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bloom: Nevada brothels remain open but with promises of increased handwashing -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:54 1
- Where's the fun in THAT?!?!? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 17, 10:57
35 years ago today Tears for Fears released Everybody Wants to Rule the World.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 17, 10:51 [youtube] 3
- Real Genius! -- nm - eag Mar 17, 10:59
- How many years ago did Bioshock Infinite perfect it? -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:52 1
  - 7! -- (link) - Remlik Mar 17, 10:59 [youtube]
The S&P literally peaked for the day right when Trump started talking and has been down since then - Reagen Mar 17, 10:48 1
- I shall call him Orange Kilbo. -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:49
NYers with student debt, medical debt & other state-referred debt will have payments frozen for at least 30 days. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 10:47
Butler University just moved all remaining classes for the semester to online learning -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 10:43 1
- May 9th commencement canceled. -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 10:44
$5 UHD movies at FandangoNow. Look for the MA tag if you want it to share across MoviesAnywhere. -- (link) - Mop Mar 17, 10:42
NB's latest new case is directly related to a previous travel-related case. That's good news overall. -- nm - Shaun Mar 17, 10:39
Thank the maker. Amy's library finally closing. Beat the death pushed it over. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:33
NYC Council Member and Congressional Candidate Richie Torres, and a staff member, test positive -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 10:33 1
- It was only a matter of time before we became ground zero. So many out of town visitors so densely packed etc. ugh -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 10:38
Dear god my mom thinks it’s in the sole of our shoes (but Mexico just gave us a temperature check) -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 10:25 1
- I have a family member pitching the rumor that it started with Chinese snakes. -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:50
The Quarantine Diaries: ‘The Dog Is Blessedly Clueless That Any of This Is Happening’ -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 10:23
I wonder what type of hell this must be for those in abusive relationships who can no longer try to avoid going home 8( - JD Mar 17, 10:21 2
- Or for some kids, who had schools for safe spaces. So damn sad. -- nm* - Shaun Mar 17, 10:28
- I’m certainly quite glad to be not living with my mom, sis, KRB, KRB’s daughter, and KRB’s daughter’s babydaddy, and toddler. -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 10:26
Final Destination was released 20 years ago today. -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 10:19
Just crossed 190K confirmed worldwide. Should cross 200K some time tomorrow -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:18 5
- Russia is still claiming only just over 100 cases -- nm - decline Mar 17, 10:24 3
  - Yeah, stuff like this is why I think we're double or triple what the numbers indicate. -- nm* - David Mar 17, 10:51 2
    - (10x that, at least) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 17, 10:58
    - Way more than that. We have barely any testing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:53
- *puts on COVID 200k hat* -- nm - budice Mar 17, 10:19
US confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 5,000, 5 times the number of cases one week ago -- nm - budice Mar 17, 10:18 3
- Wait. So it's NOT exponential. HOAX! -- nm - Flat Earthers and Other Morons Mar 17, 10:34
- if we continue to follow the Italy path, it'll be over 20K in 10 days -- nm - decline Mar 17, 10:22 1
  - More like 5 days. -- nm - Loyola Mar 17, 10:38
TIL that Terminal Velocity came out the same day as Shawshank, Timecop came out the week before, and Ed Wood and The River Wild a week later -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:15 1
- you're doing it wrong! -- nm - Max Mar 17, 10:16
Wrestlemania: RUMOR:City of Orlando may shut the show at the PC Down...if so... - Remlik Mar 17, 10:14 2
- You can’t have these “big” matches in the Performance Center with no crowd. You just can’t. -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 10:17 1
  - Yeah. I was surprised how much the lack of crowd noise hurt the UFC card on Saturday night. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 17, 10:22
Black Widow delayed -- (link*) - budice Mar 17, 10:09 8
- Direct to Disney+!!! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:20 2
  - Watch Frozen 2 yet? -- nm - Shaun Mar 17, 10:21 1
    - Saturday night movie night! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:21
- no date announced yet. -- (link) - Remlik Mar 17, 10:20
- Damn. It. Cancel that Stubs, kilbo. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:16
- Fuck. That is bad news for a lot of reasons. -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:11 2
  - Iiiiii don't think I'm going back to work until September. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:13 1
    - agreed -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:16
IRS to delay tax season deadline by 90 days -- nm - budice Mar 17, 10:07 7
- I'm reading they've delayed the payment season if you owe, but not delaying the deadline to get the ppwork in. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 11:33
