Now available on Wikipedia, as pointed to by kottke.
The Motaba virus sounds bad, but the cure — heavy doses of Dustin Hoffman — is arguably worse. Count Choculitis is a recent favorite. See the whole list here.
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November 16th, 2006 at 10:03 am
I really like ‘Anoia (Paranoia Reversa)’ - The irrational belief that you are out to get everyone. (It’s from Discworld.) Oh no, I’ve turned into I nerd…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:43 am
Ah Motaba - I have nasty memories of that, mostly from the fact that it killed cutie-pie Patrick Dempsey before anyone else. Still, the rest of the list is hilarious.