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New York State gyms/bar/restaurant shutdown apparently incoming -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 11:16
shit's done got real....Ireland closes all bars on St Patrick's eve -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 15, 11:15
This is NOT subtle. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:07 6
- if that wasn't faked, then they edited that out as that's obviously a facebook page, went there, it doesn't say 'like USA" unfortunately -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 15, 11:20 1
  - It could certainly be fake; but so is the "subtle" one I posted below. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:21
- Yeah, I saw it a while ago. I felt the sting of rebuke. -- nm - David Mar 15, 11:14
- #facts -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 11:11
- I am half Norwegian. Think I could get in there? Hell even if they only take half of me I might be better off. -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 11:11
- Oh no they di'n't! - Cuzzin Todd Mar 15, 11:09
Relix channel on YOu Tube is having a Phil Lesh birthday marathon of past concerts -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 15, 11:04 [youtube]
Grocery store didn't seem to be all that bad. Had more people out stocking than usual - like the deli counter people were restocking soup. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 15, 10:58 4
- Our regional Krogers (and I’m assuming everywhere) cut their hours so they are closed from 9pm-7am to restock and clean. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 15, 12:16
- Everyone, TO IOWA WE GO! -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 11:01 2
  - You must really like chuck roast. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 15, 11:02 1
    - hot dish -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 11:20
and just like that Trump is onto the next topic....a pardon for Flynn -- (link) - Remlik Mar 15, 10:56 2
- and was tweeting about her and her emails an hour before. All from his Virginia golf club. -- nm - Jovian Mar 15, 11:04
- Another blatant attempt at distraction. I didn't work the other day with the military attacks, and it won't work now. -- nm - David Mar 15, 10:58
Onward $10.5M, I Still Believe $9.5M, Bloodshot $9.3M -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 10:54 1
- Onward sequel gonna be called Downward at this rate -- nm - budice Mar 15, 10:58
NYC Comptroller calls for city shutdown -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 10:53
This is subtle, but well done. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 15, 10:52 10
- stealing this -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 11:28
- What am I looking at? -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 10:56 5
  - A famous painting -- (link) - Bacon Mar 15, 10:58 [Image] 1
    - Thanks guys -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 10:58
  - link -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 10:57 2
    - holy crap we even used the same link -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:58 1
      - Hive mind -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 10:59
- well done -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 10:54
- yep -- nm - mud Mar 15, 10:53
- That's not Nashville -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:53
Florida going to FLorida.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 15, 10:49 4
- In the meantime, in Stupidland, South America, there are a lot of Pro-Bozonaro marches going on. - Marlowe Mar 15, 10:57
- The voice sounds like Michelle Rodriguez. -- nm - Qale Mar 15, 10:57
- But we are young it won't hurt "US" party on!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:52
- *sprays wet t-shirt with disinfectant* -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 10:50
The Twenty has been updated with 10 new songs. My favorite is AJR's Bang! But I've always loved Alanis and Smiling is nice. Also: Blue October! -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 10:45 [spotify] 5
- Ooooo new Cavo! Thanks. Blue October takes a departure from their normal style - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 10:55 4
  - I didn’t mention Cavo because I didn’t think anyone would know that name. They only have 137k listeners on Spotify. -- nm - Qale Mar 15, 10:58 3
    - You got a good ear for songs. Alexa couldn’t play Cavo for me the other day. - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 11:00 2
      - Thank you. That means a lot to me considering time spent sifting through music. -- nm - Qale Mar 16, 04:57
      - Alexa and I are constantly feuding about which songs she can/cannot play. -- nm - David Mar 15, 11:05
World of Warcraft: how the CDC and WHO studied a disease that ravaged the game.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 15, 10:41 [youtube]
So, basically in the last year, the Ravens turned a backup placekicker into Calais Campbell. - Will Hunting Mar 15, 10:33 3
- I said for years that DeCosta was going to a great GM. And I undersold him. - David Mar 15, 10:39 2
  - Fair to say that 2 of the 3 best run franchises in the NFL are in the AFC North? - Will Hunting Mar 15, 10:41 1
    - Yes and probably the two worst. -- nm - David Mar 15, 10:43
I've spoken many times about the Historical Societies 3-day Barn Sale that we hold in April and October. It is our primary source of funding. It was - Meg Mar 15, 10:33 4
- Don’t. Go. -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 10:57
- They should postpone it for the time being. Safety > sales right now. Maybe try to do something online. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 10:40
- you don't have to be there, you should not be there...wear a mask, and gloves to handle money -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 10:38
- That seems irresponsible of them. Just postpone it. -- nm - Andie Mar 15, 10:37
Anyone know of a cheap Xbox Live deal? My live expired -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 10:30 4
- Here's a site that lists deals for March. -- (link) - David Mar 15, 10:37 1
  - I might have to go with a three month one this time. Not much of a deal out there. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 10:39
- Not seeing anything good at Slickdeals right now, unfortunately. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 10:34 1
  - Thanks! Cd Keys is my go to but it's only $7 off for the year right now. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 15, 10:42
Today has easily been the worst day I’ve had since June of last year. And worse, I’ve lashed out like I hadn’t since going on medication. -- nm - Qale Mar 15, 10:29 1
- We love you, it’s stressful. We are here for you -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 15, 10:58
I am glad I live in a Blue state these days. Not perfect but at least it's not Tennessee, holy crap -- (link) - Bacon Mar 15, 10:23 8
- Somewhat related: An ABCNews/IPSOS poll sez 83% of Democrats polled are concerned someone they know might contract the virus. - Diva Mar 15, 10:32
- Having just been out in public, can confirm. - David Mar 15, 10:24 6
  - What are you playing these days. Heroes of the Storm is my fix, and a friend wants to play Fortnite with me so I re-loaded it last night -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:26 5
    - Halo The Master Chief Collection almost exclusively. -- nm - David Mar 15, 10:27 4
      - Good luck if you want to play online. Xbox Live is being weird. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 10:30 2
        
