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Bargument #6: Would you rather be banned from socializing with people younger than you or older than you? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 12:12 6
- Define socializing, because in some definitions that would make work challenging. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 12:18
- older -- nm - JD Mar 14, 12:17
- Younger -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 12:15 1
  - I mean I do that know. I ask for ID and if they are younger than 35 I spit on them. -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 12:16
- Younger. The pool increases as time goes by. -- nm - VMan Mar 14, 12:14
- including family?? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 12:12
My mother just sent chills down my spine with these words: "I heard the President say..." -- nm - David Mar 14, 12:02 1
- My mama calls him "Este ijo de puta" -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 12:06
[snork] what he was bragging about this AM -- (link) - mud Mar 14, 11:56 1
- Never seen it. I sign a lot of things. -- nm - Dotard Mar 14, 12:13
Great new word: Nopefully -- (link) - TWuG Mar 14, 11:51
Disney College Programs Ended, Kids sent home -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 11:50
XFL seattle dragons player tested pos, now in quarantine -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:45
Pizza Hut suggests that if I'm stuck at home, I should order pizza. We really need to consider the impact on delivery people. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 11:42 4
- You mean the virus spreaders people? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 11:55
- its the only gig job available as ride sharing dropped dramatically, but food/grocery delivery has picked up -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:44 2
  - I'm doing grocery shopping and delivery (Shipt). But not today. Unbelievably busy but too many OOS items I needed a break. - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 14, 11:59 1
    - Use a wipe to hold the cart handle, not just wipe, the surface needs to be wet, simple swipe isn't enough -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 12:09
According to previously sealed court papers, Harvey Weinstein once suggested that Jennifer Aniston "should be killed" -- (link) - Remlik Mar 14, 11:35 4
- Did we know that Aniston was one of Weinstein's victims? -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 12:07
- *perks up* -- nm - JaxSean si Mar 14, 11:48
- #TeamRoss -- nm - David Mar 14, 11:37
- new York critics are the harshest -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:37
The only thing I want to do today is stay home and watch Joe Biden shadow presidency speeches. Bernie who? Go Joe! Sanity now! -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 11:30
On this day in 1973: After having been captured by North Vietnamese forces five and a half years earlier, U.S. Navy pilot John McCain was released - crash davis Mar 14, 11:29
Bargument #5: Pick your punishment: wearing no pads, get hit at full speed by an NFL linebacker; or jump out of a car going 25 mph? -- nm* - Volnelk Mar 14, 11:25 16
- Y'all are bad at physics. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 12:16 2
  - .....and this why I love ST - JD Mar 14, 12:19
  - You time it and roll. That linebacker could hit you in the head, nuts, stomach, ruptured spleen -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 12:16
- Car -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 12:12
- Car jump. -- nm - kelly Mar 14, 11:50
- car jump -- nm - budice Mar 14, 11:48
- line backer...it would be quicker, less road rash -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:40
- Car jump. I'm good at tuck and roll. -- nm - David Mar 14, 11:37 3
  - and how do you know that? -- nm - JD Mar 14, 11:40 2
    - I grew up in the south. -- nm - David Mar 14, 11:51 1
      - your youth was days 'n days of daisy dukes & cannonball runs! -- nm - mud Mar 14, 12:03
- The car. I'd like to think I can control at least part of that 😩 - JD Mar 14, 11:36
- car jump -- nm* - Beaker Mar 14, 11:35
- Is it B-Wags and will he give me a helmet and autographed jersey afterwards? -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 11:31
- Car jump. I think it'll do less damage if I fall right. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 11:29
- Car jump. I like to think I can minimize things with a side roll. -- nm - VMan Mar 14, 11:28
Bargument #4: Which you you choose to be banned from for the rest of your life, Porn, Pizza or Bars? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 11:23 19
- Bars -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 12:12
- Define "bars". It has multiple meanings. Signed, Nanaimo. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 11:59 1
  - The original question said ‘pubs’ -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 12:04
- Porn. -- nm - kelly Mar 14, 11:46
- Bars. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 11:44
- bars -- nm - Jovian Mar 14, 11:44
- 🤔 🍕 - JD Mar 14, 11:39
- This is the easiest question ever. Bars. -- nm - David Mar 14, 11:36 1
  - Ditto, though I wonder what the long term effects would be for each industry collapse across society. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 11:42
- I can make a first amendment argument for all three (note, I didn't say good arguments) so I join the rebellion. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 11:30
- Porn. I don't go to bars often but I'd miss them more than porn. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 11:28 2
  - I guess this, yeah. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 14, 11:34
  - Yeah, this. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 14, 11:31
