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Duke has withdrawn. Their AD is the NCAA Tournament chair. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 12, 11:37 1
- Oy, Fred Hoiberg -- nm - budice Mar 12, 11:39
What this whole coronavirus reminds me of, is what a fantastic movie Outbreak is. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 11:36 3
- You misspelled Contagion. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 12, 11:43
- Outbreak sucked. -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 11:37 1
  - But also, welcome back Loyola! -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 11:38
Videogame sales are about to go through the roof. -- nm* - David Mar 12, 11:34 2
- I'm actively thinking about getting an XBX to play the new Ori game. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 11:34 1
  - I've been contemplating a new console as well -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:38
Mark Cuban to pay hourly arena workers during NBA season suspension -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 11:31 2
- I go to training at Wrigley Field this afternoon. It will be interesting to see if this comes up. - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 12, 11:38
- the League will probably fine him for it as it will make all the other owners look like the cheap dipshits they are -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:32
members were floored as they learned that roughly just 11,000 Coronavirus tests TOTAL have been conducted compared to the fact that in South Korea.... - Remlik Mar 12, 11:29
we use some oracle dashboard crap. it's pretty the worst, but it's fast for filters etc. -- nm - amanda Mar 12, 11:27 2
- I've come around to PowerBI a lot after using Qlikview for a ton of stuff - Will Hunting Mar 12, 11:38
- Good stuff huh? Yeah, trying to use Oracle Dashboards on a Windows OS makes graphics fun. Linux based systems trying to display stuff on a Windows Desktop. Love those Oracle Financials -- nm* - budice Mar 12, 11:28
My son's university joins in: +1 week of spring break. Classes go online March 30 - April 12. Faculty and staff report to work as usual. Recommend - oblique Mar 12, 11:27 7
- just when you thought you got him out, he's right back in -- nm - decline Mar 12, 11:34 1
  - I'm not sure how it works specifically with him at the frat house. He might technically be able to stay "on campus". I'm sure all the alcohol would - oblique Mar 12, 11:39
- My daughters is on spring break now. The school is mulling things over. They make a point I hadn't thought about. - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 12, 11:33 4
  - Yup. He got a survey yesterday I think asking about that specifically -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 11:35 2
    - "I have one laptop, but my dad has like 34 computers and parts of computers lying around the house" -- nm* - lil oblique Mar 12, 11:36 1
      - "Mostly from me breaking them at school" -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 11:38
  - To the library! -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:34
Is .... now when I panic? -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:21 13
- It’s not about stopping it, now. It’s about slowing it down. 1/2M in hospitals over next 6 weeks vs next 10 months. Service and care quality - Flavorize— Mar 12, 11:29
- The generally accepted convention of when to begin panicking, is asking should you be panicking. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 11:28
- cue Airplane! theme music -- (link) - Max Mar 12, 11:23 [youtube]
- Depends. How much TP do you have ? -- nm - decline Mar 12, 11:22 9
  - 24 rolls delivered by Amazon yesterday -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:25 8
    - *must avoid.the.not.enough.for.your.ass.jokes* -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 11:27
    - you're prepared for the apocalypse -- nm - decline Mar 12, 11:27
    - you good bro -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 11:27
    - your prepper skills are weak -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:26 4
      - That takes up approximately 20% of his apartment. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:27 3
        
        Not the new place! I have space! And storage! -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:33 2
        
        Well hell, I know where I am headed. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:34 1
        
