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Once again I have failed to calibrate Trump's stupidity low enough - it's pointed out to me that he literally thinks there's no reason to do anything - Reagen Mar 23, 06:36 1
- Never overestimate him. There is no bottom. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 06:38
I’m not saying the inevitable has happened to me too, but I really wished I had a thermometer. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 06:35 9
- How's your sense of smell? -- nm - mara Mar 23, 06:39 2
  - The peanut butter smells delicious? -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 06:41 1
    - That's a good sign. *fingers crossed* -- nm - mara Mar 23, 06:43
- Does your work have a first aid kit? I'd think with being at the grocery store, you could have some inside track to a shipment -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 06:37 5
  - I am not there today. I went home 2 hours after coming in yesterday feeling nauseous and squishy. Today I’m feeling just warm and clammy... - Qale Mar 23, 06:40 4
    - Yuck. I hope you feel better. (My mother-in-law has a cough now, and we can't seem to get a thermometer ordered for her, either.) - JaxSean Mar 23, 06:48 3
      - That sounds like an awesome thermometer! Is it USB-C? -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 06:50 2
        
        Yes, it's rectal. -- nm -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 23, 06:52 1
        
        That's funny in a very not funny way -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 06:53
Rush hour in NYC -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 06:32 5
- That's GOOD -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 06:41 3
  - Sure, people are fine with not hopping on a train and going to work. Instead they'll ALL go to the park. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 23, 06:53 1
    - If they're in the park, the sun will kill it! -- nm - Trump, Scientisting Mar 23, 06:58
  - definitely! -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 06:41
- incredible -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 06:35
Can't. Stop. Watching. Angry Italian mayors. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 06:30
Superhero movie hot take: Batman & Robin > Spider-Man 3. - Shaun Mar 23, 06:26
Chubby friend, week two. -- (pic) - amanda Mar 23, 06:15 [Attachment] 2
- "Chubbers gets into position...it's been a long climb to get here, perched at the peak of her couch- she leaps and...sticks the landing!" - sports commentator Mar 23, 07:40
- So cute and so chubby! -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 06:19
the market is so ridiculous now. People with masks and gloves but who crowd and knock into each other rushing to get at the meat dept. -- nm - decline Mar 23, 06:06 6
- I got a haircut on Saturday before the places closed up and it happened to be near a small "Fresh Thyme" market. We got in a little before 9am and - oblique Mar 23, 06:17 5
  - We made an online grocery order yesterday. The earliest pickup date was *Thursday.* It's already hard enough planning groceries on the day of... - Shaun Mar 23, 06:25 2
    - Our walmart is doing about 2 days ahead right now. We're basically just putting together reservations and a new order as soon as we pick up one to reserve -- (edited) - oblique Mar 23, 06:27 1
      - My Peapod order came this past Thursday. I was *lucky* to be able to grab a slot for April 3 over the weekend for my next delivery. - ty97 Mar 23, 06:31
  - the meat dept. was actually very well stocked yesterday - the market is restricting people to single packages of chicken and ground beef. - decline Mar 23, 06:20 1
    - The store I went to on Saturday was wiped out, so I ended up going to a farm stand that had locally sourced meat to get some ground beef. -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 06:31
Spain's death toll jumped to over 1,700, with more than 28,000 cases of infection. -- (link) - Beaker Mar 23, 06:03 1
- And these are the reasons why its caring public health people..... - Walt_Disney Mar 23, 06:35
Also Beaker, hot rumour I've seen is that NB Liquor will officially close on April 1st. Guess whose fiscal year ends on March 31st? -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 05:48 2
- Good to know. Will get something late this week :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 23, 06:04
- after my open case, the 2 other ones and the emergency one I only have 3 cases of beer left! -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:50
So I give it 3 more days here until it's actually illegal to do non-essential things. - Shaun Mar 23, 05:47 6
- It should have been done over a week ago. Every hour matters. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 06:25 2
  - we've been well out ahead, 17 cases (9 confirmed, 8 presumptive). most have been working from home since start of last week - Beaker Mar 23, 06:32 1
