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My Harris Teeter was 24Hr until last month then started closing midnight, starting tomorrow will close 9pm every night. (but we have onions) -- nm - Max Mar 14, 20:32 1
- The 24 hour supermarket here had makeshift signs printed up saying they'll be closed from 1am to 6am. -- nm - Tim Mar 14, 20:37
Baseball!!! Kind of... -- (link) - Krusty Mar 14, 20:11 1
- Here's the whole sandlot charity game... -- (link) - Krusty Mar 14, 20:18 [youtube]
Things I love: - David Mar 14, 19:56 20
- In times like this, I like videos of dancing ladies -- (link) - Max Mar 14, 21:02 [youtube]
- Every time I see the KFC chicken and donuts commercial I think I'm being punked. That just can't be real and it's too horrible to be believed. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 20:01 11
  - we went down that greasy slope with chicken and waffles, so you know donuts was inevitable, what we have to worry about is what's next... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 20:54
  - Horribly delicious? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 14, 20:11 6
    - horrible meaning gross. I merely look at the ad and feel my arteries hardening. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 20:12 5
      - It’s too nasty even for me and I’ve eaten enchiritos -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 20:35 2
        
        Erp. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 21:42
        
        tagged for disclosure -- nm - budice Mar 14, 20:43
      - Yup -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 20:34
      - ditto -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 20:24
  - I've not seen it but it sounds delicious and wrong -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 20:05 1
    - (Much more wrong than delicious, though.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 20:29
  - this should not be here. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 20:04
- Why is Halo ruined? -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:58 6
  - Someone posted on a backboard that XBox X and PS 5 will get delayed in 2021. -- nm - David Mar 14, 20:35
  - I am also wondering this -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 20:05 1
    - If you can catch Corona Virus gaming online I am going to say fuck this shit and move to Antartica -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 20:06
  - Did you play the last one? - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 20:02 2
    - I played Halo when it when people here made it sound fun so I bought an X-Box, that lasted about 3-4 weeks then the X-Box went into a Box Box, never - Bacon Mar 14, 20:06 1
      - Don't blame us. You're the one who kept blocking doorways. - David Mar 14, 20:37
#coronakatie is trending. Sometimes the internet mob makes me proud, very proud. Other times?...never mind let's just enjoy this -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:53 2
- This is related to my red robin tweet linked below, too -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:55 1
  - Yeah I got the Red Robin relation I just didn't know what your's referred to specifically -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 20:00
so … blast from the past / time kill central, maybe... anyone still fool around with myminicity stuff? - call me Ishmael Mar 14, 19:48
Dallas Ft. Worth airport. Seem to be widespread -- (link) - Bacon Mar 14, 19:45
A good tweet, although probably contextless. (Subtext: going to crowded restaurants right now is probably a bad idea) -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:29
Heh. How about a thread where we rename classic movies? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:26 2
- Rick's Café -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 20:35
- Escape to Zihuatanejo -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:55
Comcast: Xfinity is removing data caps and opening up their WiFi network for 60 days. Xfinity WiFi Free For Everyone, no subscription needed. -- (link*) - budice Mar 14, 19:22 2
- So data caps weren't really necessary to begin with, I see. -- nm - TWuG Mar 14, 19:23 1
  - It's necessary when you are getting ready to sell tiers of bandwidth in the future. Caps are phase one -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:25
Orlando Airport: TSA worker tested positive for coronavirus -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 19:18 1
- They are supposed to be making us safer not sicker -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:21
Good news: I was not ghosted. Bad news: we *might* see each other again, just maybe not for a while. - Tim Mar 14, 19:07 18
- ...to find her wooden leg... -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 19:43
- I will say this. It's all part of the process. It's worth it in the end. You end up with someone you can watch Frozen 2 with. My plans tonight. -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:39 1
  - I am pretty sure I have posted about every woman I dated in those 4-5 years between my divorce, and meeting my gf to be wife. - Bacon Mar 14, 19:43
- (slightly edited for clarity/typos text exchange) - Tim Mar 14, 19:12 14
  - That sounds perfectly plausible...and just horrific luck. -- nm - David Mar 14, 19:17 4
    - I mean, she's also a Mets fan, so, you know. -- nm - Tim Mar 14, 19:25 3
      - Not a Yankees fan means she isn't evil, but a Mets fan means she has bad judgement. Sorry so sorry -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:29 2
        
        when we were initially chatting, she called said that means we're persons "of poor judgment and strong character who know how to handle adversity." - Tim Mar 14, 19:34 1
        