        Remlik, lock your door! -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:34
Kansas has withdrawn from NCAA tournament -- nm - Flavorize— Mar 12, 11:17 5
- I feel bad for the kids. This is what they look forward to. Some have played their last competitive game and didn't know it. Our state HS tournament - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 12, 11:29
- Wow. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 11:20
- smarter than the NCAA. force their hand for sure -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:19
- Rock chalk Jayhawk!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:19
- Kansas is suspending *all* athletics indefinitely. -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:18
search is failing me. someone (pmb?) posted here yesterday about a simple test - holding your breath for 10 seonds - to show your lung health. anyone - prayformojo Mar 12, 11:16 10
- Ignore it. It turned out to be fake information that was spreading through facebook. Interestingly, my flipboard feed had the same article - pmb Mar 12, 11:18
- 100% reliable! -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:17
- I was this on twitter last night -- (link) - decline Mar 12, 11:17
- See this -- (link) - Max Mar 12, 11:17 [Backboard] 3
  - JF esq is a lawyer in socal ...don't know if he wrote it -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 11:21 1
    - In theory he was just the person who posted it, but ignore it. Another article I read that was exactly the same attributed it to some doctor. It's - pmb Mar 12, 11:23
  - thanks -- nm - prayformojo Mar 12, 11:17
- (fake is what I'm seeing on FB now) -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:17
- It was false. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:17 1
  - I mean it sounded fake on its face guys. This is why we need to pushback on overreaction and panic. Fake news hurts us all -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 11:18
Your daily pun: WHO let the dogs out -- (link) - TWuG Mar 12, 11:15
Conference tournaments cancel remainder of the games and names champs to NCAA dance - SyrDragon Mar 12, 11:12
Welp, tommorow is Friday the 13th. I wonder what fresh hell it will bring. -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 11:12 4
- Tune in for Carrot Top: LIVE! at 8pm -- nm - Fox Mar 12, 11:16
- $5 Fridays! -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:15 2
  - ... but it is infected. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:24 1
    - EB Games exclusive! -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:25
Cuomo: No gatherings over 500 people. Under 500 people, must be at 50% capacity. Goes into effect tomorrow, into effect tonight for Broadway - ty97 Mar 12, 11:12 1
- And none of that jean-print spandex in gatherings. Y'all embarrass yourselves. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 11:14
The Masters is a month away...played without fans as well do we think? -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:11 1
- Sounds like they are canceling all events in Masters (3 par tournament, etc) except the tournament itself—no fans. Augusta is used to exclusion -- nm - Flavorize— Mar 12, 11:19
My dad is mixing his putcheen (basically moonshine) with his hand sanitiser because he reckons it's stronger that way. - Loyola Mar 12, 11:09 4
- the moonshine or the hand sanitizer? -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:11
- Your dad makes his own moonshine? - decline Mar 12, 11:11 1
  - right? way to bury the lead Loyola! -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 11:15
- [snork] -- nm - mud Mar 12, 11:10
cnn newscrawl: (dickhead) does not rule out a travel ban *within* the US -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 11:09 1
- that'll go over well I am sure -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:12
Rep Katie (B2) is a rock star -- nm - mud Mar 12, 11:08 9
- Yeah but I think she’s A LESBIAN. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 11:11 8
  - I thought that was the other Katie. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:16 7
    - In all seriousness she needs to run for Prez. And the difference between some of the critical members of the Dem coalition (and why the fundies hate a - JackDawson Mar 12, 11:17 6
      - Yup, I'm hoping she does next time around. Even if Biden is the President already. -- nm - Inigo Mar 12, 11:28
      - I'd support it. - Reagen Mar 12, 11:19 3
        
        Just like a Canadian, meddling in other people's elections! -- nm - Max Mar 12, 11:20 2
        
        Just think of us as the sober friend trying to pull away the keys. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:24
        