- "You should still get your 2019 income tax return in to the federal government as soon as possible, especially if you’re due a refund and need cash" -- nm - decline Mar 17, 10:12
- They're gonna try to buy an election. -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:08 4
  - Why didn’t I think of that!? -- nm - Bloomberg Mar 17, 10:20
  - (Canada's doing this too. It's a prudent move, despite all things) -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:12 1
    - As are every country hit by the virus. -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 10:13
  - As predicted and realized by all here just days ago with the Biden euphoria (and we are selling it to them because GERM PANIC) -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 10:11
Disney parks donating food not being used during this time to Second Harvest -- (link) - Remlik Mar 17, 10:07 1
- That's fantastic! -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 10:54
Today the main COVID working group at my job decided maybe they should stop meeting in person. - loosilu Mar 17, 10:04 6
- Hey Loosi (good to see you and thanks for the insights), I had a question for you. - pmb Mar 17, 10:36 3
  - Hard to answer, but generally, when the rate of new infections starts to go down, we can start to loosen up. - loosilu Mar 17, 10:39 2
    - Trying to think of a way to illustrate it. Lets say a forest is burning. After a certain point, it can't become a conflagration again because - loosilu Mar 17, 10:42 1
      - But that requires a pretty significant mass to have had it right? If the social distancing works to slow the spread, it could go down before a - pmb Mar 17, 10:59
- we were talking about why aren't they separating Donny and pence, why did they cram 21 people on that little space and shake hands all round -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:19 1
  - Because that's the level of their competence. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:24
I am heading into a key personnel "Continuity" meeting. Guess this is it. -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 10:03
Trump: “I always felt it was a pandemic, long before it was called a pandemic.” -- nm - budice Mar 17, 09:58 15
- Alex Azar was testifying in Congress just three weeks ago asking for a CDC budget cut. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 10:16 1
  - "I knew nothing about this" -- nm - Trump Mar 17, 10:18
- Fuck. You. -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 10:07 1
  - Like, motherfucker we have tape. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:09
- Reporters should just stand there with a middle finger showing constantly. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:01
- Is he talking again? *checks market* -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:01 1
  - If he and you are on opposite sides, the market might crit-lock. -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:02
- Also, tourism, airlines, cruise ships - all setting records 2 months ago. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 17, 10:01 3
  - THERE it is - there's the Swine Flu talk. He's done such a better job. They just get no good press. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 17, 10:02 2
    - I can't even look at him these days. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:04 1
      - I wanna sic the Canadian reporters at him. At least they understand proper contempt. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:06
- "A hoax is the same as a panda mic, right?" -- nm - JaxSean Mar 17, 10:00 3
  - Now I want a panda mic. -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:03 2
    - I want to work at the aquarium -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:04 1
      - where the penguins roam free! -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:04
Staying at home with two kids, both of whom have different colds, is not going to be great. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:58 3
- It's a fun time to have a dry, persistent asthmatic cough. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:01
- make sure to spray them down with lysol -- nm - decline Mar 17, 10:00
- Be sure to yell "2319" everytime they sneeze -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 09:59
This person is not happy. But at least they socially isolating. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 09:57
Everyone "come" to my Socially Distant Fifth Element Viewing Party Movie Night! -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Mar 17, 09:57 1
- There's a Chrome Extension for that - JD Mar 17, 09:59
China expelling NYT, WaPo, WSJ, Time, VOA journalists who are US citizens -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 09:55 1
- The gov't page reads: China Takes Countermeasures Against US Suppression of Chinese Media Organizations in the United States - Mop Mar 17, 09:57
I got the bill for the surgery & associated services. Want to take a stab at the gross* bill? - prayformojo Mar 17, 09:54 15
- That actually seems low. Did you have a Groupon? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 17, 10:18
- Answer - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:00 7
  - Just $5,899,908 to go! -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:05
  - and you're worth every penny! - decline Mar 17, 10:04 1
    - awww, right back atcha, pal! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:08
  - $75 or $75k? - oblique Mar 17, 10:03 1
    - $75 -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:03
  - What was the gross bill without the discounts? -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:02 1
