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Countries most dependent on tourism (who will take a big hit now with traveling stopping) -- (link) - ty97 Mar 13, 10:36 1
- Florida is about to get walloped as well -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 10:39
So Bozo apparently is not sick (I know, I know...), but there was some gamesmanship behind the whole thing. - Marlowe Mar 13, 10:36 5
- Smoke out a leaker? -- nm - spamlet Mar 13, 10:42
- (The media outlet that got the first report, incidentally, was Fox News.) - Marlowe Mar 13, 10:40 3
  - Wait - who's Bozo then? I assumed you meant Trump but apparently not. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 10:49 2
    - bosonaro, brazil pres and fellow bozo -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 10:50
    - Bolsonaro -- nm - Guigue Mar 13, 10:50
I hope the response from BK Corporate is ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 13, 10:30
IndyCar 2020 season on hold for now -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 10:28
Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus. One Survived. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 13, 10:28
The Hopkins dashboard is fixed -- nm - decline Mar 13, 10:26 1
- I just wish the Daily Cases tab was bookmarkable -- nm - prayformojo Mar 13, 10:54
Record Store Day moving to June 20. -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 10:23
Flash, Lucifer, NCIS, SVU, lots of tv shows shutting down production.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 13, 10:20
In something no one saw coming: Peter and Madison (The Bachelor) broke up 2 days after the finale aired -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 10:18 4
- That's a lot longer than most Bachelor relationships last. Good for them! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 10:48
- that's the one with the crazy mother, right ? -- nm - decline Mar 13, 10:23 1
  - He is. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 13, 10:28
- This is my shocked face. -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 10:20
Is it really that smart to have Trump give another speech 1 hour before the markets close? -- nm - decline Mar 13, 10:17 3
- Is it ever smart to have Trump give a speech? -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 10:47
- Not that he won't screw it up, but it's expected that he's going to declare a national emergency freeing up $40 billion in funds. This is what they - pmb Mar 13, 10:43
- thats the announced time now, it will be delayed and then he will show up 30 - 60 minutes late -- nm - Jovian Mar 13, 10:22
I call this photo "PANIC!" -- (pic) - Beryllium Mar 13, 10:13 [Attachment] 3
- I like the hand reflection on the flush handle -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 13, 10:20 1
  - I had to google how to use the camera timer to get that :D -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 10:31
- 🎶 on the streets of London 🎶 -- nm - JD Mar 13, 10:17
SI has posted an interesting story about an American basketball player currently stuck in China. -- (link) - David Mar 13, 10:09
Tangentially, I would like Dr. Anthony Fauci to voice an animated character. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 10:08
Louisiana moving its Dem primary to June 20 -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 10:03
AT&T CEO advises all 245,000 employees to work from home amid the coronavirus outbreak. -- nm - budice Mar 13, 10:00 5
- this all sure is going to test our internet infrastructure -- nm - decline Mar 13, 10:08
- FCC says major internet providers have agreed for the next 60 days not to cancel service for consumers who cannot pay their bills -- nm - budice Mar 13, 10:02 1
  - That's... kind of amazing. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 10:03
- That doesn't seem feasible. But good for them for trying? -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 10:01 1
  - Not for the linepersons, sure. Maybe for the office folk. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 10:02
FYI I heard on the radio that the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is on Prime as of today. (Can't verify right now). If you are looking for something to - sycor Mar 13, 09:58
LAUSD just shut it down -- (link) - budice Mar 13, 09:58
I went to Wal-Mart last night. There was absolutely zero TP on the shelf. -- (edited) - sycor Mar 13, 09:50 6
- Costco has been limiting everything to 2 -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:50
- Only TP on Amazon are the gag funny rolls -- nm - budice Mar 13, 09:50 4
  - TrumP? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 09:55
  - I stopped by Food Lion on the way home because it was right on the way. There was no one in the store and the buy just opened a box of Charmin to put - sycor Mar 13, 09:53 2
    - "omg It's the Golgothan!" -- nm - budice Mar 13, 09:54 1
      - Yes that would be a MUCH bigger problems and I don't think anyone could buy enough TP to deal with it. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 09:59
Medieval Times closed -- (link) - budice Mar 13, 09:46 1
- They survived the plague but they couldn't survive this. RIP Medieval Times 476 - 2020. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 10:43
Seems like CDNs might be looking at some financial aid, similar to the Italians. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 13, 09:43
So play this out for me. Most of us (theoretically) just stay home for two weeks. Then what? - ty97 Mar 13, 09:41 27
- This is just the beginning of our overall plans. -- nm - Introverts Forever UNITE Mar 13, 09:54
- Flatten the curve -- (link) - decline Mar 13, 09:53 3
  - yes, yes, I get that. But the x axis has no timeframe on it -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 09:56 2
    - I think it's a moving target -- (edited) - decline Mar 13, 10:07
    - I think the x axis is 6 months. - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:57
- It's supposed to buy time to understand, find treatment, vaccine, etc. Short of eradicating it, it's an illness that will be around -- nm - JackDawson Mar 13, 09:52
- Essentially it's to keep the rate of transmission/infection from spiking and overwhelming the healthcare system. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 09:47 2
  - It's nice that you're doing what you can -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:51 1
    - I try and do what I can. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 09:51
- When the panic is over and the spread rate has petered out. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 09:45
- its more about slowing the spread, so I bet its more like 4 weeks -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 09:43 16
  - But the part I can't figure out is that it likely isn't extinguished at that point. Hopefully it's easier to isolate people who are positive but I - pmb Mar 13, 09:45 15
    - We ain’t killing it off. We are managing it. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 09:48 14
      - My point though is when does that result in the end of social distancing and such. Even if it's managed, once you start returning life to normal - pmb Mar 13, 09:51 13
        
