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I love the cognitive dissonance of "I'm doing much better than H1N1" and "We're looking at models of 2M+ dead" -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 12:09 2
- it's cuz when you mention 'models' he automatically thinks you're talking about people he blackmails for sex. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 12:10 1
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 12:17
Passenger on my to sea flight told crew they had been exposed, 4 hour delay as plane gets cleaned, dude gets hospitalized for preexisting conditions -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 12:06
Hrm. My pen just exploded ink all over my hand - oblique Mar 17, 12:04 6
- You looked at the stocks you dumped yesterday? -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:07 3
  - DAL -10%, UAL, -9%, LUV +1%, AAL +1%, TWM -3.26% - oblique Mar 17, 12:09
  - *muffled laugh* -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 12:09 1
    - It feels like roulette. Red or green. Red or green. Place your bets. -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 12:10
- Mark of the beast -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 12:06
- *craves a cigarette* -- nm - Pen Mar 17, 12:05
Google delays launch of coronavirus informational website -- (link) - budice Mar 17, 12:00 4
- As a note: They pulled this together within a week even with the 'delay' given POTUS put them on the spot. - Will Hunting Mar 17, 12:08
- "cause... it wasn't a thing we were doing..." -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 12:01 2
  - its like a paper launch of a videogame or console -- nm - budice Mar 17, 12:02 1
    - No, they literally weren’t doing it until Trump announced they were. -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 12:11
$1 trillion + stimulus, per Steve Mnuchin -- (link) - budice Mar 17, 11:59 5
- Casinos, Cruiselines, Airlines all gonna get bailed out - f*ck the millions of small businesses in this country -- nm - decline Mar 17, 12:03
- "we have to get people back into the stores, travelling, eating out, spending their money with other people" -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 12:00 3
  - fuck that, it's paying rents -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 12:06
  - Sadly, everything was closed. -- nm - Narrator Mar 17, 12:01
  - er... -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 12:01
TX Gov activating but not yet deploying the national guard. Expects to be able to test 10,000 people a week, starting next week. -- (link*) - GregW Mar 17, 11:58 3
- per... week? LOFL -- nm - SK Mar 17, 12:10
- State of emergency! Troops in the streets! -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 12:07 1
  - except in Texas the citizens are just as armed as the National Guard -- nm - Pippy -yada yada yada Mar 17, 12:24
Really weird coincidence I noted because of that S&P chart I'm doing - Reagen Mar 17, 11:57
I woke up with what I'd call a 'wet' cough. No fever, but I'm thinking no no no no no - Max Mar 17, 11:55 5
- Did he at least say thank you? -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:56
- Wet cough isn’t a symptom AFAIK -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 11:56 3
  - Correct. Fever and dry non-productive cough. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:57
  - Pretty sure he is worried about *any* sickness. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 11:57 1
    - Yep. I'm worried about diminishing my immune system - not like someone with MS, but to the point that I'd be more likely to catch infections. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 12:55
RB Jordan Howard to the Fins -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:54 1
- *cues up Miles Sanders' music* -- nm - Shaun Mar 17, 12:01
Watching Dumb Orange F*ck meeting w/tourism execs. He sounds stuffy and is sniffing even more than usual. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 11:50 8
- As emphasized by the docs in my dept, runny nose/sinus congestion are not Covid symptoms. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:52 4
  - I didn't say I thought he had COVID-19. I said he sounds stuffier and is sniffing more than usual. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 11:56 3
    - Sorry, I thought you were wondering aloud so to speak. My bad. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:59 2
      - Many of us have fingers crossed. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 12:06 1
        
        Every time I do that someone cool like Idris Elba or Tormund Giantsbane reports they're sick. Still... -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 12:09
- I don't watch TV. What channel do you tune into or is this online somewhere? -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 11:51 2
  - You are hereby allowed to start watching TV. And cancel any service you don't plan on using during this outbreak -- nm - engraved invitation si Mar 17, 12:03
  - CNN -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 11:57
Huh, I don't know what WWE does if they can't do that show in 3 weeks. They can't keep the 3 feuds anyone cares about going till June - Will Hunting Mar 17, 11:49 5
- THere is no if. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 12:07
- They have the largest social media presence of any major corporation. This is an opportunity for them, but Vince is super-old, so... -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:56 1
  - I think that was the hope, but if Florida shuts their studio down... - Will Hunting Mar 17, 12:10
- The clip of Bray Wyatt's promo on SmackDown is apparently going viral among non-wrestling fans. -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 11:55
