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Hitsville USA - I love the last 2 sentences in this ad. -- (link) - JenBro Apr 1, 14:14
A positive/fun April Fools post--Baseball related--You gotta go the tweet because the photo goes down a bit. -- (link*) - Flavorize Apr 1, 14:03 1
- I approve -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 14:11
Amazon worker saying they should not be selling non-essential items (he's right). -- (link) - ty97 Apr 1, 13:57 23
- Problem with the argument is... who decides what is "essential"? - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 14:18 2
  - rational decisionmakers in government weighing risk need and reward? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:24 1
    - Which government? -- nm - . Apr 1, 14:24
- I am not sure I agree. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:13 3
  - Because...? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:16 2
    - who defines essential? what if my job requires all the tech items which may not be essential. - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:21 1
      - This argument applies to every single thing in the economy. A bar is essential to me. I feel really stressed if I don't drink socially. My mental h - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:22
- I've stopped ordering things that aren't essential at this point. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 1, 14:13
- oh well if it's dildos... -- nm - ty79 SI Apr 1, 14:12
- Their big problem is their customer is invisible. When you can see people and they tell you what you are doing for them, it is quite different - crash davis Apr 1, 14:01 12
  - did you....listen to the clip? -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 14:02 11
    - Yes, I did. Their problem is their customer is invisible. When you can see people and they tell you what you are doing for them, it is quite different - crash davis Apr 1, 14:06 10
      - The problem is that they are working shoulder to shoulder at those warehouses, not distanced like at physical stores. - ty97 Apr 1, 14:12 9
        
        Not rearranging the work flow is on Amazon's shoulders and that is bad. But "essential items only" will mean one thing, layoffs. - crash davis Apr 1, 14:16 6
        
        how is that different than any of the other non-essential closings causing lay-offs? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:21 2
        
        It really isn't. But they are bad, bad enough that the guy instinctively knows that he wants to keep his job instead of going home. -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 14:28 1
        
        shouldn't the other people laid off be given the choice then of going home or losing their jobs then? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:30
        
        and for the record, at physical stores sometimes you do have to get shoulder to shoulder, such as unloading the trucks -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 14:19
        
        That's my issue. Keeping jobs is good If COSTCO can work out logistics, why can't Amazon? -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:19 1
        
        They should come up with temp measures. I can't answer for them, but people won't like their permanent answer: robotics. Also a slowdown is coming, - crash davis Apr 1, 14:23
        
        Well, we clearly can't. People do not put aside their own comfort typically. That has been seen repeatedly in these weeks. Crowded playgrounds and -- (edited) - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:14 1
        
        They should order those nonessentials, from other sources. Small businesses, direct from the maker, lots of other businesses can supply many of the t -- (edited) - . Apr 1, 14:20
- Beyond ridiculous -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 13:58
Also the fact that trump has requisitioned industry to produce medical equipment is criminal beyond comprehension - whatever he does now is too little - JackDawson Apr 1, 13:56 16
- It is absolutely massive. Literally costing lives. - pmb Apr 1, 14:18 1
  - He gets on TV every night, makes shit up, lists of the things he started way too late, and his cult thinks he's a hero. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:19
- On the other hand ICE is still doing raids and has all the masks they require. -- nm - . Apr 1, 14:13
- It's impossible to contain at this point. We're playing catch up and it can't be done. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:06
- Bruh - maybe if he wasn't spending all his time being impeached, he could have been better. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 1, 14:01
- (Has not) -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 13:58 8
  - didnt he like order GM or someone to build things? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:14 5
    - Shame he didn't order it two months ago when we knew there was a need. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:15 4
      - What did they need 30,000 for, they have a warehouse full they aren't using now -- nm* - Donny dickhead Apr 1, 14:16 1
        
        Apparently it was famed epidemiologist Jared who told him to push back on the ventilators. -- nm* - loosilu Apr 1, 14:17
      - I'm not disagreeing with you, just that he has done this, but its very selective - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:15 1
        
