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Apparently it's snowing in NJ? -- nm - Max Mar 23, 09:54 2
- We got 3 inches or so last night -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 09:57
- It snowed here yesterday. -- nm - pmb Mar 23, 09:57
I don't own a Switch and burned out fairly quickly on the Wii but I though that Nintendo games were generally family firendly -- (link) - JD Mar 23, 09:46 2
- The real questions are how and why you found this... -- nm - David Mar 23, 09:54
- Japan gonna Japan sometimes. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 09:52
DOW fought all the way back from -900 to -400. Buyers coming in -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:43 3
- -263, we are about to go GREEEEEEEEN -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:51 2
  - My guess is that Senate/House bill is close to being resolved. -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:51 1
    - Ahhhh...all the GOP Senators are buying a bunch of shit. I got you! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 23, 09:56
think we'll get a Wonder Woman announcement today? -- nm - mud Mar 23, 09:30 4
- STV -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 09:33 3
  - They should release it side by side with the director's cut, unrated cut, and what would have been the movie release -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:34 1
    - #ReleaseTheSnyderCut! -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 09:38
  - heh -- nm - mud Mar 23, 09:33
My local(ish) brewery has gotten creative and is offering basics in addition to their beer for pickup - JD Mar 23, 09:25 3
- The wine bar/restaurant a few blocks away is doing the same. They have more food than take out orders so they're selling eggs, butter, bread even tp -- nm - jnine Mar 23, 09:37
- Nice. Ours is just doing takeout for 4-packs at two of their locations. Grabbed a couple when I was out this weekend. -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 09:28 1
  - At least one of ours is doing that. A few are doing deliveries too. Might hook on to that soon. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 09:30
LAT: Coronavirus tests hard to get -- unless you have money, fame and the right doctor -- (link) - con_carne Mar 23, 09:21 19
- NYC at 16,000 a day now. Wow. -- (link) - JackDawson Mar 23, 09:39 5
  - 16k *tests* a day -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 10:01 1
    - Because I thought you meant new cases -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 10:03
  - Go NYC! -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 23, 09:53 2
    - ~If you can catch it there, you can catch in anywhere~ -- nm - Frank Mar 23, 09:54 1
      - start spreading the spews -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 10:14
- Just like everything else in LA. -- nm - jnine Mar 23, 09:34 7
  - That's why they are getting that Navy medical ship -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:35 6
    - It's to treat people with non-coronavirus hospitalizations. Gotta keep them separated. -- nm - jnine Mar 23, 09:39 5
      - He's just sore because it's going to be sailing right past Oregon on it's way here. *HOOONK* "Hi!/Bye!" -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 09:41 4
        
        Oregon is California's red headed step child -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:42 3
        
        Yup, apart from coffee on every corner and Voodoo Donuts what have you done for us lately ;) -- nm* - Meg Mar 23, 09:48 2
        
        We send you toilet paper -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:49 1
        