        It’s the only weapon we have and th goal is to flatten the curve. - spamlet Mar 13, 10:28 2
        
        Again, I understand that. My question is what does it look like when that ends. What are the conditions to return to normalcy and what gives us - pmb Mar 13, 10:46 1
        
        i dont think anyone really knows -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 10:51
        
        "You can't stop it, you can only hope to contain it." -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:56
        
        It is already happening in parts of China. Factories are reopening, etc. -- nm - Andie Mar 13, 09:55
        
        Right, this was the crux of my question -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 09:55 2
        
        Nothing stops you from just staying home if you want!!! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 13, 10:14 1
        
        But what if I want to go outside!!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 10:23
        
        Assuming that people can't be reinfected, they will build up an immunity which will halt the spread (until it mutates, like flu) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 09:54 4
        
        But say that all of us who can stay home do stay home (for 2-4 weeks, whatever). Once we go back out - ty97 Mar 13, 09:56 3
        
        You think everyone will rush out at once? It's limiting the Critical (i.e. need hospitalization) cases over the next few weeks / months. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:58 2
        
        I think most people will, yeah, they'll be tired of being cooped up at home -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 10:23 1
        
        or they'll need groceries and toilet paper! -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 10:23
Canada basically just cancelled cruise season (until July 1st) -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 13, 09:39 2
- Restricting air travel, too. Wonder if my parents make it home from Spain. - Mop Mar 13, 10:51
- fuuuuuuck -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:43
The current situation, summarized -- (link) - ty97 Mar 13, 09:33
So, yeah - everything's canceling now. SLU is shutting down residence halls/apartments for the semester - so Jamie gets to spend his last quarter - Turd Ferguson Mar 13, 09:28 2
- I know several kids who are graduating and it is a weird kick in the gut. They aren't really getting to sort of say their goodbyes and prepare to - pmb Mar 13, 09:49
- I very strongly suspect that we will not return this semester. -- nm - amanda Mar 13, 09:48
I am hereby declaring the wall a National Emergency. -- nm - IPOTUS Mar 13, 09:26
I’ve been a shut-in for 20 years now. Ask me anything. -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:24 26
- Bitch, you just went to bar trivia the other night. -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 10:17 1
  - Prove it! -- nm - David Mar 13, 10:26
- what is a sufficient stockpile for TP/ -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 09:41 3
  - Excellent I picked up the right size pack. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 09:59
  - per male: 12. per female: 48. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:52
  - 16 rolls. No more, no less. -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:47
- Are you wearing pants? -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 13, 09:38 2
  - I wasn't when you asked this, as I was in the shower. But I am now. - David Mar 13, 09:47 1
    - Just when I thought things couldn't get worse but I just found out... - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 09:50
- How's the VPN working, amico? -- nm* - Shaun Mar 13, 09:33 5
  - I'm not really a VPN guy. We have one in place, but I don't lie about our state/country of origin. - David Mar 13, 09:46 4
    - Lie and get free PornHub!!! -- nm - Shaun Mar 13, 09:51 3
      - Pornhub's already free. Just because they say something is special doesn't mean you should pay $20 a month for it. -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:53 2
        
