The actual origin is almost as goofy. "'Wisconsin' (originally 'Meskonsing') is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name for a river"
I was explaining to my kid what a cassette was, and then I realized that I had to explain what physical media was first. Like, no, movies and music didn't always just materialize out of the magic light-box.
Also had to explain to a nephew what the save icon was. That was funny.
A lot of people in this thread saying that viruses are losing when we live through a cold. That's just not true. Their goal is to live/reproduce, not to kill. They're winning at a different game, it just hurts us as a byproduct.
"Boop."
But also, I think similarly for commenting online.
90% of the time, I type out a comment, only to hit cancel and move on. It's surprisingly cathartic.