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Amy Klobuchar's husband has corona virus. - BAcon Mar 23, 08:18 4
- He went to the hospital after coughing up blood and is now on a respirator -- nm - decline Mar 23, 08:20
- Well, he was coughing up blood according to the post below, so I understand that. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:19 2
  - Yeah, if we're not testing people who are coughing up blood... -- nm - David Mar 23, 08:25
  - Ah I didn't see that -- nm - BAcon Mar 23, 08:22
And there is this: -- (link) - Andie Mar 23, 08:12 4
- I think the answer is that if the administration had heeded the plenty warnings we could have perhaps taken aggressive crowd control measures and con - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:26
- She should ask the virus when it will stop infecting people -- nm - decline Mar 23, 08:18
- YGM. -- nm - David Mar 23, 08:17
- hahahahaha -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 08:14
CBC's COVID-19 tracker. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 08:04 13
- I am not getting tested - per my doctor's office. I am locked down in a separate room for 14 days, but no test as my symptoms are so mild. They said: - Andie Mar 23, 08:11 11
  - How's your sense of smell? -- nm - mara Mar 23, 08:14 9
    - This has been said to be a myth, FWIW -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 08:41
    - wait. is sense of smell weakening a symptom? -- nm - amanda Mar 23, 08:17 6
      - Yes, sometimes the first symptom. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 08:20 5
        
        And here II thought it was due to allergies stuffing up my nose. - Spawn Mar 23, 08:22 3
        
        Make sure you support the president and get really close to people -- nm - BAcon Mar 23, 08:23 2
        
        I clearly should book a plane ticket immediately, get tested later. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:24 1
        
        Spring Break in Ft. Lauderdale, all the kids are doing it!!! -- nm - BAcon Mar 23, 08:25
        
