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On the plus side, we discovered a cute walking path by the river that apparently no one in our town knows about. - znufrii Apr 5, 14:08
1.268M reported cases - Spawn Apr 5, 13:53 3
- And 4% of the population -- nm - zork Apr 5, 13:58 2
  - that's the (known/tested) total for the world, US count is 330,000 so .1% ? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 14:00 1
    - No, that the US is 4% of the world's population. - Reagen Apr 5, 14:04
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has COVID-19. I wish this were a bad joke. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 5, 13:50 9
- I'm glad we can test tigers and lions. Maybe try testing people next? -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 14:08 4
  - They only tested one of seven seemingly infected animals. I presume they wanted to confirm human-animal transmission. - ty97 Apr 5, 14:15
  - zoo animals can infect a lot of people, so it matters. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:09 2
    - It's a hell of a lot easier to socially distance from big cats in closed zoos than our neighbors. -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 14:12 1
      - True. But there are very few big cats. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:35
- all of the streams are crossing, like a bad Seinfeld. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 14:05
- Tiger King 2: A Bronx Tale -- nm - budice Apr 5, 14:05
- that's a plot twist I din't see coming (well with that guy maybe Chlamydia or herpes) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 14:02
- All new viruses are zoonotic, meaning, we catch them from animals. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:53
Onward was fine. I put it 14 or 15 on my Pixar list. -- nm - Spawn Apr 5, 13:48
So it only took me about 6 hours but I think I finally have my train traffic issue solved in C:S. -- (edited) - spamlet Apr 5, 13:48
From b2 Animal Crossing: To be honest, I’m not much for needing to join anything further. We could just post in the regular Slacker group. Or here. - Qale Apr 5, 13:44 9
- If people are okay with here, that's fine. - Dark Callisto Apr 5, 13:47 5
  - Couldn't possibly be worse than the fantasy football posts. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 14:18
  - I don't play, it doesn't offend me, I just don't read. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:09
  - Post it all. I want to know all the weird stuff you can do in the game. -- nm - Shaun Apr 5, 13:58
  - Oh, you’re going all in on the game. Hehehe. I’m more casual than even the casual game. - Qale Apr 5, 13:49 1
    - Yes, I need to do some visiting and have people visit. But yeah, I'm really developing the island. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 5, 13:53
- We have a separate ST Facebook group for Pokemon Go players, FWIW. -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 13:46 2
  - ALL OF THE GROUPS! -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 13:47 1
    - It's just better than posting constantly on ST or cluttering up the main FB group. -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 13:49
Speaking of banking with lemon. I made lemon squares yesterday using this stuff ... - zork Apr 5, 13:37 5
- I thought tangerine was for banking? -- nm - VMan Apr 5, 13:48 4
  - No that’s for dying your hair real orange. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 13:50 3
    - But, when Ms Clairol speaks... people listen. -- nm - VMan Apr 5, 13:53 2
      - you can be sure if it's Kodak -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 14:07 1
        
        This is not where I expected my post to lead -- nm - zork Apr 5, 14:16
I woke up with a sore throat this morning, and had a couple of non-dry coughs ...no fever. So I think it's just normal stuff. Yay! (Feels better now.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 13:36
Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for further tests -- nm - zork Apr 5, 13:21 35
- He had a test, it was positive. There are no additional tests. He's in hospital because he's really sick. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:33 29
  - Could be IQ tests. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 16:31
  - It explains the timing of and why the Queen spoke -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 13:35 27
    - I need to reiterate. They announced he was in hospital. The only reason he would be admitted is if he were having trouble breathing. - loosilu Apr 5, 13:40 17
      - Not every hospitalized person is intubated. (He may well be, but the numbers I hear here don't support that everyone is) -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 13:47 15
        
        I was looking for a way to say this also. We have corona patients doing interviews here from the hospital. Also a World Leader is going to get - Bacon Apr 5, 13:50 13
        
        They would send a full staff to 10 Downing. The ONLY reason he's in the hospital is for a ventilator. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:53 12
        
        They are showing a video from Friday where he is talking about how he was feeling at the time. Quite a turn in two days then. -- nm - zork Apr 5, 13:55 11
        