    - I'm also mostly comforted that all of our cases are either travel-related or directly related to an existing case. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 06:53
- 3 days? That is like 6 months in Non-Covid time... -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 06:12
- word to the im. Higgs has been very very good during this whole thing imo. Really stepped up (lucky for him as the ER thing would of killed him) -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:49 1
  - Agreed. He's been very solid. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 06:10
I watched my first YouTube video to learn to play bass guitar yesterday :) -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 05:44 5
- The bass player in our favorite local band plays a bass ukulele. :-) -- nm - mara Mar 23, 06:42
- Nice! I loved playing bass. Good luck with the online lessons. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 05:50
- Man, that weed is really workin -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 05:46 2
  - Sadly, I did not partake. We had to quick record the church service on Friday night to stream on Sunday due to the lockdown. I probably should have Saturday but just -- (edited) - oblique Mar 23, 05:52 1
    - do it with the kids ! -- nm - decline Mar 23, 05:56
Australia has followed Canada's lead; not attending Olympics unless delayed -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:34 1
- It is over. -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 06:13
Allergy season paranoia -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 05:32 4
- I noticed my seasonal allergies kicking in middle of last week. Grabbed some Claritin on the last supply run. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 06:48
- Yeah, it has begun and still weeks to go until my allergist might be open. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 06:02
- very much so -- nm - decline Mar 23, 05:56
- So. Very. Word. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 05:34
Add AirBnB to the list of things hurting the average person that's been exposed by this crisis -- (link) - Reagen Mar 23, 03:51 1
- That industry was already kind of iffy in the general scheme of things anyway with all the rules/regulations being dodged. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 04:50
TV PSA: American Idol, Voice, Supernatural, Raw, Below Deck SY, Home Town, Better Call Saul, Roswell New Mexico, Plot Against America, Prodigal Son, -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 03:51 1
- Breeders, Good Doctor, Dispatches From Elsewhere, Manifest, Freud (Netflix), Soundtrack (Netflix), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 03:53
The Senate gym was closed, Senators just think the rules don't apply to them -- (link) - Reagen Mar 23, 03:17 1
- And Paul's nasal swab was reportedly 6 or 7 days earlier anyway. So he was positive for at least week. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 05:07
Time -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 00:12
Uh oh. This is never a good sign. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:41 1
- I hate to be that guy but... being forced to closed isn’t quite the same thing. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 03:47
My oldest niece Molly is a freshman at UK Lexington, she posted a photo on IG of her stripped room - loosilu Mar 22, 22:35 1
- I took several of Jamie's room - senior year and he gets to finish at home. Prolly with no comencement. - Turd Ferguson Mar 23, 06:41
Unexpected customs discovery in Dover ... heh -- (link*) - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:32
I failed my calculus test because I sat between identical twins - JD Mar 22, 22:17 1
- well duh, the possibilities are exponential -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 22:58
This will be worth keeping in mind over the next few weeks. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:11 3
- Is that a shot at me, dumbass? -- nm - Roger More Mar 23, 04:34 1
  - And a double-dumbass on you! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 10:34
- With this post I concur and temporarily claim the last word. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 22:19
I play 2 online casino games. One is affiliated with a local casino and in the last couple of days they've reduced their payouts by over 50%. The - Meg Mar 22, 22:05
Quite honestly, I liked Westworld best when it was contained in the Westworld park -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 22:01 1
- I haven't watched; has anyone even fired a six-shooter outside the park? - Max Mar 22, 22:06
I wish it was Decorative Gourd Seasion, Motherf'ers -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 21:40
spreading across social media are photos of the faces of medical staff, the welts from the masks seem deep enough to leave scars -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 22, 21:37 2
