The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some jocular pickup lines, but a popular one had been cited in print earlier. “You can’t spell ‘Virus’ without ‘us’” was posted on Twitter by SD (Social Distancing) on November 20, 2013. “You can’t spell virus without us” was posted on Twitter by Thrillhouse on February 23, 2018.
   
“Hey Corona! You can’t spell virus without us, so why don’t you say you and me go to a graveyard sometime?” was posted on Twitter by Jordan Crumpton on February 24, 2020. “You can’t spell ‘virus’ without ‘us’” was posted on Twitter by Milkman on February 29, 2020.
   
“You can’t spell virus without U and I” is a similar pickup line. “You can’t spell quarantine without ‘u r a q t‘“ is another pickup line joke.
                       
         
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
       
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SD (Social Distancing)
@TheSeanDavid
@Nat_in_LA @micduggan @TheRealWillLink You can’t spell “Virus” without “us”. #blessed
3:39 PM · Nov 20, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Thrillhouse
@Simon_D89
Replying to @simonblackwell and @hayleycampbell
“You can’t spell virus without us”
5:38 AM · Feb 23, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Scarborough Fairy
@AppleGnat
Replying to @NostromoSerg
u can’t spell virus..,,..,.without “us” #wakeupsheeple
1:14 AM · May 9, 2018·Twitter Web Client
   
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Cristen Nicholl-Shelley
@SamazdatThat
I Red heart #AustralianWinter.
Because it’s FLU SEASON. Virus’s are the original #Socialist organism. You can’t spell virus without ‘us’- share your cells bigots!
#edfringe2019
1:00 PM · Aug 20, 2019·Twitter Web App
 
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Jordan Crumpton
@MrCrumpitizer
Hey Corona! You can’t spell virus without us, so why don’t you say you and me go to a graveyard sometime? I’ll bring some flowers, get us a luxurious coffin and take you to this cemetery that’s to die for! What do you say?
7:27 PM · Feb 24, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Milkman
@21milkman
Replying to @jessesingal
You can’t spell “virus” without “us.”
7:35 PM · Feb 29, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Kevin Moscosa
@KevinMoscosa
Can’t spell virUS without US
GIF
1:26 PM · Mar 9, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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joey
@UL00KUGLY
bro this corona virus got me thinking about us, you can’t spell “virus” without the “us” and that’s all i want, i might catch it and be put into quarantine and you can’t spell “quarantine” without “U” without “U” the word doesn’t make sense and that’s been my life since you left
1:32 PM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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sydni
@socrason
cant spell virus without us
#coronavirus
9:32 PM · Mar 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—okbuddyretard
Posted by u/captswampfox March 18, 2020
You can’t spell virus without “us.”
What if the whole point of coronavirus wasn’t the cure, but the friends we made along the way? You can’t spell “virus” without “us”
#justgirlythings
   
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Keaton
@keatonc33
You can’t spell virus without “us.” #SocialDistancingPickUpLines
4:12 PM · Mar 19, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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sia
@Sia
US Red heart (“VIRUS” is shown with “VIR” scratched out.—ed)
dallas clayton
5:23 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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southgyalsydButterfly
@southgyalsyd
can’t spell virus without “us” so what it do baby? Pleading face👉🏽👈🏽
5:36 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Just Being Frank
@FrankTweetsALot
You can’t spell Virus without US aka the U.S. aka the United States aka the government started all of this to keep us inside the house!! Aka idk man I just really want sports back
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sia
@Sia
· Mar 22
US Red heart
12:26 PM · Mar 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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A Murder Podcast
@AffirmativeMur1
Sia: hey guys! You can’t spell virus without US! Am I right?!
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3:56 PM · Mar 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Andy
@thehomieAndyyy
You can’t spell Virus without “us” so wassup Smirking face
1:57 PM · Mar 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone