Definitions by DC_Doob
Nanthrax
Nanthrax /ˈnan-thraks/ (noun)
A highly contagious neuro-digital condition afflicting mainly Docotor Turtleboy haters.
It originated with a chronically online attorney; it is characterized by an inability to log off and a compulsive need to litigate every disagreement in 280-character increments. First isolated in the wild on Twitter.
Symptoms include:
1. Acute Turtleboy Derangement Syndrome (TBDS) — flares triggered by mere mention of the name
2. Pathological fixation on Auntie Deb
3. Solo thread combat: quote-tweeting and arguing with oneself in threads no one @'d them in
4. Spontaneous generation of sloppily-managed sock puppet accounts, identifiable by matching typos, identical posting hours, and suspicious affection for the host
Transmission: Primarily airborne via sock accounts. Subtweets are a known vector.
Prognosis: No known cure. Standard interventions — ignoring, arguing, mocking, blocking — have all failed and may worsen symptoms. Containment is impossible. The patient has already opened seven new tabs.
A highly contagious neuro-digital condition afflicting mainly Docotor Turtleboy haters.
It originated with a chronically online attorney; it is characterized by an inability to log off and a compulsive need to litigate every disagreement in 280-character increments. First isolated in the wild on Twitter.
Symptoms include:
1. Acute Turtleboy Derangement Syndrome (TBDS) — flares triggered by mere mention of the name
2. Pathological fixation on Auntie Deb
3. Solo thread combat: quote-tweeting and arguing with oneself in threads no one @'d them in
4. Spontaneous generation of sloppily-managed sock puppet accounts, identifiable by matching typos, identical posting hours, and suspicious affection for the host
Transmission: Primarily airborne via sock accounts. Subtweets are a known vector.
Prognosis: No known cure. Standard interventions — ignoring, arguing, mocking, blocking — have all failed and may worsen symptoms. Containment is impossible. The patient has already opened seven new tabs.