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Man American health care is effed up. The eligibility, the $10k bill, and the negotiated rate are all fully insane. -- (link) - mafic Mar 11, 05:33 1
- Does it cost other countries significantly less for this service? It is insane that there isn't universal health insurance/service, but the cost itse - JackDawson Mar 11, 05:42
four hour pandemic meeting this morning. should have called in sick. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 05:31 5
- Meetings should be time-and-a-half pay. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 05:39 3
  - I'm in meetings like 30 hours per week. I'd be rich. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 05:41 2
    - As you should be, Amanda. As you should be. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 05:45
    - Nothing is hitting as more true to me than the meme of "We're going to find out which meetings could have been emails." -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 05:42
- Do it retroactively. “Excuse me, I’m displaying flu-like symptoms!” Then sneeze and don’t cover you mouth. -- nm - mafic Mar 11, 05:34
Dow Futures: sell sell sell -500 -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 04:19
E3 cancelled. Anouncement this morning -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 04:14 3
- I'm so old, I remember when E3 was fun. - Strongbad Mar 11, 04:35
- And nothing of value was lost. -- nm - Tim Mar 11, 04:20 1
  - Wow, way to become that brand of Gamer. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 05:40
Bernie/Biden as tied as you can be (here in WA) -- nm* - zeitgeist Mar 11, 02:18 4
- Washington state was a caucus that went heavily Bernie last time, yes? - Diva Mar 11, 05:19 3
  - It’s a primary this year but was a caucus last time. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 05:38
  - It’s a primary this year but was a caucus last time. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 05:37 1
    - Yes, that's a big part of the point I was poorly making. -- nm - Diva Mar 11, 06:30
Dad breaks self quarantine to attend daddy-daughter dance, (older daughter is sick) now whole school is closed to classes -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 11, 01:56 2
- 'merica! -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 05:40
- This sounds like the saga spamlet has been unfolding for ST. -- nm - Diva Mar 11, 05:25
Bah! 4-6 hours? That wasn't even 3! -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 00:24 3
- Really, Air Canada? Instead of giving me the flight that leaves 3 hrs earlier, make me wait 12 hours at the airport? - Mop Mar 11, 00:56 1
  - Kinda peeved that I paid extra for the premium seating and as I was choosing my seats just now, I could have selected whole rows to myself. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 01:02
- I imagine there are a lot of missed calls this time of night. -- nm - mafic Mar 11, 00:45
NorCal mega church cancels their weekly faith healing prayer session due to corona virus and requests their members stay away from hospitals for now -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 11, 00:19 2
- Korean Call Center finds a third of its work force test pos, most of them use nearby subway/bus transit -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 11, 00:39 1
  - Gohmert, instead of self quarantine, is back in DC leading tours around the capitol including a group of 100 kids -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 11, 01:50
Tacoma has 14 cases inc a 10y boy...Macy's closed for cleaning after an employee tested pos -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 11, 00:11
If I could, I'd nominate Jon Hamm for the guest star Emmy for the latest Curb Your Enthusiasm -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 23:56
och. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 22:46 1
- LOL -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 23:17
LOL -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 22:42 1
- (I have every expectation that we'll soon be 'hoisted', so the folks who keep celebrating it need to knock it off :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 22:43
I was looking through a list of XBox 360 games and I saw one that mentioned Colin McRae. Reminded me of Kobe. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 22:38
a group of aboriginal Australians in Victoria have been telling the same story for ~37,000 years, making it the oldest datable story. -- (link) - mafic Mar 10, 22:16 3
- See? Hollywood writers aren't the only ones. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 22:29 2
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 05:41
  - Please, there's no way Woody Allen would date this one. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 22:39
Meg is reporting on Facebook that AT&T is having internet service issues in SoCal. It begins. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 21:55 1
- That's right, America! You don't vote for me, you get a firesale! How do you like that! -- nm - Bernie Mar 10, 22:14
Yeah, what do you think about your video streaming expert now that the world's burning down around you and you want to put all your classes online? - Mop Mar 10, 21:50 1
- time to renegotiate! Dean of Online Studies! - mafic Mar 10, 22:08
This definitely reminds me of my (very limited) experience working a cash register. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 21:26
90 minutes on hold with Air Canada so I could be told to call Expedia. First the porn, now this! I'm never listening to spamlet again! -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 21:12 8
- Sorry, that’s really weird. Usually you have to go through the airline with schedule changes. - spamlet Mar 11, 03:36