- "...so like I was saying..." -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 11:50
How China is tracking individuals in regards to Covid -- (link) - Remlik Mar 17, 11:45
Big, if true. - Spawn Mar 17, 11:42 1
- "Mommy, why does that man sound like Bane?" -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:45
NYC: Prepare for possible shelter in place -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 11:38 8
- Disney Construction: Avengers Campus construction on hold until at least July -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:51
- I just got back from stocking up some more. I could use more meat but we don't have a big freezer. -- nm - Krusty Mar 17, 11:46
- RIP my company (if this happens in Chicago) - oblique Mar 17, 11:44 3
  - Lincoln Logs? -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:47 2
    - Funny thing is, apart from shelter in place, since we do much of work on roads, airports, and schools, this would be a perfect time for us to get more - oblique Mar 17, 11:48 1
      - I wonder if the states look at stuff like that and say go get it done whole no one is on the road. -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 12:14
- I think you have to. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 11:43
- decision set to come within 48 hours -- nm - decline Mar 17, 11:42
Now it’s official. Pittsburgh marathon is canceled. - Dano Mar 17, 11:34 1
- 8( How to Deal When Your Race Gets Postponed or Canceled -- (link) - JD Mar 17, 11:37
Non-Stop Tahiti to Paris 9745 miles 15 hours 45 min - JD Mar 17, 11:33 10
- "You will buy me two first-class round-trip tickets to Athens, Madrid, Lisbon and Scotland......and Tahiti" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 11:39 3
  - Tahiti is not in Europe! -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:39 2
    - When you have the box, you can give geography lessons! -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:45
    - We watched Hunger Games last night as a kind of nostalgic viewing. I think this movie would be an excellent choice tonight -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 11:42
- were there any passengers on the plane? -- nm - decline Mar 17, 11:36 1
  - Couple-a brown tree snakes stowed away in the landing gear. They're fine. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:39
- 15 minutes into the flight, somebody coughs. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:36
- Yep, longer than the longest scheduled flight. Normally stops in LA but did it straight through this once -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 11:34 2
  - And interestingly made possible because there were fewer passengers on board thus less fuel -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 11:36 1
    - as well as that published specifications for planes are conservative. -- (link) - JD Mar 17, 11:45
Duncan Hunter, 11 months in prison -- (link) - Reagen Mar 17, 11:31 2
- good - did the wife get anything? or was that waived when she threw him under the bus? -- nm - decline Mar 17, 11:35
- Well, at least something good has happened today. -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:32
At 22 letters long, Muckanaghederdauhaulia (from Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile meaning "pig-marsh between two saltwaters") is often believed - Dark Callisto Mar 17, 11:30 3
- Hold my (Welsh beverage) -- (link) - That Welsh place with the crazy name Mar 17, 11:35 1
  - oh that's easy to pronounce - ty97 Mar 17, 11:36
- Say that three times fast. - ty97 Mar 17, 11:33
So this Ohio election delay has really really screwed my school district. - Volnelk Mar 17, 11:29 1
- Thanks a lot, democracy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 11:30
All Macy's to close today -- nm* - Remlik Mar 17, 11:27 2
- Effin' COVID19, -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 11:27 1
  - fyi all comics are going on sale today. your place doesnt know it yet. -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 11:31
Nordstrom closes for 2 weeks all stores -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 11:27 1
- smart -- nm - psilotum Mar 17, 11:29
Amari Cooper's deal is $20M per year for 5 years. $40M guaranteed. Next $20M guaranteed for injury -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 11:21
This one ought to be a candidate for an Amoxy Award -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:19 1
- golf clap -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 11:26
Deputy head of Japan's Olympic Committee tests positive for COVID-19. -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:19 11
- This is so getting pushed back a year, right? -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:21 8
  - I think it has to be. The virus will still be burning around the world. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 11:29 3
    - Hey doomsday lady, we're all about funny animal videos here! -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:32 1
      - Ha ha, sorry. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 11:42
    - woah -- nm - psilotum Mar 17, 11:30
  - I hope yes but I fear no. There's so much bureaucracy involved. -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:28
  - I can't see how they can't -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 11:24
  - Webcam Olympics? Camgirl Gymnastics? Twitch Track & Frield? -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:22 1
    - We can go back to doing them in the nude and impose the infamous Japanese porn pixilation process. -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 11:26
- Rolling Stones postpone North American tour -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:19 1