        You might be an experiment -- nm - Shit Mop Might Say Mar 14, 19:38
  - My love life (or lack thereof) is a poorly written comedy that has been rejected by Hollywood for being too unrealistic. -- nm - Tim Mar 14, 19:12 8
    - I am naming the movie!! A Tough Pill To Swallow -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:19 2
      - Bloodshot was you, wasn't it? -- nm - David Mar 14, 19:21 1
        
        Part of the deal was anonymity. For that person that was responsible. I read about it. Someplace, I think they took the article down though -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:23
    - Get John Green on the phone! (Mop probably has his number.) -- nm - David Mar 14, 19:17 1
      - But also a restraining order. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:19
    - Love in the Time of Corona -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 19:14
    - "Are you attracted to emotionally unavailable men?" "Almost exclusively." -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:13 1
      - I work with a woman like that - TWuG Mar 14, 19:21
anyone else watching ZeroZeroZero? It's Super! -- nm - mud Mar 14, 19:03
Man, Newt is part of the hoax? -- (link) - Reagen Mar 14, 18:59 1
- Those wily Democrats, they're clever. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 19:03
is anyone watching Dispatches from Elsewhere? Thoughts? -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 18:57
Chicago: Current scene at O’Hare airport. -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 18:56 12
- I think I would see that line turn around and go as far as possible opposite direction. -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 19:48 1
  - That's the issue. If you just got off a plane the only way out of there is through there. It's like an Escape Room, you have to figure out to freedo -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:50
- trying to leave? why? -- nm - amanda Mar 14, 19:03 2
  - I think trying to come back, from international travel I assume given the customs comment. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 19:12
  - No point being there if st patty's day is cancelled -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:04
- All those people should just assume they're gonna get sick. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:03
- Wasn't 12 Monkeys set in Chicago? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:03
- Have none of these people seen 28 Weeks Later? -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:02 1
  - It looks like they're all trying to watch it on the same phone. -- nm - David Mar 14, 19:03
- Exceptional demonstration of social distancing. -- nm - David Mar 14, 19:01
- you get Corona and YOU get Corona and YOU get Corona! -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 18:58
- Thank goodness for planning and efficient execution of said plan. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 18:58
I'm the king of the castle. You're a dirty rascal. -- nm - David Mar 14, 18:50
Date's flipped. 11.6K new cases for 3/14 -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 18:36 18
- Pi Day! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:02 1
  - I did not get any pie today because I wanted to avoid the store -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:38
- And Disney People be like... -- (pic) - budice Mar 14, 19:01 [Attachment]
- Iran's number is so full of shit. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 18:53 5
  - So is ours, so...*shrug* -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 19:11
  - You mean they’re not digging mass graves for no cases? -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 19:11 2
    - They're rainy day mass graves. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:12 1
      - Honestly you never know when you’re going to need them. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 19:15
  - A lot of them are. -- nm - David Mar 14, 18:54
- Last Sunday, we were at almost exactly 100,000 cases. -- nm - David Mar 14, 18:42 8
  - What's the total now? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 18:59 7
    - ~156,000. - Reagen Mar 14, 19:00 6
      - Ah. Wait, is that cases or deaths? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:01 5
        
        Cases. 5,800 reported deaths. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:02 3
        
        So, everything is up about 50% in a week. - David Mar 14, 19:02 2
        
        Is that the expected rate? It sounds roughly like it... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:04 1
        
        A little bit higher. The scary part is that Reagen's right that a lot of people are lying. -- nm - David Mar 14, 19:07
        