    - The amount in the IM - $100K -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:03
- 115k -- nm - Marlowe Mar 17, 09:59
- $35,000 -- nm - JaxSean Mar 17, 09:57
- $750k -- nm - David Mar 17, 09:55
- 250K -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:55
- $31,250 -- nm - Shaun Mar 17, 09:55
- 340,045 -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 09:55
Ex-wife says Mnuchin looked ill during press conference, and left early. Anyway see this? -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 09:54
Need a baseball fix? MLB The Show 20 is now available. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 17, 09:47
Cool. A Supernatural episode with Col. Tigh that I've never seen. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 09:46
Teddy is a Panther -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:45 4
- Sex Panther? -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 10:13 1
  - 50% of the time it works every time -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:21
- That's my 5th favourite Pixies song. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 09:51 1
  - respect -- nm - rollo Mar 17, 09:55
Senate Democrats, led by Bennet, Booker and Brown proposing legislation to send as much as $4,500 to nearly every adult and child in the US -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 09:45 6
- This is a good start to avoid the 2008 mistake. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:10 1
  - Yep. Basically the government needs to pick up all the slack in the economy for a while. -- nm - pmb Mar 17, 10:45
- I need to adopt 8 kids! -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:47 3
  - employees count as children right? -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:15 1
    - "Act like" and "count as" are two very different concepts -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:24
  - Do you have any spare boxes of HB pencils? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:48
Slow Frakes = Drunken Frakes -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:44 1
- OMG LOL! -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 09:49
Let’s be perfectly honest: Food trucks are a risk even in the best of circumstances. -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 09:42 11
- My wife asked me about stopping to get a Coke Zero at my favorite gas station. I told her I was more concerned about TB in that place. - spamlet Mar 17, 10:07
- The virus isn't foodborne. I don't think food trucks are any more dangerous than getting takeout. They have to meet health standards. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 17, 10:01 3
  - I don’t mean for this virus in particular. And it’s laughable to think all thousands of them in a city like Houston are checked up on health standards -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 10:35
  - but what if somebody sneezes on your food before handing it to you? -- nm - decline Mar 17, 10:02 1
    - Unlike in a restaurant, you can actually see them. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:05
- I see more 100's on their windows than without. - Will Hunting Mar 17, 09:51 2
  - Health inspection scores? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:53 1
    - Yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 09:58
- Food trucks are amazing -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 09:45 1
  - I definitely did not say they weren’t. In fact, when nothing is left, I’m going to appreciate my hermanos running their taco stands. -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 09:48
- Exactly. -- nm - David Mar 17, 09:44
Read "Charlie Cox" on B2 and brain imagine "Charlie Day" instead. That was a needle scratch moment. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 09:41 3
- I hope the rumor is true -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:41 2
  - I'd rather see Charlie Day show up in Spider-man 3 as a lawyer. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 09:52
  - I would love if the Netflix universe got absorbed on that side of Marvel, since the main ruled it out. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 09:43
Two days in a row with an Indiana death. Ugh. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 09:39
I think I"m wfh the rest of this week. -- nm - amanda Mar 17, 09:37 8
- Oh great, look forward to more photos, chubs. -- nm - Oliver Mar 17, 10:18
- I'm definitely WTF for the rest of the week. -- nm - pmb Mar 17, 09:43
- how are your roommates handling it ? -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:41
- Im WFH today ("Woo Effer Hoo" per ST). -- nm - budice Mar 17, 09:39
- No, *I'm* WFH. - Spawn Mar 17, 09:38 3
  - I’m WFH and so is my wife! -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 10:16
  - heh heh ... or - JenBro Mar 17, 09:42 1
    - Heh. On some BB Will admitted to not knowing what WFH stood for. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 09:44
So work is still going with the "only 30% stay home" directive. (So screw the other 70% of us in the office.) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 17, 09:34 4
- We have yet to issue any WFH directive at a company level. Various departments are kinda preparing (I issued 3 laptops yesterday) and I get the - oblique Mar 17, 09:46 3
  - I just don't get it. If you can do your job 100% remote...why wouldn't they? - JaxSean Mar 17, 09:58 2
    - Yeah, I truly do not understand this. It's just willful ignorance. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 17, 10:15
    - threaten them with a work comp claim -- nm - JenBro Mar 17, 10:04

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