        I was online playing Red Dead this morning, was fine. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 15, 10:47
        
        I expect that to be true for the next month. -- nm - David Mar 15, 10:39
      - Enjoy your day of fun -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:28
Team Homan booted their lead Lisa Weagle and I am sad -- nm - mud Mar 15, 10:18
happy 80'th birthday to Phil Lesh -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 15, 10:12 1
- wow, he's old. I bet he still plays a mean bass. -- nm - mud Mar 15, 10:19
My mother just shared the 'flatten the curve' chart so I'm glad to see it's getting around! - ty97 Mar 15, 10:12
Beware the ides of March -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 10:09 1
- Suddenly far less scary in light of other things -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 10:10
How come nobody asks The Donald why Mar-A-Lago isn't closed. And if he, being the generous billionaire, is going to pay the staff for the 14 days they - Under the Influence Mar 15, 10:08 7
- His failures are a target rich environment. They actually have enough things to question him that impact us all as opposed - Will Hunting Mar 15, 10:10 5
  - It's not a little thing when the President spends just about every weekend there - Under the Influence Mar 15, 10:20 4
    - There are a few hundred people at Mar-A-Lago. There's a few hundred million at risk overall. - Will Hunting Mar 15, 10:28 3
      - I'm with Will. Don't dilute the news down, keep your eye on the ball. This is a Nationwide issue, not a local one. What he's doing to the Nation is - Bacon Mar 15, 10:33 2
        
