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Expecting a relief check from today's legislation? 4 week wait looking pretty likely for a LOT of people -- (link) - TWuG Mar 25, 13:49 2
- Gonna take four weeks just to get the bill passed at this rate -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 13:51
- did you mean month? -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 13:50
Hmm. I don't think my joke quite works, unless people have seen Bodyguard (BBC). -- (pic) - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:36 [Attachment] 3
- I've seen Bodyguard, so I don't think that is the only qualification for your joke working - crash davis Mar 25, 13:41 2
  - fair. But david is always saying "Yes Mum" ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:52 1
    - and kim finds it really weird -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 13:53
RC, how do I access spamlet's answers to the questionnaire? -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 13:33 1
- To mock them? -- nm - spamlet Mar 25, 13:52
Things must be bad for restaurants - we have one restaurant in the area that delivers. Nobody ever wants to deliver here without using delivery - kelly Mar 25, 13:31 10
- I feel so bad for them. They're doing way more work for way less income. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:38 2
  - I feel bad that I didn't tip them the other day. - JaxSean Mar 25, 13:43
  - We just tipped 40%. -- nm - kelly Mar 25, 13:40
- Which one? Outbacks here started doing it like three weeks before COVID hit. -- nm - David Mar 25, 13:34 5
  - Double Dogs Hardin Valley -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 25, 13:39
  - Double Dogs. They have a great selection of “family meals” for $30. - kelly Mar 25, 13:39 3
    - Oh cool. -- nm - David Mar 25, 13:45
    - the inside listing gave me a fond memory of a time when Trish took me to a restaurant in the south and mac & cheese was listed under vegetables - crash davis Mar 25, 13:44
    - Nice -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:42
- Everything here is pretty much free delivery or carry out. Almost all places are still open. -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:33
AMC Theatres furloughs CEO and staff as coronavirus pandemic closes cinemas -- (link) - budice Mar 25, 13:29
Thank the gods. Allergy shots next Tuesday. - Spawn Mar 25, 13:26 2
- good -- nm - mud Mar 25, 13:31
- Wait, they have allergy shots? -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:27
non-covid: the local air base here is the first to use body armor shaped for women -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 25, 13:22 5
- Could we have celebrities model these such as Gal Gadot to help us through these stressful times -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:28 1
  - I've already subscribed to your newsletter, but I don't know if Gal has. -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 13:30
- non-covid: Islamic State in Afghanistan, still a bag of dicks -- (link) - crash davis Mar 25, 13:25
- You mean like a bikini? - oblique Mar 25, 13:23 1
  - Chainmail bikini is the standard. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 25, 13:25
Is it any coincidence that the President is pushing to reopen things now that the Trump Org. is losing half a million dollars a day due to closures? -- nm - decline Mar 25, 13:14 1
- He'd take 10 million deaths in exchange for breaking even -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:17
FEMA confirms that NYC has asked for mortuary aid. -- (edited) - loosilu Mar 25, 13:14 14
- Does NY have ice rinks? Heard they are being used in some places. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:27 9
  - MSG -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 25, 13:33
  - Why yes. The Trump Org runs Wollman Rink in Central Park. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:28
  - I'm not aware of indoor rinks, at least in Manhattan. And most outdoor rinks are seasonal -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 13:27 6
    - Where do the Rangers play? -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 13:47 4
      - MSG. And Islanders at Barclays Center in Brooklyn I think -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 13:49 3
        
        (both venues host lots of concerts, etc in normal times, too, so the rinks go up and down) -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 13:49 2
        
        They get covered up with floor. But the ice is only about 1/2" thick anyway. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 13:55
        
        Well. They are available now. -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 13:50
    - (I don't mean 'open seasonally' I mean they only exist seasonally) -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 13:28
- "The Department of Health and Human Services oversees the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT)" - ty97 Mar 25, 13:25 1
  - Yep. FEMA is like the project manager for all of the different agencies. And nope, I could never. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 25, 13:27
- I mean, I didn't need to know this. Like I *knew* this. But didn't need to *KNOW* this. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 13:20 1
  - I wish I didn't have to say I'm used to that language, because I did so many training exercises. It was definitely a gut punch at first, even when it - loosilu Mar 25, 13:22
Let Bernie Torpedo the whole thing. That'll show the establishment. -- nm - budice Mar 25, 13:13 1
- Don't worry. AOC is on the case -- (link) - oblique Mar 25, 13:14
Iran has been claiming essentially linear increase in cases for the past weeks, which would hilarious if it wasn't tragic. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 13:12
Home self testing kits to see if you've got the corona may be available in days; -- (link) - Loyola Mar 25, 13:11
Karl-Anthony Towns: Mother in coma; Wolves confirm COVID-19 diagnosis -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 13:06 1
- He had a social media post last night that will break your heart. -- nm - David Mar 25, 13:11
How's everyone holding up here? How are the big city people dealing? I hope you all are doing well. This is a bit of a pain, but many many people have - CQ Mar 25, 13:06 7
- Anxiety is overriding any other feeling right now. -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 25, 13:12
- So bored. But I'm lucky that I feel like I'm doing something. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:10 5
  - Thumbs up on that. -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:15 4
    - Another thing ... good or bad? I see the briefings about which agencies are doing what. Some are really encouraging. - loosilu Mar 25, 13:17 3
      - Yikes -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:21 2
        