- Another 20 minutes on the phone with Expedia followed by the system hanging up. Call back and... what's this? Something's change... - Mop Mar 10, 21:32 5
  - I imagine they'll take into account time zone? or they will if they're smarter than my bank. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 21:43 1
    - I doubt it. That wasn't a factor when I punched in my number and spoke my name. It's 4-6 hours *from now*. Fair enough. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 21:49
  - Thus an epic quest was born -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 21:34 2
    - Let there be pizza! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 21:40 1
      - I imagine Mop slamming Red Bull so he can get a phone call in the middle of the night. -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 21:42
- I think he's been punking me! -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 21:23
What if Galileo had Dropped Bobsleds? (the illustrations make this explanation) -- (link) - . Mar 10, 21:07
I was too slow with the phone but the local news graphic showed the Republican primary as "Donald Trump 94%% William Weld 951%" -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 21:06 1
- WA state didn't have his name of the ballot -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 23:06
Big milestone everybody we are now at 1000 covid-19 cases -- (link*) - eag Mar 10, 21:04 1
- *puts on COVID-19 1000 hat* -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 21:05
The SORTEDfood guys (a UK foodie YouTube channel) went to Portland last summer and this happened. Check out the Monstrosity burger at Brunch Box. -- (link) - Mop Mar 10, 21:02 [youtube] 2
- Salt and Straw... Blue Star Donuts... man, if you ever wanted to know about Portland's gourmet scene... -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 21:11 1
  - I think I had a heart attack just watching these guys eat their way through Oregon. But I died on the Oregon Coast, so it's OK. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 21:51
Not that it matters in the overall scheme of things, but ty said pundits expected Idaho to go to Sanders. Right now with 41% in, Joe is up 8 points -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 20:57
With 97% of precincts reporting in Mississippi, Sanders is at 14.9% of the vote -- nm - budice Mar 10, 20:53
Bachelor spoils - Will Hunting Mar 10, 20:37 7
- I totally knew what this was going to be. Kim was telling me about it. - David Mar 10, 20:39 6
  - Bachelor SEC spoils - crash davis Mar 10, 20:55
  - I don't know who that guy is but spoils - znufrii Mar 10, 20:43 3
    - Dean's List Aeronautical engineer and NFL QB. - David Mar 10, 20:45
    - Former UT quarterback, pro qb, like an aerospace engineering degree and a ton of community engagement. - Will Hunting Mar 10, 20:45 1
      - well, spoils - znufrii Mar 10, 20:49
  - Yeah apparently they’ve been on social media hanging out. No idea if they’re dating. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 10, 20:40
Tacoma Macy's is closed as one of its workers get the virus...in other news, Tacoma still had a Macy's -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 10, 20:27 2
- Not for long. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 20:52
- I'd be completely safe walking the Men's department at Macy's here, since I rarely see any workers working. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 20:29
Every single county in Missouri picks Biden. Every single one. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 10, 20:21
Buzzfeed's still got it. "19 people who have most definitely been fired by now" -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 20:10 4
- If by still got it you mean digging up some of the oldest images on the internet... sure. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 20:50 1
  - I meant every possible interpretation. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 21:10
- #3 is hysterical. -- nm - David Mar 10, 20:42
- And Donald Trump still has a job. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 20:18
"It means having a President who not only knows how to fight but knows how to heal." -- (edited) - budice Mar 10, 20:08
The Bachelor spoils - crash davis Mar 10, 19:58 5
- I’ve never seen anything like (spoilers for the end) - Volnelk Mar 10, 20:19 2
  - I just got to that part. Yeah, wow -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 20:51
  - Feel the love! -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 20:25
- I mean spoils - znufrii Mar 10, 20:04 1
  - Yeah, you're right. -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 20:08
New York Half Marathon scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled. -- nm - Dano Mar 10, 19:47
Cold Take for Bernie Sanders -- (link) - budice Mar 10, 19:44 1
- Seems like that isn't entirely true. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 10, 20:19
rumor for now...but E3 may be canceled. -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 19:40 1
- Ace Comic Con still on in Boston for next weekend -- nm - eag Mar 10, 19:47
dang -- (link) - Jovian Mar 10, 19:31
Delegate projections in MS: Biden 32 Bernie 4 -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 19:25
Did mandy report on her all hands meeting? -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 19:18 9
- Maybe we’ll know more tomorrow. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 19:24 1
  - Thank you for your reading comprehension. -- nm - amanda Mar 10, 19:36
- Or would "all elbows" be more appropriate? -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 19:18 6
  - *nods at Mop from way across the room* -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 19:26
