishitis
  231. >sickishitis
  232. >skirmishitis
  233. >slashitis
  234. >slavishitis
  235. >sloshitis
  236. >sluggishitis
  237. >smallishitis
  238. >smashitis
  239. >snappishitis
  240. >snobbishitis
  241. >Spanishitis
  242. >spicebushitis
  243. >splashitis
  244. >squashitis
  245. >squawbushitis
  246. >squeamishitis
  247. >Standishitis
  248. >starfishitis
  249. >stashitis
  250. >steeplebushitis
  251. >stylishitis
  252. >sunfishitis
  253. >Swedishitis
  254. >sweetishitis
  255. >swishitis
  256. >swordfishitis
  257. >tarnishitis
  258. >thickishitis
  259. >thinnishitis
  260. >thrashitis
  261. >threshitis
  262. >thrushitis
  263. >ticklishitis
  264. >toothbrushitis
  265. >trashitis
  266. >Turkishitis
  267. >vanishitis
  268. >vanquishitis
  269. >varnishitis
  270. >Wabashitis
  271. >Walshitis
  272. >warmishitis
  273. >washitis
  274. >waspishitis
  275. >welshitis
  276. >whiplashitis
  277. >whishitis
  278. >whitewashitis
  279. >whooshitis
  280. >wishitis
  281. >wolfishitis
  282. >yellowishitis
  283. >Yiddishitis
  284. >youngishitis
  285. >
  286. >-- 
  287. >_________________________________________________________________
  288. >Bob D. Crane
  289. >Research Programmer,            Programmer        
  290. >Blue Engineering Project        Project Soar6
  291. >Symbolic Institute            School of Computer Science
  292. >University of Illinois
  293. >    
  294. >E-mail:  rdc@netcom.com
  295. >_______________________________________________________________
  296. >
  297. >"The spear in the others heart is the spear in your own,
  298. >            you are he"   
  299. >                         ---------  Attributed to Surak.
  300.  
  301. Excuse me for bringing this up, but who the hell would want a date with one
  302. of your many multiple net.drag.queen personalities?  Try posting to
  303. alt.clueless.faggot instead.
  304.