        and Christmas Trees -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:50
- Judge Hildago for Harris County (Houston) said they can do about 500 tests a day. Seems bad for a city of millions. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 09:30
- Tim, can I borrow a million dollars, or will you pose next to my product to boost sales? -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:24 3
  - I happened to know someone working for the provider. There should be more tests (NY is setting the standard), but I understand why it’s still restrict - Tim Mar 23, 09:32 2
    - And also increased unnecessary human traffic sickening people. (In an ideal world, everyone could get tested, at home) -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 09:42
    - how long until you get results? -- nm - amanda Mar 23, 09:35
Indiana has a Stay at Home order. ::goes to read:: "That means you can get food, care for a loved one, access necessary healthcare or go to work." -- (edited) - Spawn Mar 23, 09:20 1
- Enjoy Picard viewing 5 days earlier -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:23
FWIW, in reading some stuff on the web and talking to family members, I think Fox News has taken a hit from their diehards. - David Mar 23, 09:14
Local restaurant just laid off 140 employees. Still doing pickup/delivery, and any tips will be given to those laid off. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 23, 09:13 3
- Tangent: a contestant on Top Chef was bragging that she'd just opened two restaurants. All I could think was, "Oh, no. You're bankrupt." -- nm - David Mar 23, 09:15 2
  - Kevin closed his last week. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 09:23
  - yup, first thing I thought too when she said it -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 09:20
so...what's the rule with cardboard for a live virus? 24 hours? just got a package and am quarantining it in the garage -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 09:11 5
- Bring your flamethrower to the garage. -- nm - Max Mar 23, 09:53
- BUT HOW DID YOU MOVE IT!?! - Spawn Mar 23, 09:34 1
  - forklift -- nm - mud Mar 23, 09:35
- We open our package, toss the package, then wash our hands. -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:13
- It doesn't live long on soft surfaces. You're good. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 09:12
I do not have a thermometer -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 09:10 7
- You wanna come over and use mine? -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 09:13
- Mine thinks I'm a slab of meat in a butcher's freezer. I keep getting readings of 95 degrees or less. -- nm - David Mar 23, 09:12 1
  - 👆 zombie -- nm - decline Mar 23, 09:28
- There are some on Amazon now that say hey can arrive in a week or two, but they seem to be new listing with zero reviews - ty97 Mar 23, 09:10 3
  - Earliest we could find arrived in May, other than the $90+ electronic ones. Those take like a week. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 09:11 2
    - Same, but those electronic ones are the ones with no reviews -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 09:16 1
      - If only there were a way to verify their results! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 09:53
Captain Oyster just called to ask for changes to the webpage. It never stops being fun to say Captain Oyster. - loosilu Mar 23, 09:06 7
- Our mayor is Savage. Our AG is Fury, and our Chief Medical Officer is Dr Strang. -- nm* - Reagen Mar 23, 09:08 2
  - I hope your mail man isn't named Hemsworth -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 09:10 1
    - Somewhere, Eleanor Shellstrop just got a flushed feeling and isn't sure why. (Edit: rephrased to make it sound less dirty) -- nm* - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 09:12
- have you shucked him yet? -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 09:08 3
  - She happens to be a she. I'm sure she's heard that one a few times. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 09:08 2
    - Do you ever pronounce it "Erster" just for fun? -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 23, 09:09 1
      - Not in her earshot. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 09:09
COVID-19 stats in the USA this month: -- (edited) - David Mar 23, 09:04 2
- USA! USA! USA!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 09:08 1
  - Can't wait for the Cheeto-in-Chief to brag about this. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 09:18
One thing I’ve discovered during this last week is how much I enjoy puzzles. We have a few but never seem to pull them out. We assembled one a few - kelly Mar 23, 09:03 11
- Waay back, before kids and cats, we used to do them. I liked the Springbok brand. -- nm - Meg Mar 23, 09:44
- I need to drag out my 3d ones. I haven't put them together for 20 years. -- nm - jnine Mar 23, 09:28
- do you know liberty puzzles? -- (link) - amanda Mar 23, 09:16 1
  - Whoa!! -- nm - kelly Mar 23, 09:23
- my wife loves them. We started collecting Disney ones by Thomas Kinkaid (Walmart the best place for those); typically 750 pieces - Beaker Mar 23, 09:13
- Like jigsaw puzzles? I can’t remember the last time I did one of those. I was always a maze guy. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 09:12 5
  - Yeah. This is the one we finished the other day: -- (pic) - kelly Mar 23, 09:27 [Attachment] 4
    - That looks super hard. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 09:31
    - The "Fuck Yeah" must be in a really tiny font. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 09:29 1
      - Ha! -- nm - kelly Mar 23, 10:04
    - very cool -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 09:28
Wash your hands. Don't pick your nose. Don't touch someone without their consent. Cover your mouth with your elbow when you cough. - Mop Mar 23, 08:59 2
- Eat glue? -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 09:07
- Keep it in your pants. - Spawn Mar 23, 09:01
Michigan just issued a 3 week stay at home order. -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 08:57 1
- Indiana just issued 2 week -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 09:11
Apparently, Pelosi just released a House Democrat version of the COVID recovery bill. - spamlet Mar 23, 08:55
NYT: As bigots blame them for the coronavirus and President Trump labels it the “Chinese virus,” many Chinese-Americans say they are terrified -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 08:50 1
- I would be too. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 09:51
Wife told her boss that she moved her office home this weekend (her company never authorized this) her boss said, "I am glad you are home" -- (edited) - Bacon Mar 23, 08:47
"Enough is enough. Go home and stay home," -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 08:44 12
- When did he grow the facial hair? -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 09:07 8
  - Obviously this is evil Justin Trudeau -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 09:21
  - just recently, which is weird given how facial hair is supposed to be bad for getting the virus -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 09:12 3
    - I thought this was false? -- nm - amanda Mar 23, 09:18 1
      - facial hair interferes with proper mask seal -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 10:21
    - It was late in the fall iirc. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 09:15
  - He can't kiss his wife now so they don't have to worry about her getting rashy face. - Bacon Mar 23, 09:12
  - It's been a few months I think. over xmas? January? -- nm - mud Mar 23, 09:12
  - Since he couldn't touch his face -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 09:11
- Our national leader hasn't done this. It seems like another good time to bring up NWBR's post that we wouldn't notice a change with Trump as POTUS. - David Mar 23, 08:56 1
  - Which he’s repeatedly said he was wrong about. -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 09:00
- Italian Mayors not pulling any punches -- (link) - decline Mar 23, 08:48
One more update! A and D are back together the long national nightmare is over ! - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:40 2
- But... from a distance? -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:45
- love will find a way, Jack -- nm - decline Mar 23, 08:44
Ozark. Season 3 drops Friday. Not that it’s the most uplifting show, but still. Something to look forward to. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 23, 08:38 2
- can't wait. I think I just decided to watch 30 rock. -- nm - amanda Mar 23, 09:00 1
  - Some would say they are different shows in some ways. - Volnelk Mar 23, 09:08
GOP senators not lunching together today. "Heeey, guys -- I just thought of something. Let's *not* gather in groups." -- nm - mara Mar 23, 08:34 7
- It's a hilarious demonstration of their thinking. Nothing is serious until it impacts them. - David Mar 23, 08:41 2
  - Even the possible CPAC exposure didn't seem to phase them. I wish they would all hang out in quarantine so the Dems in the Senate could get stuff done -- nm - jnine Mar 23, 08:53
  - (And arguably even then it was pretend) -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:44
- what a huge betrayal of their glorious leader. -- nm - colin Mar 23, 08:38 2
  - He is going to run out of Twitter paper. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 08:41 1
    - if only.. -- nm - colin Mar 23, 08:42
- How can you not support me in our hour of need? -- nm - Donald Dump Mar 23, 08:34
B2: I have a thermometer and have been monitoring -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:32 11
- I got one too. 99.3 first reading just now. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 08:42 7
  - :-[ -- nm - mud Mar 23, 08:52
  - Yikes. Take care of yourself. - JaxSean Mar 23, 08:52
  - Ummm -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:44 4
    - He's already home sick, just confirmed he's sick -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 08:45 3
      - Yes I know -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 09:14 1
        
