From: milliken@athena.cs.uga.edu (Brewmeister)
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre,alt.sex.carasso,alt.fan.gooley
Subject: Re: algorithm sought
Date: 21 Jul 92 19:07:30 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <jbdmz_+.rdc@netcom.com> rdc@netcom.com (Bob D. Crane) writes:
>In article <70259@apple.Apple.COM> bc@apple.com (bill coderre) writes:
>>
>>I need an algorithm to generate silly fictitious disease names.
>>
>>Email me your ideas.
>>
>>Best one wins fame, fortune, perhaps some chocolate.
>>
>>mr HEINOUS
>>serious chocolate
>
>
>1) Take the unix dictionary in /usr/words/dict.
>2) Note that all words that end in "itis", the stereotypical
>   disease name, have s,h,l,t,g, or r, before the "itis".
>3) Add "itis" to all other words that end in s,h,l,t,g, or r.
>4) Grep for those newly created itis words
>5) Remove any that have more than N letters, ie. aren't long and funny.
>6) Win fame, fortune, and perhaps a date with rachel.
>
>
>Below I have included the words that end in "sh", because they all end
>in "SHITis" for added humor bonus points.
>
>
>
>abashitis
>abolishitis
>accomplishitis
>admonishitis
>afreshitis
>amateurishitis
>ambushitis
>angelfishitis
>anguishitis
>ashitis
>astonishitis
>awashitis
>backlashitis
>Bangladeshitis
>banishitis
>bashitis
>bearishitis
>blandishitis
>blemishitis
>blowfishitis
>bluebushitis
>bluefishitis
>bluishitis
>blushitis
>bookishitis
>boorishitis
>boyishitis
>brackishitis
>brainwashitis
>brandishitis
>brashitis
>Britishitis
>brownishitis
>brushitis
>bullishitis
>bulrushitis
>burnishitis
>bushitis
>cashitis
>catfishitis
>Cavendishitis
>cherishitis
>childishitis
>clannishitis
>clashitis
>cloddishitis
>clothesbrushitis
>codfishitis
>cohoshitis
>coltishitis
>contradistinguishitis
>Cornishitis
>cornishitis
>coshitis
>crashitis
>crayfishitis
>crushitis
>cuttlefishitis
>Danishitis
>dashitis
>demolishitis
>dervishitis
>devilishitis
>diminishitis
>dishitis
>distinguishitis
>dogfishitis
>doltishitis
>embellishitis
>Englishitis
>establishitis
>extinguishitis
>eyelashitis
>famishitis
>fetishitis
>feverishitis
>fiendishitis
>finishitis
>Finnishitis
>fishitis
>flashitis
>Flemishitis
>flemishitis
>fleshitis
>flourishitis
>flushitis
>foolishitis
>foppishitis
>freakishitis
>freshitis
>furbishitis
>furnishitis
>garishitis
>gashitis
>ghoulishitis
>gibberishitis
>girlishitis
>gnashitis
>goldfishitis
>goshitis
>grayishitis
>greenishitis
>gushitis
>harshitis
>hashitis
>hashishitis
>heathenishitis
>hellishitis
>horsefleshitis
>hoydenishitis
>hushitis
>impishitis
>impoverishitis
>Irishitis
>jellyfishitis
>Jewishitis
>Jutishitis
>Kaddishitis
>kittenishitis
>languishitis
>lashitis
>lavishitis
>leashitis
>longishitis
>lumpishitis
>lushitis
>macintoshitis
>mackintoshitis
>marshitis
>mashitis
>mawkishitis
>McIntoshitis
>meshitis
>modishitis
>Monashitis
>monkishitis
>Moorishitis
>mulishitis
>mushitis
>Nashitis
>nightmarishitis
>nourishitis
>onrushitis
>Oshkoshitis
>outlandishitis
>paintbrushitis
>parishitis
>parkishitis
>Parrishitis
>perishitis
>piggishitis
>pinkishitis
>plushitis
>polishitis
>popishitis
>poshitis
>potashitis
>priggishitis
>publishitis
>puckishitis
>punishitis
>puppyishitis
>pushitis
>quashitis
>radishitis
>raffishitis
>rakishitis
>rashitis
>ravishitis
>reddishitis
>relinquishitis
>relishitis
>replenishitis
>Rhenishitis
>rosebushitis
>roughishitis
>rubbishitis
>rushitis
>sagebrushitis
>sailfishitis
>Salishitis
>saltbushitis
>sashitis
>sawfishitis
>schoolgirlishitis
>Scottishitis
>selfishitis
>shadbushitis
>shishitis
>shortishitis
>shotbushitis
>shrewishitis
>sickishitis
>skirmishitis
>slashitis
>slavishitis
>sloshitis
>sluggishitis
>smallishitis
>smashitis
>snappishitis
>snobbishitis
>Spanishitis
>spicebushitis
>splashitis
>squashitis
>squawbushitis
>squeamishitis
>Standishitis
>starfishitis
>stashitis
>steeplebushitis
>stylishitis
>sunfishitis
>Swedishitis
>sweetishitis
>swishitis
>swordfishitis
>tarnishitis
>thickishitis
>thinnishitis
>thrashitis
>threshitis
>thrushitis
>ticklishitis
>toothbrushitis
>trashitis
>Turkishitis
>vanishitis
>vanquishitis
>varnishitis
>Wabashitis
>Walshitis
>warmishitis
>washitis
>waspishitis
>welshitis
>whiplashitis
>whishitis
>whitewashitis
>whooshitis
>wishitis
>wolfishitis
>yellowishitis
>Yiddishitis
>youngishitis
>
>-- 
>_________________________________________________________________
>Bob D. Crane
>Research Programmer,			Programmer		
>Blue Engineering Project		Project Soar6
>Symbolic Institute			School of Computer Science
>University of Illinois
>	
>E-mail:  rdc@netcom.com
>_______________________________________________________________
>
>"The spear in the others heart is the spear in your own,
>			you are he"   
>	                     ---------  Attributed to Surak.

Excuse me for bringing this up, but who the hell would want a date with one
of your many multiple net.drag.queen personalities?  Try posting to
alt.clueless.faggot instead.
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