# Colitis/as

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colitis-as/743642>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 20, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colitis-as/743642 "2016-01-20T00:30:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colitis-as/743642/1 "2016-01-20T00:30:09Z")

</div>

> **[In the song “Hotel California,” what does “colitas” mean?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342208/in-the-song-hotel-california-what-does-colitas-mean)**

This is the first thing I thought of when I heard that colitis was one of the causes of Glenn Frey’s death.

I know it’s tasteless to say it (but that’s never stopped me before.)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colitis-as/743642/2 "2016-01-20T02:06:37Z")

</div>

The riff on “colitis” has been done already.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=781426&highlight=frey](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=781426&highlight=frey)

Good to see you you, Jill.

-Sam