        My biggest worry right now is hoping my kids have enough online school work to keep busy for more than 3 hours. -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:24 1
        
        well, besides people dying of course -- nm - CQ Mar 25, 13:25
Happy anniversary! -- (link) - ty97 Mar 25, 12:59 4
- Active US cases on that date: 51. Current cases: 64,115. -- nm - David Mar 25, 13:05 2
  - NYC is set to surpass Germany(!!) in the number of cases -- nm - decline Mar 25, 13:06 1
    - *does the "we. are. actually. testing." dance* I'm worried about other states that just may not know how bad it is right now -- nm* - ty97 Mar 25, 13:09
- “We have contained this. I won’t say [it’s] airtight, but it’s pretty close to airtight,” - Larry Mar 25, 13:05
huh? -- (link) - ty97 Mar 25, 12:58
Added a Tesla Semi to the family -- (pic) - TWuG Mar 25, 12:57 [Attachment] 2
- The Tesla Enterprise is intriguing -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 13:15 1
  - indeed. -- nm - mud Mar 25, 13:19
Trader Joe's in Soho and Union Square closed after employees contract virus -- (link) - ty97 Mar 25, 12:54 2
- As more grocery store workers get sick, then the panic will set in. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 13:02
- WA state mental hospital has two attendants with it -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 12:58
Vaping is suspected to be the reason so many younger people are dying of c19 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 12:51 7
- Sorry I dropped the link, google it, didn't want to use the ny post link, fvckm -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 12:57
- Wait, what? I'd like to see that evidence. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 12:54
- I heard it was excessive use of TikTok. -- nm - Mop Mar 25, 12:53
- I shocked, shocked, I say, to find putting shit in one's lungs creates problems when the lungs get stressed. -- nm - TWuG Mar 25, 12:53
- I've heard some people posit the theory (a worthy theory to investigate I think) but have seen so *evidence* to back the theory yet -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:52 2
  - Right. Let's only deal with facts if we can. - David Mar 25, 12:54 1
    - It doesn't negate the theory, there hasn't really been enough time to study it but yeah, can't pass off theories as proven either -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:57
Guydguysguys!!! We get TWO Dresden novels this year! TWO!!!! -- (link) - TWuG Mar 25, 12:46 2
- yeah, I posted chapter one of Peace Talks a day or so ago. awesome news -- nm - Bezos Mar 25, 13:19
- Giggity. (Even though I'm only through Book 9.) -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 25, 13:12
So, "Zoombombing" is a thing? - JaxSean Mar 25, 12:44 4
- NY Times ran with an article about this over the weekend. -- nm - Mop Mar 25, 12:53
- Um, why would you have a publicly accessible Zoom room? -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 12:46 2
  - Because it's in line with Zoom's "it's easy" philosophy. The moment you put something in front of access to a room, Zoom isn't easy. - Mop Mar 25, 12:54
  - I was wondering this too. -- nm* - JaxSean Mar 25, 12:47
Max, how is your situation going? -- nm - David Mar 25, 12:44 1
- amanda saved my sanity yesterday and my CPA did today: "Your boss has lost his mind. Ignore him. You're doing fine. Breathe." -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:55
Hey, David, are you gonna share those cheesy poofs? -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 25, 12:41 8
- "NAH KITTEH! THESE ARE MYYYY CHEESY POOFS!" -- nm - Cartman Mar 25, 12:46
- I felt so bad about it. The woman who brought it was thrilled to have such a simple order. - David Mar 25, 12:43
- Popular opinion: Crunchy Cheeto's are awesome. Cheesy poofs are trash. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:41 5
  - Swap that. Cheetos are inferior to poofs and they tear up the mouth with their shards. -- nm - TWuG Mar 25, 12:59 1
    - Cheeto's are delicious. I would not even wish cheesy poofs on a cat. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 13:29
  - Jalepeno Crunchy Cheetos >> Crunchy Cheetos >> Cheesey Balls >> Cheesey Poofs -- nm* - JaxSean Mar 25, 12:51
  - We only had Cheetos, which is why I had to do a special order for Cheesy Poofs. -- nm - David Mar 25, 12:47
  - I was just at the store today myself and did, in fact, buy some Cheetos as well as something called Iced Llama Brownies. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 25, 12:45
Bernie says he'll put a hold on the bill unless Sasse, Graham and Scott drop their...whatever they're doing. -- (link) - Tim Mar 25, 12:36 4
- I get his position, and good. But it seems like they are threatening to put a hold on it so he is....threatening to put a hold on it? - ty97 Mar 25, 12:39 3
  - Maybe it's a double secret reverse hold. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 25, 12:39 2
    - I mean, I guess it makes some sense? "Stop fighting what we want or I'll fight what you want" -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:40 1
      - Yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 13:11
Uggh. Words fail me. Inside is an e-mail received. I do not even have the energy to respond. Dumbf@ckery at its finest. - VMan Mar 25, 12:36 [Attachment] 3
- I love the focus on "communist" Russia. It plays well as an attack on Sanders and other socialists and then falls apart... - Mop Mar 25, 13:10
- I can try - Reagen Mar 25, 13:06
- I didn't realize there was a shortage of meds. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:38
Apparently there is oversight into how companies can spend the stimulus funds. However, Mnuchin can overrule that for any reason he wants. -- (link) - Inigo Mar 25, 12:35
Senators are still talking? -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:34 5
- Graham, et al. have stalled it with their problem of it helping people who got laid off. Now Bernie is threatening to hold it up too unless they stop -- nm - decline Mar 25, 12:38 4
  - If I’m reading it right, their point is that people would get more pay from unemployment than they were getting paid by working. - Dano Mar 25, 12:47 3
    - I don't get how that would work? Unemployment will pay 100% for four months is my understanding. - ty97 Mar 25, 12:51 1
      - They say the way the bill is written it's your unemployment amount + $600 with no cap at what you were making. -- nm - Dano Mar 25, 13:16
    - right, but it's not like you can just decide to be laid off -- nm - decline Mar 25, 12:50
Wow, IGN gave Half-Life: Alyx VR 10 out of 10. -- nm - David Mar 25, 12:34
Y'all I have soap! - ty97 Mar 25, 12:29 3
- oh sh!t - I need to check to see if I have any extra bars -- nm - decline Mar 25, 12:40
- I have 4 weeks of bath bar soap and laundry detergent, maybe less in Palmolive. -- nm - Max Mar 25, 12:34 1
  - I need to get some detergent (bathtub laundry time y'all) but I only had one unused bar soap left. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:35
If Yankees and Dodgers fans ever wanted to wear another team's shirt, this is the one for them -- (link) - crash davis Mar 25, 12:24 2
- these are still for sale on ebay -- (pic) - Peglegpete Mar 25, 12:28 [Attachment]
- 👍 -- nm - Krusty Mar 25, 12:26
Can we return to ST Standing Argument #17? A slice of true New York pizza should be triangular, the size of a dish towel, with a droopy tip. - ReluctantCynic Mar 25, 12:22 20
- Just the tip? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:37
- *droopy tip pic* - PIZZR app Mar 25, 12:33
- I'm pissed most pizza makers no longer use yeast. I like the subtle flavor it adds. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 25, 12:31
- Yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 12:30
- I agree with most of that, but I do like a crispier slice, so don't think folding is a requirement. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 12:30
- foldability seems to be a key -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 12:27 8
  - You put your index finger on the center of the crust and fold neatly down the middle. The whole outside surface is dry. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:31 7
    - though every time I see it folded, I think its now a calzone -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 12:34
    - I never do that. I refuse to fold. I am not a pizza folder -- nm - mud Mar 25, 12:34 5
      - ny pizza slices are much larger, pizza engineering doesn't give enough structural support as it does slices from west coast pies -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 12:41
      - Then you're not a street-pizza-eater. That's the reason for it. There's nowhere to sit. You eat and walk. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:36 2
        
