# Meet Covie, the cuddly coronavirus plush toy **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [April 14, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798 "2020-04-14T22:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/1 "2020-04-14T22:15:16Z")
[Covie](https://dailycoffeenews.com/2020/04/09/meet-covie-a-lovable-germ-spread-by-doubleshot-coffee/?utm_source=Roast+Magazine+%26+Daily+Coffee+News&utm_campaign=dc64ad4596-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_6_14_2018_8_20_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8f24fab631-dc64ad4596-44944349) is being made and sold by Oklahoma’s Doubleshot Coffee Company. I’m not sure who thought that a snot-green plush toy of a fatal disease germ was a good idea, but its popularity seems to be contagious. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/2 "2020-04-14T22:18:47Z")
I’ve seen other germ plushees Brian ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/3 "2020-04-14T22:21:23Z")
[Racist piñatas were already taken.](https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/pinata-maker-takes-a-swing-at-globally-feared-virus/) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/4 "2020-04-14T22:22:18Z")
It doesnt bug me, in fact sick idea. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/5 "2020-04-14T22:45:08Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I’ve seen other germ plushees [Yep](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/). _Their_ covid is on pre-order, but in the meantime you can grab the box sets of STDs or plagues, including [deluxe 12-packs](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/catalogsearch/result/?q=Deluxe). ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/6 "2020-04-15T02:42:39Z")
I love nerdy plushies but that one is a CINO (Covid in name only). It just looks like a booger. Darren’s looks much better, more like a virus, and like covid in particular. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/7 "2020-04-15T02:44:04Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Racist piñatas were already taken.](https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/pinata-maker-takes-a-swing-at-globally-feared-virus/) Aside from the racism, it makes more sense to me to want to bash the virus with big sticks than to cuddle it. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/8 "2020-04-15T02:49:21Z")
I already had a dog toy that looks a lot like that. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/9 "2020-04-15T08:48:29Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Yep](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/). _Their_ covid is on pre-order, but in the meantime you can grab the box sets of STDs or plagues, including [deluxe 12-packs](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/catalogsearch/result/?q=Deluxe). I can’t decide whether to pre-order the cuddly COVID-19 one ($12.95) or the E. coli (only $9.95) with the lovely worm-like tentacles. E. coli features an attractive picture illustrating one practical decorative use, namely two of them sitting atop a pair of raw hamburger patties. Needless to say, no kitchen or backyard barbecue should be without at least a few of these. Real ones are available for free but the damn things are just too small to be practical pets. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/10 "2020-04-15T09:03:46Z")
My neighbor wants to make Coronavirus light bulbs. He thinks he’ll get rich. I’m thinking also, Coronavirus Christmas tree ornaments. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/11 "2020-04-15T10:58:06Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Yep](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/). _Their_ covid is on pre-order, but in the meantime you can grab the box sets of STDs or plagues, including [deluxe 12-packs](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/catalogsearch/result/?q=Deluxe). I like this one. If I buy it I can put it next to my Dr. Fauci bobblehead. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/12 "2020-04-15T12:52:24Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > I like this one. If I buy it I can put it next to my Dr. Fauci bobblehead. Maybe [a set of keychains](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/products/coronavirus-kc.html) would make better companions. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/13 "2020-04-15T13:25:07Z")
I am not sure about plush toys and Christmas tree ornaments, but I definitely know what my next Halloween costume is going to be. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/14 "2020-04-15T15:36:47Z")
Toy Vault makes a plush [Cthulhu](https://www.amazon.com/Toy-Vault-Cthulhu-12-Inch-Lovecrafts/dp/B0006IEX7C). From the _Alien_ franchise, ThinkGeek makes plushies of both the [facehugger](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RCVZLA) (“Cute and Cuddly, Poseable Fingers, He Just Wants To Give You a Kiss”). and the [chestburster](https://www.amazon.com/ThinkGeek-Alien-Chestburster-Plush-Toy/dp/B004QDQASS). ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/15 "2020-04-15T15:38:55Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Yep](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/). _Their_ covid is on pre-order, but in the meantime you can grab the box sets of STDs or plagues, including [deluxe 12-packs](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/catalogsearch/result/?q=Deluxe). I was wondering about giantmicrobes. I have a few nursing students as associates and when they graduate, I always give them a disease 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/16 "2020-04-15T15:58:06Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Yep](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/). _Their_ covid is on pre-order, but in the meantime you can grab the box sets of STDs or plagues, including [deluxe 12-packs](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/catalogsearch/result/?q=Deluxe). I was wondering about giantmicrobes. I have a few nursing students as associates and when they graduate, I always give them a disease 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/17 "2020-04-15T16:08:16Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > the [facehugger](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RCVZLA) (“Cute and Cuddly, Poseable Fingers, He Just Wants To Give You a Kiss”). Much better is the [facehugger face mask](https://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Facehugger-Mask.jpg).😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/18 "2020-04-15T16:26:26Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I can’t decide whether to pre-order the cuddly COVID-19 one ($12.95) or the E. coli (only $9.95) with the lovely worm-like tentacles. . . . Personally, I think[The Common Cold](https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/products/commoncold.html) ($9.95) looks enough like Covid for practical purposes. The tag won’t say Covid, but if anyone plays with it, the tag won’t last anyway. You can also get a Common Cold soap dispenser. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/19 "2020-04-15T22:28:37Z")
(tweet) [knitted my cat a corona virus hat](https://twitter.com/erikaomae/status/1248087984580308992) [(pic only)](http://blort.meepzorp.com/mjjj/kitty-coronavirus-hat.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798/20 "2020-04-16T00:36:29Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > (tweet) [knitted my cat a corona virus hat](https://twitter.com/erikaomae/status/1248087984580308992) > [(pic only)](http://blort.meepzorp.com/mjjj/kitty-coronavirus-hat.JPG) Can I have your stuff when your cat murders you in your sleep? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798.md?page=2)