  - They don't want Keith to get Mick sick. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 11:29
Mitch McConnell "its abundantly clear the nation can not afford bi=partisan politics as usual" (can we all agree he needs to 1st against the wall?) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 11:16 1
- Only if the wall has the Trump casino sign lit up above it -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:18
Tell your vulnerable ones to have a go bag ready of all the things you'd want with you if you have to go to the hospital - zeitgeist Mar 17, 11:15
My youngest brother lives in Egypt now. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 17, 11:13 6
- Born in Arizona, moved to babylona -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 11:18
- no flights? travel ban? -- nm* - ty97 Mar 17, 11:16 3
  - Flight cancellations, difficulty trying to get something lined up to get back. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 17, 11:22
  - International arms dealer and is hiding from Interpol -- nm - decline Mar 17, 11:17 1
    - Ah, I remember my 30s as well -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 11:18
- Does he walk like an Egyptian? -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:15
Cats released to VOD wilderness -- nm - budice Mar 17, 11:11 7
- People if polled would rather get Covid-19 by 2 to 1 ratiio -- nm - eag Mar 17, 11:35
- Haven't we suffered enough??? -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:27 3
  - Don't worry. They're domestic cats. They'll never survive. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:35 2
    - Awww, that made me sad! - David Mar 17, 11:37 1
      - Sowwy. Now I has a sad! -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:44
- Not now, Universal! -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 11:12 1
  - You know, the world starting going to Hell when Cats was released. Correlation does not equal causation, but... -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 11:20
Rating the Diet Coke flavors: Ginger Lime A-, Strawberry Guava B+, Blueberry Acai C. - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:09 2
- There's a "Quebec Maple" and "Georgia Peach" being sold here but only in the glass bottles and I'm not paying $2 for the equivalent of a can of Coke. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 11:13 1
  - The California Raspberry is good and I enjoy the peach. Would love to try the Maple. -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 11:25
pfm, about flattening the curve. It goes down because a certain # of people catch it and recover, and other people develop immunity. -- (edited) - loosilu Mar 17, 11:07
ST Poll: Favorite Irish related songs. GO! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:58 31
- Spirit of the West - Home For A Rest (Get lost haters.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 17, 11:40 2
  - who the fuck hates this song? Bring them within swinging distance. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 11:46 1
    - this -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 11:51
- I keep getting Colin Hay in my head (particularly the instruments on Rest In Peace) but he's not Irish. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 11:31
- Zombie, Cranberries. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 11:29
- New Years Day - U2 -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 11:20
- Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly. -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 11:19
- streets with no name U2 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 11:19
- Jump Around - House of Pain -- nm - Krusty Mar 17, 11:18
- Something U2, Cranberries? -- nm* - budice Mar 17, 11:15
- Notre Dame Fight song, duh. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:12
- Danny Boy? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 11:10
- Teenage Kicks - The Undertones -- (link) - LMS Mar 17, 11:07 [youtube] 1
  - heh, heard that this morning. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 11:13
- "Their legs flail about as if independent of their bodies!" -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:04 2
  - "Unfortunately, that is correct." -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 17, 11:05 1
    - "Name that nana!" -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:33
- Barrett's Privateers - Stan Rogers -- (link) - Shaun Mar 17, 11:01 [youtube] 3
  - 17 Come Sunday - Shanneyganook -- (link) - Shaun Mar 17, 11:04 [youtube] 2
    - Old Maid in the Garrett. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 17, 11:07 [youtube] 1
      - Yarmouth Town -- (link) - Shaun Mar 17, 11:10 [youtube]
- Dirty Glass - Dropkick Murphys -- (edited) - spamlet Mar 17, 11:01 [youtube] 1
  - Ceann’s Rave, Rant, Lose Pants is also pretty great. -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 11:03
- 1 -- (link) - znufrii Mar 17, 11:00 [youtube] 2
  - 2 -- (link) - znufrii Mar 17, 11:01 [youtube] 1
    - 3 -- (link) - znufrii Mar 17, 11:02 [youtube]
- Wasn't That A Party - The Irish Rovers -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 10:58 [youtube] 4
  - Irish Descendants - Rattlin' Bog -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 10:59 [youtube] 3
    - Irish Descendants-Barrett's Privateers -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 10:59 [youtube] 2
      - Irish Descendants - Rocky Road to Dublin -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 11:00 [youtube] 1
        
        Irish Descendants - A walk in the irish rain -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 11:01 [youtube]
Worf -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:58

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