        I didn't know if the news got to mexico yet -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 09:14
      - Yes. I went home after 2 hours on Sunday for not feeling well in the downstairs. I gave away my shift today. These are new symptoms. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 09:05
- (97 exactly right now) -- nm - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:38 2
  - Okay, based on you, I just took my temp....97.5 -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 08:40
  - hi -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:39
I am saving subscribing to CBS All Access as a treat for Amy being cooped up with Logan. Figure I will on Friday so we can Picard all weekend. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:32 2
- nice! watch The Good Fight too! -- nm - mud Mar 23, 08:35 1
  - yup. -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 08:48
Cuomo— now liberals will say ok Laura Ingram was right - JackDawson Mar 23, 08:32
Dow down 700 points, I wonder what it would have been if the Fed didn't blast their biggest weapon this morning. -- nm - BAcon Mar 23, 08:26 13
- That's been quite the see-saw the past 24 hours, hasn't it? -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:37 5
  - It's nuts! I was expecting down 3000 today and the FED blasted that, then the market went green, then said WTF are we doing? Down!!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 08:38 4
    - wait for it -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 08:39 3
      - Now kilbo, now! -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:45 1
        
        Oh, we're at the bottom? BUY! -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 08:45
      - If the FED offered to pay for our Bery's Boat Tours I am betting it would crash the market -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 08:41
- -800 -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 08:36
- Or if they hadn't been using their weapons the last 3 years when they weren't necessary and had them to use now. -- nm - jnine Mar 23, 08:32 1
  - 312,500 Spawn Points -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:37 1
- If I understand correctly, the fed is going to invest in everything? I think ST needs to roll out some projects. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:28 3
  - Bery's boat tours. We need a boat -- nm - BAcon Mar 23, 08:29 2
    - Several! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 08:33 1
      - Franchise, baby! -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:34
I HAVE THE COVID!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:25 8
- really? -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 08:31 4
  - He's ragging on my post to mandy. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 08:35 2
    - Technically, I am raging on my allergist for being closed. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:36 1
      - *SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP* -- nm - penguin Mar 23, 09:50
  - And here I thought it was due to allergies stuffing up my nose. Posted by Spawn Mar 23 '20, 11:22 I HAVE THE COVID-19!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:34
- :-[ -- nm - mud Mar 23, 08:28
- *lighting shoots from the sky, turning you into a spiky green ball* -- nm - colin Mar 23, 08:27 1
  - *rides his Battle Virus* -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 08:29

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