        It's highly unlikely that you have eaten a half as much pizza as I have in my life. -- nm - mud Mar 25, 12:43 1
        
        I am a pizza Catholic. I like many styles for different reasons. I love Roman style. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:48
      - word -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 12:36
- I'd go with should be "tossed in the can while you grab a slice of literally ANY other style of pizza." nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:26 2
  - isn't there a St. Louis style as well? -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 12:29 1
    - There definitely is and I love it. But I'm not so blind to the fact that many don't. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:31
- Folding is required. Grease then drips off the tip. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:25
- Droopy tip not required, otherwise yeah -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:24 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Mar 25, 12:26
I know there are some antennae on ESB. At least for radio. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:21 1
- That was originally intended as a mooring mast for dirigibles. They didn't realize the wind was so intense up there. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:23
My flight to STL tomorrow is canceled. My return flight from STL on Sunday is already canceled too. - ty97 Mar 25, 12:20 7
- good for you. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:22 6
  - I'd much rather be flying to STL this weekend because it would mean this was not all happening. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:27 5
    - Word. I think we're gonna try to get out on Sunday to take advantage of the event. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:28 4
      - Incense will run for 8 hours during the event (for ticketed folks like yourself) and have increased spawns. - ty97 Mar 25, 12:31 3
        
        Good point. Also - I really need to get out of the fuckin house. I had to go to the office yesterday... - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:32 1
        
        If I had a car, I'd probably go for a drive just to go...anyplace. - ty97 Mar 25, 12:33
        
        Since we're sheltering in place here (I haven't been anywhere in a week and a half) I'll just incense at home - ty97 Mar 25, 12:32
Apparently, a minister at a family member's church tried to cajole people into attending services by saying, "Don't you have faith?" - David Mar 25, 12:17 1
- Like the Bible says, you can't get into Heaven without 100% vesting. -- nm - Max Mar 25, 12:20
Roll it! -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 12:15

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