- Scars require penetration. That's just enough constriction or pressure to leave a bruise. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 21:40 1
  - next year I'd expect to read stories about a couple going to dinner and finding someone paid their check because they saw the mask marks...salut! -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 01:05
Which Dungeons & Dragons Alignment Are You Based On Your Zodiac Type? -- (link) - crash davis Mar 22, 21:29 1
- since I think astrology is BS, I'm going to say its sheer coincidence that they got me right -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 21:30
I love genealogy. Been doing it for decades. My dad knows this. He just told me he filled out the Census with the name "Resident" - Max Mar 22, 21:02 5
- I am not a lawyer, but I do think your dad may be right about toilets not being in the Constitution -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 21:24 3
  - Neither is age, and that's been a Census question since before Thomas Crapper became a plumber! -- nm - Max Mar 22, 21:39 1
    - Crapper was a monarchist, so definitely should not be associated with the Constitution! -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 21:52
  - iirc, the right to vote was only conferred to those who owned a shitter -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 21:28
- awshum! Congrats! -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 21:20
Time to take off my day pajamas and put on my night pajamas! -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:42 2
- Darth Vader onesey? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 22, 20:51 1
  - More like, different set of gray sweats and a T shirt -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:55
Adidas took a page from the Gamestop playbook. Fast Company's brand marketing winners and losers this week includes Adidas (loser) and Ford (winner) -- (link) - Mop Mar 22, 20:35 [youtube]
NY Times video: How New Yorkers are dealing with coronavirus. -- (link) - Mop Mar 22, 20:30 [youtube] 2
- Isn't this board basically a case study in that? :) -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 20:32 1
  - I want to hear from some REAL New Yorkers! -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 20:33
You'd think making popcorn would be simple. Alton Brown breaks it down for us so you too can make popcorn while on lockdown. -- (link) - Mop Mar 22, 20:27 [youtube] 2
- While we're at it, Alton Brown explains to us why soap and water is better than hand sanitizer when it comes to coronavirus. -- (link) - Mop Mar 22, 20:29 [youtube] 1
  - National treasure. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:30
At the busiest hospitals in the US, the supply of PPE is about 7 days. From now. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:20 1
- PEEPEE -- nm - Bacon Mar 22, 20:46
Guys I want to be clear about this. The US has pandemic plans, many, I helped write a couple (edited to specify just a couple!) of them. The Coast Guard pandemic plan was triggered in Jan -- (edited) - loosilu Mar 22, 20:07 6
- I can’t decide if I prefer orangina, cheetoh or dumb orange fuck more -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 20:11 5
  - One thing i haaaate is calling him the "shah". -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 20:27 3
    - I called him "cheeto bandito" in a chat yesterday and got some laughs, even though it was a typo. Was supposed to be "cheeto benito". -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 20:29 2
      - Twitler. Tweety Amin. Hiro tweeto. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:30 1
        
        Nostradumbass. My personal fave that only applies when he predicts things. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:31
  - The list is so long. I view it as a drink menu. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:16
Well fuck, they closed down all the city parks and trails because people couldn't be reasonable. - Reagen Mar 22, 20:00 9
- $1000 fine -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 03:37 1
  - I did see people running on the supposedly closed trails this morning. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 06:37
- Yup, L.A. is closing their boardwalks and beach parking lots and may close the beaches if people don't follow the guidelines. - Meg Mar 22, 20:16
- If I see one more pic of dumb ass crowds of cyclists meeting on "the bridge" here I may scream. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 22, 20:15
- We had to shut down all the parks, state parks here today also. There was a traffic jam in the Columbia River Gorge, and huge crowds. -- nm - BAcon Mar 22, 20:04 2
  - *smfh* -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 20:36 1
    - Looky -- (link) - Bacon Mar 22, 20:49
- I'd hate to see them do that here but I also kinda think they need to do that here -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 20:02
- DC finally shut down Tidal Pool because fucking idiots jammed it to see blossoms. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 20:01
