Americans are avoiding Corona beer because of the coronavirus and it explains so much

We’ve all seen people tweeting jokes about Corona beer since the similarly named virus hit the headlines, but we’ve double checked and this isn’t one of them.

Americans are avoiding Corona beer amid coronavirus outbreak, survey finds https://t.co/5Vd46LtwMR pic.twitter.com/G9J9dLqgDo

— New York Post (@nypost) February 28, 2020

So, wait, what? Do they think it’s in the beer? Knowing what we do about chlorine chicken, it probably says as much about US food and drink laws as anything else.

We particularly enjoyed these five reactions, and we thought you would too.

1.

How could Americans vote a moron like Trump into office?… oh. https://t.co/zQL1YdH9Lh

— Walter Chaw 周瑜 (@mangiotto) February 28, 2020

2.

There’s no cure for stupid https://t.co/opFCivOxq0

— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) February 28, 2020

3.

It’s only February and 2020 has already eaten itself. https://t.co/Vxn3QZ1X80

— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) February 28, 2020

4.

We are, as a nation, dog stupid.

Except that’s not fair to dogs, many of whom are wicked smaht. https://t.co/Um2KEq4QLt

— Kurt Busiek Resists (@KurtBusiek) February 28, 2020

5.

they should name the next virus guns https://t.co/2tQt81AXlm

— ボブ (@weeabob) February 28, 2020

Perhaps they should take @platzmania‘s suggestion.

Or this one from film director, Duncan Jones.

They really need to just bite the bullet and come up with a Corona cocktail to call “the virus.” https://t.co/ykx1fSV3RW

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) February 28, 2020

We finally understand what they mean by viral marketing.

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