        Yup first they give us their virus now this -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 11:21
      - she's wicked smart - decline Mar 12, 11:18
According to a very respected Harvard doctor the administrations response to this is more botched than Italy Iran and China. I know it’s Harvard so it - JackDawson Mar 12, 11:07 2
- I saw that earlier. It did a fantastic job for my anxiety -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:08
- It's not like a Yale doctor said it or anything -- nm - decline Mar 12, 11:07
Pro tip: if you are waiting on coronavirus test results, DON'T BOARD A PLANE -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:06 3
- "but...I feel fine" -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 11:22
- F-. You. -- nm - Murphy's Law Mar 12, 11:17
- you aren't my supervisor! -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:07
NASCAR will run next two races without fans. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 11:02 4
- And this is different from their last 2 doing the same how? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 11:08
- Whoop-di-doo, let's go racing I guess. -- nm - Darrell Waltrip Mar 12, 11:04
- I bet the majority will show up and party outside. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:03 1
  - Nah, those fans are pretty big on rule following. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:04
What the hell is ESPN going to do to fill 24 hours a day? -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 10:57 32
- E-sports! -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 11:20 1
  - Speaking of, meet my daughter's Esport team The Charlotte Hornets Venom GT - pmb Mar 12, 11:34
- Camgirl Olympics -- nm* - budice Mar 12, 11:08
- First Take expanded to 12 hours a day -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:06
- TSN is going to be garbage too. No new Leafs crap to talk about!!! -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 11:06
- Talk about where Brady plays for 22 of those hours -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 11:05
- TSL lightsaber tournaments -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 12, 11:04
- Bridge -- nm - prayformojo Mar 12, 11:04
- tonight on High Security Prison Games, Cockroach racing -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 12, 11:03
- Pokemon Go Battle League -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:02 3
  - Maybe then I'd understand how to actually win some battles. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 12, 11:08 1
    - Tyranitar, Rhyperior, Gyrados or Kyogre - SyrDragon Mar 12, 11:19
  - I’d watch that. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 11:05
- Cruise ship racing. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 11:01
- WSOP, 2000 to now, all games, all elimination rounds. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 12, 11:01
- Bowling! Televised competitive escape rooms! Mini golf! -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 11:00 6
  - So, basically ESPN in the early 80s? -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 11:01 5
    - That’d be awesome -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 11:06 3
      - Though they actually have competition these days - JD Mar 12, 11:10
      - I look forward to the Australian Rules football. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 11:08 1
        
        Old cricket matches literally would soak up three days. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 11:09
    - The Ocho-Oh! -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 11:02
- They're gonna hire some e-sports guys to finish the seasons. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:00 1
  - Seriously, this is the perfect opportunity to take esports mainstream. -- nm - mara Mar 12, 11:17
- NASCAR! -- nm - budice Mar 12, 11:00 1
  - I think the survivors would envy the dead. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:01
- Critical Role! -- nm - David Mar 12, 11:00 1
  - I like the way you think. -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 11:39
- Hot takes. Nothing but hot takes. - spamlet Mar 12, 10:59 1
  - Omg coronavirus please come for us now -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 11:00
- Dodgeball -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:58
- Cornhole? -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 10:58
In somewhat ominous news, Japan's had several earthquakes of 4-5.5 magnitude over the past week. - David Mar 12, 10:55 9
- I'd expect a large one, somewhere on the planet, within the next two months. Safe bet. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:22 3
  - one month, even. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:22 2
    - Sure, depending on how you define large -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:31 1
      - one week, even. - Spawn Mar 12, 11:33
- Birds? Snakes? - Spawn Mar 12, 10:57
- Actually, Godzilla climbed out...took a look around...and said he'll sleep in a bit more. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 10:56 3
  - GodzillaNope.gif -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 11:13
  - Ha! "Fuck that noise" -- a giant lizard who breathes acid-fire -- nm - David Mar 12, 10:58
  - And then was tested positive for Corona -- nm - eag Mar 12, 10:57
I started a replay of The Last of Us the other night. I think I might switch to something a little lighter. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:53 11
- I'm finally getting to start my Breaking Bad binge -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 11:00
- I'm deep into hatching my living ship in No Man's Sky -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:58 1
  - Sit on it! -- nm - Potsie Mar 12, 10:59
- Yeah, I switched to The Good Place for viewing when I was sick. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 10:56 3
  - "To cheer myself up, I'll watch this show where everyone's dead." -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:01 2
    - Happy dead, not saddish dead like Dead Like Me. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 11:04
    - research -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 11:01
- Like Death Stranding -- nm - eag Mar 12, 10:55 1
  - Finished it and have since traded it in. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 11:00
- The Second to Last of Us: it's a buddy comedy prequel, but, uh, you know how this one ends. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 10:54
- The prophecy is being fulfilled. -- nm - David Mar 12, 10:54
Does whiskey count as beer? -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:50 6
- Is it Irish? -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 11:00
- of course -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:52
- technically, whiskey is concentrated beer -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 10:51 2
  - Not without hops it ain't. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:02
  - ~ Rain makes corn ~ -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:52
- yes - get busy! -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 10:50

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