        Though there would be no ads? And I think there's premium content? -- nm - JD Mar 13, 10:14 1
        
        I'm genuinely afraid to engage with you on this topic. -- nm - David Mar 13, 10:26
- Meh. I did it during hurricane sandy. Food, liquor, games. Easy peasy. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 13, 09:32 1
  - That's not a question. -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:45
- What would Lennie Briscoe say when first entering your abode? -- nm - Max Mar 13, 09:31 2
  - Good question, good question. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 09:52
  - "Cute cats." -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:45
- How will you survive when there's no deliveries? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 09:30 1
  - I find your lack of faith disturbing. -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:44
- How does one entertain themselves after 20 years in isolation? -- nm - budice Mar 13, 09:27 1
  - By owning tens of thousands of movies, television shows, and porn scenes. And Halo. -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:44
- are the Ronin social distancing? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 13, 09:25 1
  - Nice try... -- nm - David Mar 13, 09:43
Stolen from FB: "You do realize that Tom Hanks is once again stuck on an island with Wilson." -- nm - Andie Mar 13, 09:17 7
- ST scolded me for posting that pic. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 09:18 6
  - lightly discouraged :) -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 09:37
  - Screw those jack-holes! nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 13, 09:19
  - His wife's name is Rita *Wilson* -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 09:19 2
    - Nope, too soon. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 09:24 1
      - I had seen it before you posted and thought it was real. - ty97 Mar 13, 09:41
  - oops! -- nm - Andie Mar 13, 09:18
Went to Fairway (supermarket) to get groceries. It's during the workday, so will be empty, right? - ty97 Mar 13, 09:14 2
- Tee to Green 150yds -- nm - budice Mar 13, 09:23
- If the checkout line is out the front door you can legally steal your groceries. Fact. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 09:17
My brothers two-word update from WDW Magic Kingdom: absolute bedlam -- nm - Jovian Mar 13, 09:13
Not trying to be funny, but mosquito season is getting ready to start. Do we know if mosquitos carrying coronavirus is a thing? Should we stock up on - sycor Mar 13, 09:11 4
- The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites. To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronav - WHO Mar 13, 09:15 3
  - Thanks! - sycor Mar 13, 09:47
  - WHO are you? who who who who -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 09:15 1
    - *postponed* -- nm - WHO Mar 13, 09:16
My co-worker who sits behind me is being sent home. Someone in her nephew's school has tested positive. She spent time with her sister (the mother). - Diva Mar 13, 09:02 1
- 3 degrees! -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 09:04
Okay, so if JT is incapacitated, Kim Campbell takes over temporarily. (Er, I mean, the deputy prime minister, Christya Freeland) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 08:53 2
- Initial thought: - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 09:08 1
  - LOL -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 09:09
Colbert recorded his rehearsal monologue last night. Which is a good thing, because that's basically his entire show. -- (link) - Mop Mar 13, 08:52 [youtube] 4
- You can almost hear the echo from him tapping his papers. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 09:07
- Fallon's monologue without an audience was painful - and he knew it. -- nm - Meg Mar 13, 09:03 1
  - So, business as usual. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 09:05
- I did see a few minutes of him but missed Mayor Pete host the Jimmy K show. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 08:57
Dow +120 -- (link) - budice Mar 13, 08:48 4
- Yeah, earlier gains are nearly gone. Wow. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 08:49 3
  - Earlier as in today, or earlier as in since 2017? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 09:13 2
    - heh. It was up about 1k today at one point. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 09:15 1
      - Current: 21,557.50 +356.88 (1.68%) -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 09:16
LIR: amanda. We use these (or similar) -- (link) - oblique Mar 13, 08:48 5
- I'm looking at that very camera on my desk right now. Frankly, 90% of webcams are fine. Just don't choose an off brand. -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 08:50 4
  - Xiaomi or gtfo!!! -- nm - krUSty Mar 13, 08:56
  - Say, "cheese"! -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 08:51 2
    - You like what you see, big boy? -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 08:52 1
      - You *do* have a pretty mouth. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 08:53
has the world gone crazy yet? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 08:46 2
- ~/ When the world turns up-siiii-down /~ -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 08:48
- no -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 08:47
Breaking: Quebec to close schools two weeks. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 13, 08:45

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