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word nerds, this is an enjoyable few minutes of chained responses. nm but: -- (link) - b. Mar 11, 21:53
what is odder than exempting UK from the travel ban...there's no limit on travel from south korea??? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 21:50 3
- Man, I don't know... today I learned what a "national" is -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 21:58 2
  - they're an indie band from Cincinnati, but that's not important right now. -- nm - mafic Mar 11, 22:01 1
    - It's just that I'm having trouble googling what country the baseball team are supposed to be from. -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 22:06
Betty White trending on Twitter - Flavorize Mar 11, 21:25 10
- Betty will out live us all -- nm - eag Mar 11, 21:29 9
  - It's certainly looking that way -- nm - TWuG Mar 11, 21:30 8
    - Myrna Loy has 6 years on her -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:31 7
      - I thought Myrna died in 1993? -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 21:40 6
        
        born 1916 and still alive -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:43 5
        
        Love her -- nm - zork Mar 11, 21:53
        
        Ate you thinking of Olivia De Haviland? -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 21:43 3
        
        "Oh, I know I know. Owwivia de Haviwwand." -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 21:51
        
        very much so. I am the biggest fool of the night here...so far -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:45 1
        
        naw, I wouldn't go that far. I've tried a lot of jokes, most of which didn't land. -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 21:46
LA private schools announced today they're closing, and LAUSD, which has 600,000 students, put parents on notice. -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 21:23
I don't watch "masked singer," but I just saw a clip from tonight's that was (not really a spoiler, but to be safe..) - b. Mar 11, 21:23 2
- it's certainly a reason not to watch the masked singer. - mafic Mar 11, 21:30
- b come on down! You're the next contestant on Reality or Fever Dream! -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 21:26
So, I finally landed a job and start on Monday. I'm expecting either ... - zork Mar 11, 21:12 5
- Hey, even if either scenario happens, it's nice to be wanted, right? -- nm - David Mar 11, 21:18
- sounds about right, good time to get out of ubering, riders are wayyyy down and I'm sure there will be a flood of drivers -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 21:15 1
  - Need to keep doing it on the side for the foreseeable future unfortunately -- nm - zork Mar 11, 23:54
- *fingers crossed, knocking on wood, will rub a kitty paw when I get home* hope all goes well! -- nm - b. Mar 11, 21:15
- on the positive side, congrats on the new gig -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 21:14
Everyone's talking about Contagion. Nuts to that. I'm gonna watch Mission Impossible 2. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 21:11 1
- Not that! -- nm - . Mar 11, 21:45
Do you remember? -- (link) - ty97 Mar 11, 21:05 3
- I was thinking it wasn't nearly that long. Must be the time zone difference. -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 21:10
- We remember. -- nm - Pepperidge Farm Mar 11, 21:09
- I remember don't worry -- nm - Phil Collins Mar 11, 21:08
What's the projection for next tuesday, I wonder? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:54 2
- Here's my projection. -- (pic) - Beryllium Mar 11, 21:01 [Attachment] 1
  - Reagen would be right to kick me for that 100% ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 21:02
So now that it’s spread this much, is this just a thing that will be with us like the seasonal flu? -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 20:51 8
- That’s one possible scenario I read. I think depends on how fast it changes? -- nm - mafic Mar 11, 21:08
- possibly. I think Spanish flu (which didn't ever originate in Spain!) is part of the standard seasonal cycle now, isn't it? -- nm - ty97 Mar 11, 20:52 6
  - It had a flamenco rhythm. -- nm - Max Mar 11, 21:23
  - I keep trying to remember to call it the "1918 flu" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:54 4
    - What year did One Flu Over The Cuckoos Nest come out? -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 21:00 2
      - 1979, I thought? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 21:01 1
        