Magicians poll: favourite & least fave character, of the main 8-9. mine - mud Mar 22, 19:58 10
- Q/El tied for first. Least is Josh as he is a late add. -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 21:51
- heh, asked Trish..her favorite is Penny, her least favorite is Alice -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 21:17
- Margo (though its rigged, they give her the best lines) and Penny (i think he is slightly more angsty millenial than Kady) -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 21:08
- Fav. Elliot. Least: Kady. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 22, 20:16 1
  - *fist bump* nm - ralph wiggum Mar 22, 20:18
- Curveball..Fave: Julia Least: Alice -- nm - budice Mar 22, 20:11
- Josh Hoberman > all. I loooove Kady's voice, but her character (not the actress) is the weak link. -- nm - David Mar 22, 20:03 2
  - Three octave range, bitch -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 21:14
  - Awww, I do love me some Wham Bam. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 22, 20:16
- Fav: Elliot. (Though I also really love Q) Least fav: Kady nm - ralph wiggum Mar 22, 20:03
Has anyone shared Steve Martin playing his banjo yet? -- (link) - Mop Mar 22, 19:58
I’ve watched 14 episodes of 30 Rock in two days. Feels like a lot. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 19:55 2
- I watch 2 episodes of Friends every morning. I don't usually laugh out loud at tv shows, but I am at these. It gives a positive start to the day. -- nm - jnine Mar 22, 21:23
- I've done multiple seasons of Bob's Burgers and Brooklyn 99. I have them on while I'm playing games, cooking and cleaning. - Krusty Mar 22, 21:08
Time to switch to Moana, dude! -- nm - David Mar 22, 19:53 3
- Moana is old hat. - znufrii Mar 22, 19:57
- And you WILL board my boat. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 19:57
- Moana x 24... -- nm - budice Mar 22, 19:55
Question for loosi - Did Wuhan do the "right" thing by locking people up as you describe in their efforts to slow the virus down? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 22, 19:52 11
- as an American I fucking hate that. What they did worked to stop the pandemic. It saved many lives. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 19:58 3
  - How about South Korea in comparison? Seems they succeeded in flattening the curve? - Cuzzin Todd Mar 22, 20:11 2
    - Jack is correct. Everything we did not do. Also look at Germany. Their death rate is 1/10 everyone else. Same rate of infection but superior treatment. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 22, 20:16
    - My understanding is that they did aggressive testing tracing and locking up -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 20:12
- I’m not loosi but I’d say yes. If we know who’s infected and can isolate them and their contacts as Korea and Singapur that should bring it to manageb - JackDawson Mar 22, 19:55 6
  - And It's more an Authoritarian Chinese Government. Can dictate the terms of its citizenry. USA, a Democracy, States don't all row in the same direction -- nm* - budice Mar 22, 20:00 2
    - Mango abdicated all responsibility and now it is patchwork fuckup. We have no leader. At USCG there is no governor but the career military are doing -- (edited) - loosilu Mar 22, 20:15 1
      - when you interview the infected vector, you grab their phone, look at their gps history and get a good idea of their movements, locations -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 00:34
  - yes! they did extensive testing, they traced contacts, they isolated. Three things the us has done fuck all. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 19:59 2
    - They’re even doing it here in the USA we just gave up -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 20:00 1
      - In the USA they never started. At all. It never occurred to anyone in the administration to do that. It's that bad. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 22, 20:01
CO2 concentration has risen at the lowest rate in decades these past two months -- (link) - Reagen Mar 22, 19:51 6
- Matt Pearce of the LA Times has tweeted at least a couple of times in awe at the LA air quality ratings -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 19:56 4
  - It's also rained a ton in March, very unusual. The sky is so blue when it clears. Very bittersweet. -- nm - jnine Mar 22, 21:26 2
    - I'm so glad I walked when I did (3:30-4:00pm). I think it's rained pretty much since sundown. -- nm - Meg Mar 22, 21:30 1
      - It's been pouring here all night. I really had to work on Jack to get him to go out back. -- nm - jnine Mar 22, 23:00
  - Venice Italy says the canals are the clearest they've been in decades, you can see the bottom in many places -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 21:25
- Kim called this back in January. -- nm - David Mar 22, 19:53

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