        https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/health/cor onavirus-symptoms-smell-taste.html -- (link) - mara Mar 23, 08:21
    - need to test that! I think it's okay? But my appetite is way down. Which seems unrelated, but, is happening. -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 08:15
  - So, the NYC’s councilman guidance -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:12
- It is a bit behind on global, though. That has it at 335k but it is nearly 355k. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:10
Orlando MegaCon has (finally) been postponed from April 16-19 to ... June 4-7. - JaxSean Mar 23, 07:58 2
- I'm sure that's big news, but I think the state of Massachusetts just joined the stay at home club. This thing is rolling out just a little too nice n' easy... -- (link*) - con_carne Mar 23, 07:59 1
  - My commute is interesting. Begins and ends with little traffic. But the highway keeps rolling, busy as always. In fact, even more lane closures for - Spawn Mar 23, 08:15
Yup -- (link) - Reagen Mar 23, 07:49 20
- Politicization of Everything FTW -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 08:48
- they mentioned this on the press box (in my top five favorite pods, yo) last week. that social distancing is seen by some as a betryal - amanda Mar 23, 08:18 5
  - I mean, he's already retweeting people that are saying "the cure is worse than the disease" sort of stuff. - Dark Callisto Mar 23, 08:25
  - It's a genuine cult. Sickening. To do that to yourself for a piece of shit like him. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 08:24
  - JHFC -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 08:21
  - *laughcry* -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 08:20
  - ffs -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 08:19
- We can do better than them and respond to this crisis based solely on expert advice and opinion (while pointing out the administrations incompetence) - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:12 1
  - I'm thankful that there does *not* seem to be a political divide in this country. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 08:13
- Yeah, seriously. What a strange way to "own the libs." -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 23, 07:59 4
  - I had an observation while listening in to one of my wife's conference calls - Reagen Mar 23, 08:05 1
    - There's a sudden virulent outbreak of schadenfreude over here. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 08:10
  - I mean if Trump told them to jump off a cliff into the ocean the lemmings would do it just to piss off the Dems? Okay you got them!! -- nm - BAcon Mar 23, 08:03 1
    - They would set their children on fire if it pissed off a lib. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 08:09
- Kids vs. no kids is already extremely obvious -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 07:56 1
  - Wha? -- nm - Kid Rock Mar 23, 08:21
- To wit: -- (link) - Reagen Mar 23, 07:51 3
  - (how many "smart thermometers" are people buying?) - JaxSean Mar 23, 08:00
  - Canary In A Coalmine -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 07:58 [youtube] 1
    - ~you say you want to spend the winter in Firenza, you're so afraid to catch a dose of influenza~ ♫ -- nm - mud Mar 23, 08:00
I feel better today, still went and got tested. No fever. Still need to take occasional deep breaths but it’s easier. - Tim Mar 23, 07:47 8
- diagnosis: -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 23, 07:55 [Image] 1
  - My only regret is that I have boneitis. -- nm - Tim Mar 23, 07:55
- hope you feel better soon -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:49
- good. fingers crossed -- nm - decline Mar 23, 07:49
- Wishing for the best, my friend. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:48
- Glad to hear this. Hopefully the test is negative. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:48 2
  - Or maybe good for it to be positive? I mean if his symptoms are minor, get the immunity? -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:48 1
    - Weirdly I’d much rather it be positive so my decision was justified. It’s still kinda bad at work because people aren’t staying home. -- nm - Tim Mar 23, 07:50
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announces her husband has coronavirus and is in the hospital. Says he went to the hospital and got a test after coughing - decline Mar 23, 07:45
Chaotic Evil in the house!!! -- nm - Volnelk Mar 23, 07:31 1
- Ia Ia Shub-Niggurath! -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 07:42
Okay, ST: What did you watch? - David Mar 23, 07:27 34
- Saturday I watched all of Feel Good. Yesterday I watched all of AJ And The Queen. I would give a toe for a 1000 piece puzzle right now. -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 08:06
- After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News (doc) A, Frozen double bill A-/B+ -- nm - mud Mar 23, 08:04
- Yesterday B, Jumanji 2 C, season 1 Formula 1 C, NASCAR iRacing A. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 23, 07:54
- I played around 12 hours of No Man's Sky -- nm - decline Mar 23, 07:52
- Legends of Tomorrow S2 and 25% of S3, B+ -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 07:44 1
  - fun show -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 08:23
- Still bulldozing through Intervention seasons. They’re getting more ridiculous the newer the episode? Also Hillary on Hulu is A+ through two episodes. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 07:44
- Rotating episodes of various anime series: My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, and When They Cry. - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 07:41 4
  - How is My Hero Academia? Vudu's always pushing it. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:46 3
    - The whole series is on Hulu. I've watched the first few seasons and like it a lot - JaxSean Mar 23, 08:09 1
      - Look out, Jax. It's a gateway series. Once anime has its hooks in, you're done. Cowboy Bebop is the one that got me. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 08:22
    - I enjoy it. Definitely a shonen series with all that implies, but skewing older and carrying more emotional heft. - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 08:05
- Doctor Sleep - C+ (lived up to it's name...zz) -- nm - colin Mar 23, 07:39
- Not sure how many of these I've posted yet: We did a Hunger games rewatch (all 4 movies). I also watched the latest Terminator. - oblique Mar 23, 07:38
- (are we watching tiger king yet?) -- nm - amanda Mar 23, 07:37
- WAMU.org, ArlNow.com, @mayorbowser, @wmata, CNN, Fox News -- nm - Max Mar 23, 07:36
- Random episodes of The Neighborhood, Bob's Burgers, Brooklyn 99, Home Town and Maine Cabin Masters. Best thing I watched was the D-Nice dance party - Krusty Mar 23, 07:34
- Frozen 2: C+ maybe? meh. Big Time Adolescence (Hulu): B-. - JaxSean Mar 23, 07:34
- Onward: A, Jojo Rabbit: A-, Star Trek Picard E01-05: A+ -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 07:33 5
  - Picard really is phenomenal. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:34 4
    - I watched the ending of Friday's ep twice and still couldn't make sense of it. -- nm - Max Mar 23, 07:54 2
      - how can I help? -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 08:23
      - "How have you not been kidnapped by elves?" -- nm - David Mar 23, 08:06
    - It is, and I never even watched or liked any of the ST tv shows. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 07:35
- Self Made:The Madam C.J. Walker Story - B, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (again) - B -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 07:32
- First 14 episodes of 30 Rock A+. Episode 12 of Money Heist B+. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 23, 07:31
- Gulliver's Travels, surprisingly enjoyable -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 07:29
- Amazon wouldn't let us watch Onward last night. Watched Yesterday: B+; The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot: B+ -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 07:28 6
  - I've noticed that. It doesn't seem to acknowledge the MoviesAnywhere propagation yet. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:32 5
    - (Try the MoviesAnywhere app.) -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:34 4
      - not there. strange - no results are returned when I search for it. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 07:36 3
        
        That's so strange. On my page, it shows Holly Slept Over, Rise of Skywalker, Onward, Cats, Charlie's Angels. - David Mar 23, 07:38 2
        
        I see those in Amazon but not in MA - the most recently added there is American Sniper -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 07:40 1
        