        It's too little too late. Now his cult sees him announcing things and they think he's doing a great job. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:17
  - Ohhhh. Well that's very different. -- nm - Emily Litella Apr 1, 14:02
  - Especially in light of this fact -- (link) - znufrii Apr 1, 14:00 [Backboard]
- pentagon offered thousands of vents/millions of masks weeks ago, never got authorization nor orders to ship...also 12 medical labs to do tests, nada -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:58 1
  - They still have 900 ventilators and haven't been told where to ship them. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:06
Strongbad signal: Georgia shelter in place -- (link) - ty97 Apr 1, 13:54 4
- Yup. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 1, 13:55
- Isn't that the state that said, "We are not California" when talking about sheltering in place? -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 13:55 2
  - The rest of that quote was "We are not California... so we will wait until it's probably too late instead." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 1, 14:11 1
    - The stupidity is astonishing. WE already know if you get ahead, you can contain it. They're choosing to not get ahead. DUH. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:14
I thought I’d be able to get disinfectant wipes in TX to ship to a friend in nyc who’s out - JackDawson Apr 1, 13:51 7
- I was moderately surprised to find I couldn't get Vitamin C yesterday -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:55 4
  - Friend of mine in Ohio said the same yesterday. -- nm - Max Apr 1, 14:04
  - A. vit C is the first thing people think of for cold/flu b. china reported using C but they are intraveniously pouring 3 oz per 100lb, -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 14:00 2
    - that seems like a lot -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 14:02 1
      - Turn your body chemistry acidic? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 14:15
- not surprised at all -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:54
- see if you can make some with everclear and paper towels, triple bag it to mail -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:54
April Fools has been cancelled, too many people thought it wasn't funny. Except in Illinois because the gov said people need to laugh. -- nm* - . Apr 1, 13:47 2
- You know what's not funny? Illinois getting screwed by the WH -- (link) - oblique Apr 1, 13:50 1
  - Dude... - . Apr 1, 14:10
LYC: the red box is my zip code - ty97 Apr 1, 13:43 [Attachment] 6
- All kidding aside, stay safe. So I can have a floor to crash on when I visit the Lincoln Center :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:51
- 148 cases out of 320 tested in my zip code -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 13:49
- We have 69 cases in our county - oblique Apr 1, 13:46 1
  - (not)niiice -- nm - JaxSean Apr 1, 13:47
- Yeah, but there's like 50,000 people in that red block. - JaxSean Apr 1, 13:46 1
  - over 67,000 according to Google, but it can't track the rich people who have decamped to second homes -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:55
Not sure if this is new information but Community is on Netflix -- (link) - oblique Apr 1, 13:40
"seniors on Social Security must file a tax return to get a $1,200 check." -- (link) - ty97 Apr 1, 13:38 12
- How else will the IRS know if they’re alive and where to send it? - spamlet Apr 1, 14:04 3
  - Right? - znufrii Apr 1, 14:07 2
    - I mean it’s an indictment of the systems themselves but the Democrats shouting why can’t it be done are silly. -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 14:10 1
      - There’s been a lot of silly things floating around, unfortunately. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 1, 14:21
- Aren't they supposed to file anyway? Or if that's their only income they don't have to? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 1, 13:41 7
  - It's not taxable so if that's they're only income they don't need to file. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 13:43 6
    - I mean technically it is a early 2020 tax refund, so.. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:15
    - So again, if SS is their only source of income they're among those that need the incentive most. My SS is better than many but I'd hate to - Meg Apr 1, 13:45 4
      - Yup. And the gov't has their info. They shouldn't need them to file taxes to get the benefit. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 13:46 3
        
        Exactly. They send me a check every month, if I haven't filed a return they know that's my only income! -- nm - Meg Apr 1, 14:08
        
        get on a free tax program and back file tax reports? not that my 89 yo mom could even see well enough to do so -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:52 1
        
        It's almost as if the government isn't keen to send those checks. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 13:53
RC was sequestering packages long before it was cool :) but seriously I've got packages in the garage for a few days - aren't we supposed to? - Pippy- blueberry bungie jumper Apr 1, 13:37 14
- I don't know if it's genetics or environment that is chiefly responsible, but the trait runs in my family. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 1, 14:06
- From what I read (sorry I don't have link at hand) a few hours is fine. Detectable virus doesn't mean you can get sick. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 13:42
- I have to carry the package inside so I wipe it down with alcohol on paper towels, do the same for the item(s) delivered, toss the box into the - Krusty Apr 1, 13:39 2
  - This. *If* it's on the package, just make sure to wash your hands in between and don't touch your face. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 1, 13:42 1
    - *touches face again* - oblique Apr 1, 13:42
- I think we are all learning why Victorian grannies had doilies on everything -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:39
- SEE! Pippy knows! -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:38 6
  - You're just trying to get me to call her an Okie - crash davis Apr 1, 13:41 3
    - Even Oklahoma had a better response to the virus than Idaho! - ty97 Apr 1, 13:41 2
      - I'm sorry but that is incorrect. However we do have some valuable door prizes for you -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:46 1
        