        1975 -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 21:03
    - apparently swine flu was the same type (H1N1) -- nm - ty97 Mar 11, 20:57
You can tell when I go to bed. No k -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 20:49 3
- PC keyboard, just pecking on a tablet -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 20:49 2
  - Does it have voice keyboard? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:55 1
    - Yes, but would bother the mrs. -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 20:56
Local news clarified the travel ban, applies to only foreign nationals, not Americans returning -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:46 2
- How many canceled flights going to screw returnees? The planes won't be full, half full? -- nm* - Bacon Mar 11, 20:48 1
  - The planes are already relatively empty -- nm - ty97 Mar 11, 20:52
Mortgage rates rising at fastest pace in years. J had to read that one just like a couple weeks ago when gold was falling as the market did also - Bacon Mar 11, 20:45 2
- really? interest rates are the lowest, right? (UK prime hit .25...that's point two five) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:51 1
  - Let me try to link it -- (edited) - Bacon Mar 11, 20:53
WWE: Smackdown in Detroit canceled. Will broadcast from the Performance Center on Friday -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 20:41 1
- WrestleMania’s getting cancelled tomorrow. -- nm - Tim Mar 11, 20:53
So how the hell did eveything just implode tonight - eag Mar 11, 20:40 7
- You know in the movies when they're in a boat, and just start to hear the rushing waters, - JaxSean Mar 11, 20:58
- Chief of Medicine in Italy died today from C19. Age: 67. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:48
- David went out to a bar tonight. this is his fault -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 20:43
- We're in the cascade now. -- nm - David Mar 11, 20:42 2
  - Yes, thank you. Prax nailed it. Although this is not a simple complex system. It's a complex complex system. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:44
  - We havent even peaked yet my friend -- nm - eag Mar 11, 20:43
- Trump spoke -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 20:41
NJPW Cancels All New Japan Cup Tour Dates, Will Reschedule Later in 2020 -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 20:39
Good thing none of the futile four teams picked this year to qualify for the NCAA tournament. -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 20:39
Tom Douglas closes all 12 or 13 of his restaurants in seattle, not so much because of c19 exposure but business is down 90% -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:39 5
- That's odd. Our restaurants have been more crowded than ever this week. - David Mar 11, 20:40 4
  - In Portland too we are seeing what Zeitgeist is also. - Bacon Mar 11, 20:46
  - I think in places where it's (known to be) circulating, especially out west, we are starting to see behavioral changes. - ty97 Mar 11, 20:45 1
    - I do think part of it is because my town is Republican, and Fox News lies. - David Mar 11, 20:47
  - Link -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:43
I love NWBR, but this is another one of those times where I circle back to his, "If Trump wins, nobody will ever notice a difference" hot take. - David Mar 11, 20:38 3
- Oh yes, though that ship sailed long ago as a “I was wrong on that” concession. Nothing normal has taken place. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 11, 22:36
- How about the “I sort of want it to happen to see some of y’all flip” hot take -- nm - JackDawson Mar 11, 20:41 1
  - it's a lot easier to watch it from entirely the outside. -- nm - mafic Mar 11, 21:11
so Donny is proposing SBA loans up to 50B....how much of that will jared and Ivanka get? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:37
I expected it to happen starting next week, but tomorrow I expect the deluge of “I NEED EVERYTHING REFILLED NOW” calls to begin. -- nm - Tim Mar 11, 20:34 2
- Mail order pharmacy fucked me and I have 1 more blood pressure pill left while I wait - Bacon Mar 11, 20:53
- Just go rogue, clean out the place, sell on the black market, and get a new identity. - David Mar 11, 20:37
Heh -- (pic) - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:32 [Attachment] 2
- I admire the ability to look at two curves on a graph and say "I see cats". I'd like to develop vision like this within myself -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 20:39 1
  - Well, they are*right* there. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 20:58
In all seriousness I would suggest everyone take up a daily routine of logging every time you shook hands, grabbed a public door handle, - Max Mar 11, 20:31 8
- chili's and the like may see an uptick - tabletop payment (when it works anyway) plus pick-up and parking lot orders. long EAT! -- nm - b. Mar 11, 20:39
- I wear gloves. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 20:34
- Rarely hand over a credit card anymore. Chip readers are diy. -- nm - . Mar 11, 20:33
- Oh you know, I only process like 50-100 credit cards a day. - Tim Mar 11, 20:32 4
  - I still handle cash, because Idaho -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 20:40 1
    - Plenty of cash too. -- nm - Tim Mar 11, 20:44
  - I was about to ask before reading your IM. -- nm - David Mar 11, 20:39
  - glove up? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:36
One of the heavier hit aisles at both Jewel and Whole Foods is the chocolate/candy aisle. Peanut and nut butters were also hit hard. -- nm - . Mar 11, 20:30
This chart was posted this morning, so maybe the UK found a cure since then, but I'm not seeing a reason to exempt them from a travel ban. -- (link) - Max Mar 11, 20:22 1
- A possible deal on selling chlorine cleaned chickens to the UK. -- nm - . Mar 11, 20:28
Fred Hoiberg coached while sick tonight, he's off to the hospital, the Nebraska team may be quarantined -- (link*) - Remlik Mar 11, 20:21 4
- One thing to mention he has had 2 heart surgeries in his lifetime -- nm - eag Mar 11, 20:36
- WAC tournament quarterfinal between Bakersfield and Grand Canyon has been postponed until Thursday morning "due to a medical situation." -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 20:33