- Porn. I have a vivid imagination. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 11:27 2
  - Worse comes to worse &@$? the pizza. Once it cools a bit. -- nm - VMan Mar 14, 11:29 1
    - "It's like warm pizza pie." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 11:35
- Easy peasy. Porn. -- nm - VMan Mar 14, 11:26 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 11:27
- Pizza, plenty of other food with same ingredients -- nm* - budice Mar 14, 11:26
c19 plan cancellations (B2) mom's birthday dinner and a dozen shows...weddings are returning, I think because courts are closing -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:19
I have one volunteer who's not responded to my email and two phone messages about the bookstore closing. She's due in at noon today. - Meg Mar 14, 11:19
OK, fine NBC. I’ll watch golf. Is this live or from last year or 10 years ago? I don’t know. But it’s sports. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 11:16
Local SoCal WalMart Run: Store traffic light. Paper products all gone, water gone, dairy items short supply. -- nm - budice Mar 14, 11:13 1
- Hospitals are setting up 'COVID cabanas' to prep for influx of potential coronavirus patients -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 11:17
NYT: There’s a Giant Hole in Pelosi’s Coronavirus Bill -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 14, 11:08 2
- I'm torn since those likely to be most impacted by that are also most likely to be Trump supporters. -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 11:25
- Yes it’s disgusting, as they point out: “ The White House and congressional Republicans, who insisted on the exemptions as the price of bipartisan - JackDawson Mar 14, 11:13
The Florida state senate has declared Florida State the NCAA National Champions. - David Mar 14, 10:53 9
- Too late. I called it for KU days ago. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 14, 11:21 2
  - Yeah! -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 11:47
  - Where are you in charge of government? -- nm - David Mar 14, 11:35
- 😆 -- nm - JD Mar 14, 10:59
- the important issues -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 10:55
- Will they allow people to collect in the casinos? -- nm - budice Mar 14, 10:55 3
  - they turn BJ tables from six to 4 or even 3 seats, turn cocktail gals into handle wipers, or just have wipes handy on each machine -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:23
  - I wondered that, too. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:57 1
    - For all my Vegas trips; this question argues that I'm not a completely degenerate gambler as I didn't wonder about that -- nm - JD Mar 14, 11:05
On the subject of that Matt guy... - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:53 3
- I saw one using a song from Bob's Burgers and it worked very well. Also, are people really singing happy birthday or other things while they wash? - Krusty Mar 14, 10:55 2
  - People don't have a good sense of how long 20 seconds actually is. I suspect some are singing. Not many. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:56 1
    - Sure but if you thoroughly wash your hands as they should have been doing since forever then it's more than 20 seconds. I think people did -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 14, 10:59
I mean some people seem to not realize that for society and government to function people will need to continue to come in contact with each other. - JackDawson Mar 14, 10:50 2
- My heart breaks for a lot of people. Small business owners, hourly workers, transit employees, medical staff, people who rely on food banks, and on - Andie Mar 14, 11:01
- Yes, I'm extremely privileged in this sense. For now. That could change. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:55
Bargument 3: Would you rather be fluent in three languages of your choosing or get 75% off groceries for ten years? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 10:43 16
- Languages. -- nm - kelly Mar 14, 11:46
- groceries, if I got 75% off I can afford language classes -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 11:32 3
  - If you knew three languages you could make some nice coin with that skill and not have to worry about the cost of groceries. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 11:36 2
    - common misperception, Pete Buttigieg knows a bunch of languages and is currently unemployed -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 11:44 1
      - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 11:45
- there are days when being fluent in 1 language is a challenge. I'll take the food. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 11:19
- who wants to talk to anybody these days? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:14
- Would the three languages include my current language or three additional to that? - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 11:11
- Languages. Oh so much languages! -- nm - JD Mar 14, 11:01
- Languages, but I'm already 2/3's of the way, so maybe my gain would not be so expressive. Can we make it 4 languages? (NM) - Marlowe Mar 14, 10:55
- Languages, hands down. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:54
- Three languages. If the groceries were forever, I might change my mind. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:51
- 75% off -- nm - budice Mar 14, 10:47
- Easy, fluent in three languages. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 10:46 2
  - Yup -- nm - JaxSean Mar 14, 11:32
  - this -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 10:51
Bargument 2: Would you rather rollerblade to work every day or be named Elmer? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 10:42 17