        Leave them in quarantine by the door please. Thank you. -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 14:00
  - Ty we need to know if you have a fever so just open the package and risk getting corona'd like a man. -- nm - Loyola Apr 1, 13:40 1
    - I know I don't have a fever. -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:41
- Are you sure we've entered the time where it IS cool? -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:38
I asked a customer in North Korea how they're doing - JD Apr 1, 13:34 8
- a customer..in NORTH Korea? how, what...so many questions - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:38 5
  - Look up. That's the joke way up there over your head -- nm - TWuG Apr 1, 13:41 4
    - performance art -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:47
    - heh -- nm - JaxSean Apr 1, 13:42
    - well I got the joke, I just though the part about having a customer was real -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:42 1
      - 😏 This joke posted at this time thanks to WFH, home network, and home laptop - JD Apr 1, 13:54
- Literally. -- nm - pmb Apr 1, 13:34
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Apr 1, 13:34
Bengals introduce new mascot. -- (link) - Ender Apr 1, 13:31 1
- heh, I suppose it was only natural and they beat Detroit to the punch :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:35
looks like we don't have a monopoly on political leader stupidity, Govnor of Pueblo Mex said poor people are immune to the virus -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:28 5
- Is that a new town? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 13:30 3
  - Heard of Puebla but not Pueblo -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 13:49
  - it has a Govnor so I assume its where the Mexicans with Cockney accents live -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:31 1
    - chimchurri chimchuri a dishwasher is lucky cause he can eat free -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:41
- Sounds sinister, like he's trying to get people killed. -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 13:30
Kristen Bell Will Play Board Games Over Video Chat with One Fan: Here's How to Win - crash davis Apr 1, 13:26 4
- Seems unfair to tell us how to win at board games with Kristen Bell. -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 13:27 3
  - You post like you think you could beat Kristen Bell without outside help. -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:29 2
    - Maybe she likes it? -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 13:30 1
      - She is a board game dominator, not a board game dominatrix, Mop -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:33
You people are doing great at making me laugh. Keep it coming, please. -- nm - Trisha Apr 1, 13:22 5
- Well then...come on down!! nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 1, 13:26 [Attachment]
- Why is no one asking if ty97's thermometer is rectal or not? -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 13:23 3
  - We just assumed? -- nm - pmb Apr 1, 13:24 2
    - *shrug* I know I did. -- nm - Pippy- blueberry bungie jumper Apr 1, 13:25 1
      - He has added it to his grindr profile. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 13:30
This is the site Rachel was talking about last night. Showing model projections for the virus. -- (link*) - GregW Apr 1, 13:21 1
- Yes! Turns out my state didn't ever need to flatten the curve, but we're flattening it anyway. And my state is... ah... Florida. Yes... - Mop Apr 1, 13:28
Let us be fair, quarantining a thermometer for a couple of days is okay. Its the kung pao chicken delivery that I worry about. -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:20 1
- quarantine that in the spare bedroom for 2 weeks, it'll be fine then -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:29
IL +986 cases, +42 deaths (similar to yesterday's numbers) -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 13:20 1
- Yeah, you pushed it back to 23% US. - Spawn Apr 1, 13:20
I’m declaring myself the winner of B2 -- (link) - spamlet Apr 1, 13:19 [Backboard] 3
- And so you are and forever shall be. -- nm - Trisha Apr 1, 13:24 2
  - I’m just glad to see you around, lady. -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 14:06
  - This is the way -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 13:24
tru, Ghost Stories had a different reader. I did not realize Marsters came back after that as I quit then! So I am with you! -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 13:15 1
- gonna start this tomorrow, hopefully these are easy to get on audible. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 1, 13:43
My thermometer arrived! -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:11 24
- have you named it yet? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 1, 13:20
- Cool! -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:12 1
  - Thats hawt! -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:12
- WHAT DOES IT SAY!?! -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 13:12 20
  - Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding -- nm - JD Apr 1, 13:15
  - It's in the package quarantine section of my apartment right now. -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:12 18
    - This doesn't work unless the area has negative air pressure. - Trisha Apr 1, 13:29 4
      - eh, their are estimates that the virus can live on cardboard something like 1-4 days -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:32 2
        
        Lysol the shit out of it and move on -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:36
        
        Not that long, you can wait a few hours. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 13:36
      - Well, we have long suspected that ty lives in a vacuum, based on his lack of music knowledge. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 13:31
    - I'm not sure that's the best way to use it -- nm - decline Apr 1, 13:15 2
      - Especially if he has a fever from COVID right now. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 13:18
      - one of the other packages complained of a fever this morning -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:15
    - open it up, put the package in the recycling pile, then wash your hands -- nm - JaxSean Apr 1, 13:14 1
      - What if the packaging gets recycled into another thermometer?! -- nm - Loyola Apr 1, 13:35
    - Why? - Trisha Apr 1, 13:14 4
      - Yes I'm serious. Packages that arrive stay by the door for a few days before I open them. -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:31 2
        
        I get you're in a hotspot and are being overly cautious, but... - JaxSean Apr 1, 13:37 1
        
        My hands look like withered dead trees already, I'm limiting how much *more* I need to wash them -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 13:39
      - He keeps it sequestered there with his unput-together couch so it doesn't get lonely -- nm - decline Apr 1, 13:16
    - I now picture an ICE type detention facility for your packages -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 13:13
    - That is not how a thermometer works, ty. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 13:13 1
      - It'll be good to go in two weeks. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Apr 1, 13:14

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