  - "Please flap" -- nm - Elbow clapping should be called flapping Mar 10, 19:23 4
    - That will be misread and misheard as fapping which is not what you want people doing in the office -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 19:43 3
      - No one is in the office any more -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 19:51 2
        
        first part of every remote meeting will now be a pants-check. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 19:52 1
        
        PANTS ALERT. PANTS ALERT. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 19:53
US Soccer are just terrible and their argument about women not performing equal work is offensive. I can't believe they're making - Krusty Mar 10, 19:16 5
- Their work is not equal. The men lose and the women win. Two different things. -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 19:36 1
  - Right! -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 19:42
- That statement and rationale is one of the worst -- nm - JD Mar 10, 19:23 1
  - If chicks don't like it, they shouldn't have vaginas. -- nm - David Mar 10, 19:24
- They're trying to make USA Gymnastics look better by comparison -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 19:20
and DJT with the kill shot on Jeff Sessions - Jovian Mar 10, 19:16
who are the two in back right corner? -- (link) - Jovian Mar 10, 19:14 2
- Barron and Tiffany. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 19:15 1
  - rofl -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 19:15
"Not a euphemism" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 10, 19:09 1
- I talk too much. -- nm - David Mar 10, 19:15
Trump endorses former Auburn HC Tuberville over Jeff Sessions -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 10, 19:08 8
- Watch Sessions win. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 19:11 5
  - He's finished. - Jovian Mar 10, 19:24 1
    - I don't think Tommy Tuberville's as popular in Alabama as you think. He got fired from three straight jobs for mediocrity. -- nm - David Mar 10, 19:31
  - And then bend over and take it. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 19:16
  - The last person Trump endorsed in an Alabama Senate Republican runoff lost. -- nm - Dano Mar 10, 19:13
  - His platform of free cookies in every cupboard is unbeatable. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 19:12
- This is my shocked face. -- nm - David Mar 10, 19:10
- "Give it on up for Tommy Tuberville" -- nm - Justin Timberlake in a silly costume Mar 10, 19:09
WWE: Tampa to make decision about major events to happen or not. Wrestlemania, NXT Takeover -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 19:06 1
- Since sales are horrible, it should be an easy call. -- nm - David Mar 10, 19:17
Bachelor spoils - znufrii Mar 10, 18:55 2
- If dude doesn't pick Hannah Ann, he is a major league idjit. -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 18:58 1
  - I'm starting the finale, part two now. I've successfully hate watched an entire season. -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 19:07
Bad Guy but it's a major key -- (link) - Reagen Mar 10, 18:52 [youtube] 1
- it turns into a Scottish country dance at the end there. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 18:55
Gun sales have surged in L.A., to Asian-Americans who are afraid of being blamed for the virus :-( -- nm - Meg Mar 10, 18:50 1
- Does the NRA support this new guns-for-Asians platform? -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:58
primary voting report. two things of note - crash davis Mar 10, 18:47 12
- He's the candidate of the future... today! -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Mar 10, 20:17 [Backboard]
- it was the same in california's closed primary - dems allowed unaffiliated and other parties to vote dem, reps only allowed reps. -- nm - b. Mar 10, 19:41
- Nmbt -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 10, 19:10
- Rouge de la Fuente is spamlet's car's name. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:56
- technically Roque de la Fuente III. his father Roque de la Fuente is running in the republican primary, so you would have seen him either way. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 18:53 2
  - Where did Roque De La Fuente II go? -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 18:57 1
    - disowned. decided not to run for president. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 19:07
- I'm Roque De La Fuente: a very rich widower with a terrible secret. Who are you? -- nm - Roque De La Fuente Mar 10, 18:50 3
  - Did you kill Harlan Thrombey? -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 10, 19:04 1
    - heh -- nm - prayformojo Mar 10, 19:06
  - I will paypal you two american dollars if you keep this nick and persona for one week. -- nm - amanda Mar 10, 18:51
- "frequent candidate" -- nm - Tim Mar 10, 18:48
OMG -- (pic) - Spawn Mar 10, 18:42 [Attachment]
bill's latest chubs tweets is not unfunny. also, a big ten university with which I have some familiarity may or may not be announcing - amanda Mar 10, 18:41 1
- I like that there were 18 Chubbers prior. -- nm* - spamlet Mar 10, 19:27
I have an upcoming interview for a job cleaning mirrors -- (edited) - JD Mar 10, 18:40 3
- "This was puzzling. I couldn't see myself living for a month in a house with no mirrors." -- (link) - znufrii Mar 10, 19:11 1
  - That was about a thousand times funnier than the buzzfeed link I posted. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 20:19
- Well, mop raised the bar, and you surpassed it. Well done. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:54

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