        Air quotes means death. -- nm - Drax si Mar 14, 19:01
Aldis Hodge is so jacked in the Invisible Man. No one told me, nice surprise. -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 14, 18:35 5
- Who is that..? I recognize him fro--- OH! He was in that Star Trek: Short Trek I saw last night... in his underwear! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 18:56 4
  - Why were you wearing his underwear? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 18:58 1
    - Wouldn't you like to know. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:02
  - He was also in Leverage -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 18:57 1
    - I think I've made my opinions on Leverage quite clear. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:01
Guys, I'm starting to not feel well. - Mop Mar 14, 18:29 4
- were you trying to sugar coat that bowl of sadness -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 21:01
- *bangs on cowbell* -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 18:33
- Oh no. - Qale Mar 14, 18:30 1
  - Man, that brown sugar bacon was good! With a side of coronavirus, no doubt. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 18:54
WWE 2020 HOF: Batista, NWO, JBL, British Bulldog, Bella Twins -- (link) - Beaker Mar 14, 18:28
Accident in the Arrowverse: Vancouver comedian paralyzed by on-set accident -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 18:16 3
- Someone's getting sued into oblivion. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 18:23 2
  - Lawsuits of Tomorrow -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 18:58 1
    - Batwoman gonna need a Batlawyer. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 18:59
Now playing: Crawl - prayformojo Mar 14, 18:09 3
- streaming from where? -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 18:15 2
  - bought with a cheap code on vudu -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 18:24
  - Everywhere! -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 18:16
It’s weird not having conference tournaments and Indian Wells tennis this weekend. -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 18:07
Social Distance, Costco style, I'm pretty sure the length of the carts will be sufficiently spaced -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 18:00
Musicians here are having virtual shows, doing live streaming for donations -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 17:56 6
- That's kind of brilliant. I'd totally support that. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 18:00 5
  - David Crosby says if he can't tour to make $, he'll lose his house -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 14, 18:02 3
    - shouldn't have been a prick. he'd have CSN tours. -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 19:19 2
      - and Byrds. Roger won't work with him. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 20:00 1
        
        I thought that was why Neil Young agreed to a CSN&Y tour a decade ago, so they could pad their retirement.... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 21:03
  - This is tonight's show -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 14, 18:02
At this point, Trump's going to be the only American WITHOUT coronavirus. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 17:50 1
- "Even it can't stand him" (heard this earlier) -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 14, 17:57
lump -- (link) - Jovian Mar 14, 17:49 9
- ...sat alone in a boggy marsh... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 17:55 8
  - You know what? - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 18:01 7
    - He deserved that, he knows better. You say sorry Cuzzin Todd -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 14, 18:05 2
      - Hey, on these boards you take the good, you take the bad, you take em both and there you have... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 18:07 1
        
        Oh. My. Gawd. -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 14, 18:34
    - Maybe I can help. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 18:04 3
      - Factory downtown. A man. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 18:06 1
        
        Not quite. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 18:07
      - You ain’t right son -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 14, 18:06
My sister is now essential at work. They closed her department and told everyone to work from home. She pointed out she couldn't, her job involves -- (edited) - . Mar 14, 17:37
The Washington Redskins have placed their franchise tag on guard Brandon Scherff, the team announced Saturday. -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 17:35
Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood has tested positive for the coronavirus, a league source told ESPN'S Adrian Wojnarowski. -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 17:33 3
- Wood scored a career-high 30 points for Detroit last Saturday against the Jazz and had a dust-up with Rudy Gobert -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 17:34 2
  - Is Gobert fucking Patient Zero? jeebus. -- nm - Tim Mar 14, 18:38 1
    - It seems likely, but there's also a chance that he got it from Wood. -- nm - David Mar 14, 18:44
LIR: ST What are YOU Reading? -- (link) - Beaker Mar 14, 17:31 [Backboard] 16
- Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie -- nm - Ender Mar 14, 19:21
- Rereading all of Terry Pratchett in no particular order, currently on Wyrd Sisters -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 18:07
- LA confidential...again -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 17:56
- Movies (and other things) by Shea Serrano. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 17:50 1
  - Quite enjoyed that one, lots of clever bits throughout. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 17:53
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 14, 17:41 1
  - Good one. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 14, 17:48
- Finishing up The Splendid & The Vile, then onto the first Witcher book. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 17:38 2
  - where are you starting: Last Wish or Blood of Elves? -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 17:41 1
    - Last Wish -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 17:46
- Clancy's The Bear and the Dragon. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 17:33 5
  - Reasonably good book. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 17:35 4
    - all downhill after that one (imo) -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 17:36 3
      - Yep, it's the last good book in the series. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 17:37 2
        
        and a book or two till they went the James Patterson route and farmed his stories out to the cheapest bidder -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 18:03 1
        
        Well, he died. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 18:40

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