- Rollerblades. -- nm - kelly Mar 14, 11:46 2
  - How about if it was Elmira? -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 12:07 1
    - The constant serenading by the Oak Ridge Boys would become irritating - Reagen Mar 14, 12:17
- rollerblade, good exercise for me -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 11:33
- considering the condition of the sidewalks and roads...and the condition of my elbows and knees? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:21
- Rollerblading. -- nm - JD Mar 14, 11:02
- Elmer. I'm not against the exercise but I'm not rollerblading to work in January. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 10:55 1
  - Exactly. Though, I guess I could rollerblade to the subway in the winter. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 11:05
- Elmer. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:54
- Rollerblade. Because it would mean I have a job. - Marlowe Mar 14, 10:53
- Rollerblade...unless I have to rollerblade to the kitchen and bathroom, too. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:50
- Elmer. Rollerblading in the winter and when I'm older will suck. I'll age into the name Elmer just fine -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 10:49
- I knew an Elmer growing up - Reagen Mar 14, 10:49 1
  - Names like Elmer and Irving are pretty common among Central American people -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 10:50
- Rollerblade -- nm - budice Mar 14, 10:47
- Elmer -- nm - Jovian Mar 14, 10:43 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 10:49
Ben Carson opens his remarks by coughing into his hand at the podium. -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 10:41
Bargument 1: Would you rather be forced to work as a mover for the rest of your life, or to fight in the Civil War? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 10:41 19
- Mover. -- nm - kelly Mar 14, 11:47
- There's a stupid 'I could hold up against Mike Tyson' part of me saying "I bet I could win that war with what I know now" -- nm - Max Mar 14, 11:40
- I'll fight as a surgeon. I'll be sad to amputate Bacon's leg. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 11:34 1
  - Can I change my ST handle to Stumpy? -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 12:13
- Mover -- nm - JD Mar 14, 11:03
- Hand me a rifle. -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 10:59
- Would I be a mover now or during the Civil War? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 10:56 4
  - Ah, important clarification. Also, I think odds are that they would be fighting in the civil war for the rest of their lives too. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:57 3
    - I wouldn't mind being a mover during the Civil War as I don't think most people had as much stuff. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 10:59 2
      - No elevators but also much smaller buildings and homes. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 11:02 1
        
        Hmmm... but their furniture was all real, solid wood unlike the crap press board people have today. So it'll be quite heavy to move. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 14, 11:03
- Mover. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:54
- Mover -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 10:49
- Mover. Physical labor > getting shot at, starving, freezing, etc. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 10:48 2
  - Dismemberment forced by gangrene. - David Mar 14, 10:50 1
    - Yup. Many didn't have shoes, warm clothes and disease was rampant. I want nothing to do with what was happening then. I'm very thankful for - Krusty Mar 14, 10:53
- Would I get to leave the 19th century after the war ends? -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:47
- Mover. Help peeps, im good with that -- nm - budice Mar 14, 10:47
- Id rather roll the dice and fight in the Civil War -- nm - Jovian Mar 14, 10:42
Yeah the closing is delayed while the coop atty figures out their policy on visitors during Corona scare. Sucks -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 10:40 2
- I assume you were able to stay where you are? Can you imagine if you could not? -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 11:04 1
  - Yeah that part isn’t a problem in the slightest thankfully !!! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 11:11
Bery, my wife bought a small USB-powered blood pressure cuff. I need to use it multiple times a day, so it's been super handy -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 10:39
The NYC Play That Seats Its Audience in a Ball Pit Gives In, Suspends Performances -- (link) - Reagen Mar 14, 10:36
Most of the ESPN schedule right now is TBA. They should be playing 30 for 30 episodes nonstop. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:36 5
- all WSOP games from the first one ever recorded to now -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 11:20
- Hope you like UFC. Some PPV's are going to be replayed. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 14, 11:09
- Maybe this affects ESPN’s stranglehold on cable. Cable is expensive because of ESPN. People don’t cancel cable because they want sports. - Mop Mar 14, 10:38 2
  - People *LOVE* sports. They'll be back immediately. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 10:57
  - What's cable, boomer? -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:40
People Trying to make Indiana Jones sequels and prequels. But you know who actually deserves their own franchise? Marion Goddamn Ravenwood. -- (link*) - budice Mar 14, 10:34
Photos of the tesla model Y -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:31

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