- this was in Indy tonight at the Big Ten tourney -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 20:24 1
  - with a crowd -- nm - budice Mar 11, 20:24
For those of you who loke posters of the gig or art variety here's a short list of artists who were part of the Flatstock as SXSW that was cancelled. -- (pic) - . Mar 11, 20:20 [Attachment] 1
- Off of IG. https://paulkreizenbeck.bigcartel.com/ https://www.calvinlaituri.com/store - . Mar 11, 20:25
So, assuming a 14-day quarantine, how much of Walking Dead and FTWD could I watch? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:20 3
- Why torture yourself more? But it is a good idea—I expect to see lots of people post about binging the next few weeks -- nm - Flavorize— Mar 11, 20:22 2
  - You're right, I should watch Flash/Arrow/Legends -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:30 1
    - Last night's Flash was weak. Legends was glorious. -- nm - . Mar 11, 20:32
Footprints reveal that stegosaurs once stepped across Scotland - crash davis Mar 11, 20:17 2
- Stepped, or skipped? -- nm - Max Mar 11, 20:21 1
  - Sing me a song of a stego that is gone. Say can that stego be I? Merry of soul stego sailed on a day over the sea to Skye. -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 20:26
Well, the 5 year old just up and puked all over the kitchen floor. What do I win? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:11 4
- No fever, just a headache. We think it was basically a migraine. Poor guy :( -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:42
- A puppy? - JD Mar 11, 20:20
- A new floor? - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 11, 20:15 1
  - It wasn't that bad, I paper towelled & swiffered it up. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:18
Current flight traffic between US and Europe -- (link) - ty97 Mar 11, 20:10 6
- They’re all crashing into each other! -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 20:30 1
  - Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -- nm - budice Mar 11, 20:37
- !! -- nm - mud Mar 11, 20:25
- That’s the normal red eye departure wave from the east coast, no? Or are they trying to imply something else? -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 20:12 2
  - I think they are implying that plane wingspans are as long as Ireland. -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 20:28
  - yes, yes. -- nm - b. Mar 11, 20:26
As I mentioned my BF unluckily or perhaps luckily tore his Achilles’ tendon today and is bed ridden for two weeks. I went to get him food at the super - JackDawson Mar 11, 20:09 4
- I've seen reports from NYCers that some stores have empty shelves, others, like even a block away, look normal except no hand sanitizer. best wishes - b. Mar 11, 20:24 1
  - Thanks!!! I think the large large number of stores here is a helpful thing overall. Many are here to cater for needs of tourists and day workers many - JackDawson Mar 11, 20:27
- When I was out and about last evening, I felt like traffic was lighter than normal in midtown for the hour it was but outside of that.... -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 11, 20:11 1
  - I have noticed fewer people on subway and since we’ve had scares from the outset more than Half the office gone until we were shutdown today. But the - JackDawson Mar 11, 20:12
Because it bears reposting. -- (link) - Dark Callisto Mar 11, 20:07 [Backboard] 2
- The top replies to it are also hysterical. -- nm - David Mar 11, 20:36
- Same -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 20:19
CinemaCon 2020 Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 20:03
"she needs to shut up." heh -- nm - mud Mar 11, 20:01
Hoiberg is going to the hospital, Nebraska team might have to be quarantined. Lesson: don't be fucking stupid like Fred. - ML Mar 11, 19:59 4
- LIR: that didn't look like a breathing issue, more like a hangover -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:22 2
  - nah. he must have looked ok before it came on that bad. -- nm - b. Mar 11, 20:27 1
    - sucky update. nm but: -- (link) - b. Mar 11, 20:50
- News at 11: Nebraska Mayor going to the hospital -- nm - budice Mar 11, 20:00
Chelsea Manning Recovering After Trying to Take Her Own Life in Jail, Lawyers Say -- (link) - ty97 Mar 11, 19:57 4
- whoa, I forgot (s)he went to jail over refusing to testify about WikiLeaks like every other republican who refused to testify about donny -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:06 2
  - she -- nm - Tim Mar 11, 20:21
  - It is just ‘she’ -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 20:21
- :( - -- nm - b. Mar 11, 20:05
Contagion might be too subtle. Maybe something more like The Road. -- nm - Max Mar 11, 19:57 10
- by the time we're done with this we'll be in 12 monkey's territory -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 20:08
- Contagion is spot-on the best movie describing the current situation. Plus, it's just tense AF. -- nm - ML Mar 11, 20:02 2
  - The only difference really is the fatality rate of the virus. If you can say, we dodged a bullet, we kind of did as bad as this is. - Bacon Mar 11, 20:17 1
    - The point of my post is if the fatality rate was higher, that movie just might be spot on how the world reacted to it. -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 20:19
- 28 Days Later -- nm - JD Mar 11, 20:00
- Resident Evil -- nm - budice Mar 11, 19:59
- The Stand -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 19:57
- how about a good movie like The Postman? -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 19:57 2
  - Keeping people in physical touch with each other? He's the villain! -- nm - Max Mar 11, 19:59 1
    - I guess the movie needs an update. Lets go pitch The Facebooker. -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 20:01
NBA says that Pelicans/Kings was cancelled because one of the officials worked a Jazz game earlier this week. -- nm - budice Mar 11, 19:56 1
- Mark Cuban’s reaction after learning the NBA season was suspended during the Mavericks game -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 19:59

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