        Good points. -- nm - Under the Influence Mar 15, 10:55 1
        
        we are fucked if I am making good points. It's worse than we thought -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:56
- When the travel ban starts, Trump properties will be the exception. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 10:10
XFL has cleared players to sign with the NFL. -- nm - Remlik Mar 15, 10:04 3
- I wonder if they're a 1 and Done....attendance actually was improving in some places. - Will Hunting Mar 15, 10:08 1
  - Yeah attendance was going up, and ratings were ok, not great. we'll see. -- nm - Remlik Mar 15, 10:35
- LOL -- nm - NFL Mar 15, 10:07
everyone see loosilu's post on B2? I mean, wtf -- nm - mud Mar 15, 09:59 6
- Demoralizing as hell, but I trust loosi more than just about anyone else on the topic. - ReluctantCynic Mar 15, 11:05
- It is what she does. I've been using it to convince people to lockdown Marloweland. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 15, 10:03
- yeah. I'm glad she shared it. But wow oh wow -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 10:03
- she's seeing stuff that trending long before we/news get to see it. -- nm - Remlik Mar 15, 10:01
- Yeah, it was demoralizing. -- nm - David Mar 15, 10:00 1
  - Agreed. But I have been listening to COVID radio on XM and it is a bit obvious. I did not have 8 weeks, but was thinking 6. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 10:58
NYC Council Speaker calls for shutting down everything -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 09:55 6
- If you close bars and restaurants in NYC, people will starve. Like New Yorkers have room for a fridge. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 10:36 4
  - I would hate hate hate to be living in a large city right now. -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:39 3
    - My wife and I were discussing this the on our way to dinner out with friends in Philly the other night. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 15, 10:48 2
      - Why is that? In theory people are available to help with supplies and things like that. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 15, 11:02
      - We are going to see things (we already have) that we have never seen before. I wish I was watching this documentary from the future instead of - Bacon Mar 15, 10:52
- Shut it down!! -- nm - Mr. Hand Mar 15, 10:34
Fucking Jaguars. Jaguars trade Calais Campbell to Ravens - JaxSean Mar 15, 09:52 11
- They have salary cap problems? -- nm - Under the Influence Mar 15, 10:11 1
  - yes -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 10:31
- You guys had a good run. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 10:07
- 5th.....wow. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:57 4
  - Now they can get a punter with that pick! -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:10 3
    - Apparently, the Ravens GM is a wizard or a Jedi. - Will Hunting Mar 15, 10:12 2
      - I ten thousand percent agree with your IM and your header. -- nm - David Mar 15, 10:17
      - Once they put in the rookie payroll schedule, and you didn't get rookie QBs signing 120 million dollar contracts without throwing a pass -- (edited) - Bacon Mar 15, 10:15
- bewilderedjagsfan.gif -- nm - Tim Mar 15, 09:55 1
  - Exactly -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 10:00
- Fifth round pick? The Hell? -- nm - David Mar 15, 09:54
And then there's this... -- (link) - David Mar 15, 09:49 1
- Toronto has testing centers now. Free obvie. But you do have to call ahead and they will test only if you have symptoms for now. -- nm - Andie Mar 15, 09:55
Ireland temporarily halts Kissing the Blarney Stone -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 15, 09:49 1
- Irish government asks pubs to close through March -- (link) - Max Mar 15, 10:58
This guy is actively trying to get people killed. -- (link) - David Mar 15, 09:49 2
- It's hard to think of anything more counter productive for Fox News. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 10:25
- But if people stay home his hero won't get re-elected. -- nm - Bacon Mar 15, 10:01
In the Trump chess set, he's the king. Guess who the queen is? -- (link) - TWuG Mar 15, 09:45 3
- I would think it's the People. - Marlowe Mar 15, 09:57 2
  - If your IM is the deciding factor, it should be Ivanka. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:58 1
    - Good point! (NM) - Marlowe Mar 15, 10:02
Gobert has donated $500,000 for arena employees and relief in Utah, Oklahoma City and France. -- (link) - mud Mar 15, 09:21 8
- France? -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 09:31 3
  - His last name is not pronounced Go-Bert. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:36 1
    - Go-bot? -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 09:42
  - He's French -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 09:36
- That’s it? Meh -- nm - JackDawson Mar 15, 09:30
- "Mon mal" -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 09:27 1
  - heh -- nm - mud Mar 15, 09:46
- Literally, about the least he could do. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:23
Grocery store update. Toilet Paper: Yes, Onions: No. -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 09:13 2
- TP positive! -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 09:18 1
  - Soon to be a Netflix Original -- nm - eag Mar 15, 09:33
So my dad texted me last week asking if I’m coming over Sunday (today), mom’s making sauce. My parents are in their 70s and healthy. - Tim Mar 15, 09:02 18
- I’m going to have to let my parents know soon that we’re probably going to have to postpone our trip next month. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 15, 09:28 2
  - The in country travel ban will take care of that for you. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 09:50 1
    - I’m holding out for refunds instead of just no change fees towards a future flight, so haven’t pulled the trigger on canceling the flights yet. -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 10:01
- My parents have been trying to convince me to come down to Florida and they've gotten a whole bucket of nope from me -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 09:19 5
  - I just ordered a bunch of groceries to be delivered to my mom tomorrow. She lives alone and will be self isolating when she gets home later today. -- nm - Andie Mar 15, 09:52 1
    - nice! -- nm - mud Mar 15, 09:54
  - A TSA agent at MCO has tested positive. -- nm - David Mar 15, 09:29 2
    - Is that a big tourist destination? -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 09:37 1
      - Nobody really thinks of Orlando that way. -- nm - David Mar 15, 10:40
- It is tough. - Marlowe Mar 15, 09:11 1
  - yeah, brothers-in-law. .. I don't know -- nm - mud Mar 15, 09:17
- Can you tell them you're in contact with sick people on a regular basis and you shouldn't go? -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 09:05 6
  - C’mon, we’re weirdos sometimes but I wouldn’t call us sick! -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 09:16 2
    - Wouldn't you? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 15, 09:22 1
      - *sigh* You're rigjt. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 09:30
  - Yes, you should do that. -- nm - David Mar 15, 09:10
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 09:09
  - that's good -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 09:06
Alberta: If we close schools, it's until September -- (link) - Reagen Mar 15, 08:58

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