        Oh, I think you must have gotten unlinked. You have a profile on my account. - David Mar 23, 07:48
As Quebec bans gatherings of 2 or more, police forces given more power to disperse groups -- (link) - Beaker Mar 23, 07:25 1
- "sorry kids, you're on your own" -- nm - colin Mar 23, 07:40
Here are 500 QR codes for Animal Crossing. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 07:24 4
- Fuck Forbes! -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 07:45
- More. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 07:44
- Sweeeeeeet. Thanks. I've already downloaded a bunch of steampunk stuff (my town will be steampunk themed). Just need proper shoes and hat! -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 23, 07:29
- I am SO wearing some Link clothes. OPH YEAH!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 23, 07:28
the JH dashboard (at least the mobile one) changed quite a bit overnight - prayformojo Mar 23, 07:24 1
- US is up more than 7K from yesterday. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 07:27
I've had an epiphany over the last 10 days: I've really been taking my barber for granted. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:23
This tweet actively offends me -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 07:23 1
- Reminds me of a harmless practical joke I played on a friend. - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 07:30
That zodiac-D&D alignment translation says I'm CE per my Sun sign, but CG by the Moon. So confused right now. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 07:15 5
- "Virgos are a gift to have as friends" -- You're all extremely lucky to know me. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:20 1
  - It's true. Since apparently I'm a CE cleric, I am happy to offer you a comfy place to rest here on my altar. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 07:32
- If I didn't know better, I'd think it was all bullshit! -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:16 2
  - Let me ask my ouija board just to make sure -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 07:21
  - I'm sure it's all the fault of Zorn's Lemma somehow. It always comes back to that. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 07:20
Careful with those edibles. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 07:09
ST Poll — Do you have a thermometer? - znufrii Mar 23, 07:03 31
- Yes but don't believe it. we typically read 96,9...my meat probe tells me 97.5 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 12:08
- Yes -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 08:38
- Yes, regular digital one. - spamlet Mar 23, 07:48
- Order a thermometer. Kind of essential in the new day and age. -- nm Posted by Spawn Mar 22 '20, 15:16 -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 07:42
- yah. it's labeled "dog anus" but it never did go into a dog anus so now it's a person mouth thermometer. -- nm - colin Mar 23, 07:40 1
  - "Huh, so the focus group *wasn't* lying." -- nm - The DoGanus Corporation Mar 23, 07:43
- One ear thermometer and 1 or 2 regular digital ones. -- nm - kelly Mar 23, 07:39
- I think we have the forehead one. Was meant for Princess Disney when younger. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 23, 07:29
- Two. Just replaced the battery on one today. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:19
- Yes. Two. Digital and old school. I bought them both in January when this started. -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 07:16
- Yes. Two of them. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 07:14
- Yes. From back in the day when I realized that part of singledom was that I was going to have to take care of myself if I got sick and when I moved - JD Mar 23, 07:14
- Yes. We have two, but one seems to be much better than the other. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 23, 07:13
- For the temp outside? Yes. For my temp? No. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 23, 07:11 3
  - samesies. I also have wifi thermometers in the basement and attic to monitor those. maybe I can just swallow one of those? -- nm - amanda Mar 23, 07:24
  - Just put the outside one in your mouth -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 07:12 1
    - It might be a rectal outdoor thermometer -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 07:14
- Thankfully we got one of those $3.99 ones right before the shit went down. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 07:08
- several -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 07:07 1
  - hoarder! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 07:08
- Yes. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 07:06
- Yep. Mercury. Got tired of electronic ones crapping out on me. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 07:06
- Yup. I was checking my temp daily last week. All good. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:05
- Yes -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 07:05
- Wife and I each have one -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 07:05
- Yes, but I can't find it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 07:04 2
  - Next to your lost hearing aids -- (edited) - Bacon Mar 23, 07:05 1
    - ON MY HEAD? -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 07:09
- yes -- nm - decline Mar 23, 07:04
- Pretty sure I do -- I used to -- but I'm not sure where it is. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 07:03 1
  - Right where you left it! Here, let me get it for you *pop* -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 07:07
Freddie Freeman doesn't have an off switch. Adult or child he'll destroy you. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 23, 07:00 5
- That's one of the funniest clips ever. That kid's face... -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:16 4
  - The kid kills me, from him looking back and forth at Freddie to just dropping the balls in digust it gives me a good laugh. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:26 3
    - It was something he had NO idea his dad could do, and he couldn't even process it. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:28 2
      - :-) So great -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:35 1
        
        It is made funnier because as a father, those moments that make your kid see you as a god are precious (and fade as they get older). - Spawn Mar 23, 08:23
I could buy that thermometer, stand near my store, and just scan people waiting to get in. Maybe have a donation bucket. I’d be rich in no time! -- nm* - Qale Mar 23, 06:58
ty97, Holland Tunnel rush hour -- (link) - decline Mar 23, 06:58 1
- I live a few blocks from the entrance to the Midtown Tunnel and it's been so quiet in the mornings that I'm not being woken up at 6, 6:30, 6:45 etc. - Krusty Mar 23, 07:04
Oh good - new board. For reference, while you might think this shit is funny. It is NOT. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 23, 06:55 [Backboard] 2
- As an fyi, it's a Naked Gun quote since they were both watching the movie yesterday. -- nm - David Mar 23, 07:17 1
  - I know. It's a soft spot for me. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 23, 07:20
What's the point of closing the gym if the access code still works? Did these people learn nothing from Minority Report? -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 06:53 3
- We are still talking about Senators, right? And we *don't* want them all to catch coronavirus? Just to be clear. -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 06:55 2
  - We *do* want them to pass bills. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 06:59 1
    - if 4 more Rs could go into quarantine, something good might get done. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:04
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 23, 06:53

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