        See this I can see happening. People turn really quick with this thing. I still say there are other reasons than A SINGLE REASON VENTILATOR, that he -- (edited) - Bacon Apr 5, 13:58 9
        
        you can't drive a ventilator to someone's house. It doesn't work that way. -- (edited) - loosilu Apr 5, 13:59 8
        
        Possible that hospitals just can't spare the staff to send to one patient at this time? I realize it's the prime minister but these are unique times. -- nm - pmb Apr 5, 14:11 1
        
        He's not "one patient." he's the PM. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:35
        
        You are going down the other path from what I am talking about. There are many pieces of medical equipment you can't drive down the road. Hence why - Bacon Apr 5, 14:02 5
        
        If it were just for a scan, they would whisk him in and out. No test would require him to be admitted. I respect your POV. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:05 4
        
        I respect yours as well. I get very worried about absolutes when we are just speculating. Even if we have knowledge of what should be happening - Bacon Apr 5, 14:07 3
        
        It takes something EXTREMELY serious for any government to announce the leader has been admitted to the hospital. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:11 2
        
        The official announcement is that it was not for any thing urgent but that his symptoms are persistent -- nm - zork Apr 5, 14:15 1
        
        Of course they said that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:36
        
        This virus is characterized by dramatic, rapid downturn. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:56
        
        He is the PM. He would only have to be in the hospital if it was the only option. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:50
      - * intubates BJ * -- nm - Dr Good Boi Apr 5, 13:41
    - She's covering it up. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:36
    - That was scheduled days ago IIRC -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 13:36 7
      - Correct -- nm - Marlowe Apr 5, 13:41 6
        
        Fair enough. But if he is in hospital, he's critical. He's intubated. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:43 5
        
        You are probably right but FWIW BBC is saying "in for tests" -- nm - zork Apr 5, 13:50 1
        
        There are no tests. This is like when rock stars OD'ed and they were in the hospital for exhaustion. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:52
        
        If it were less than that they would bring whatever needed to 10 Downing -- nm - zork Apr 5, 13:46 2
        
        A little surprised they didn't do that anyhow -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 13:47 1
        
        I'm sure they have, until now. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:50
- Was bragging about shaking hands around a week ago. Karma's a bitch. -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 13:33
- Hopefully they are just being cautious. I hope he recovers -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 13:32
- The virus wants to exit his body but there is a shitload of red tape in order for it to finally be allowed to leave. -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 13:23
- "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to the hospital with persistent symptoms of coronavirus." -- (link*) - budice Apr 5, 13:23 1
  - Somehow, this ends with the EU refusing to let him leave the hospital. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 13:29
Yay, Dano! - JD Apr 5, 13:21
We just played Labyrinth (board game) for the first time. That was a *lot* of fun and really easy to learn -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:16
Okay, for the next disaster, we're going to have to pack a second emergency kit. Filled entirely with candy and snacks. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 13:07 3
- TP. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:19 2
  - candy comes with wrappers...just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:21 1
    - Don't get fun size candy because those wrappers would not be fun. -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 13:36
ST Poll: If Drive-in theaters made a comeback, this summer (because of social distancing), would you go? -- nm - Flavorize—father of Kraken Apr 5, 12:59 26
- Hell yeah. Has been maybe three years since I went. -- nm - Spawn Apr 5, 13:49
- Are you going to make out with me if we go? -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 13:34
- Never been to a drive in. I would consider it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:15 10
  - Two within easy driving distance of you -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:16 9
    - really? where? -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:16 8
      - You said easy driving distance. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:18
      - Bengies up in Baltimore and the Family out in Stephens City -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:17 6
        
        Bengies was where we met up, right? -- nm - kelly Apr 5, 13:28 1
        
        yup -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:33
        
        (I recommend the Family - not as nice of a screen, but they aren't fascists about their rules like Bengies is [hi Inigo]) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:18 3
        
        What does Bengies do? -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:19 1
        
        tried to confiscate my phone for taking a picture of the group in front of the screen (about 90 min before showtime) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:20
        
        I'm not driving to effing MD for a movie. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:18
- 100% -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:15
- the problem with drive ins is that car radios need more power than the battery can deliver for two hours, 3 hours, this ain't the 60s with 5w AMs -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:03 5
  - 4 hours plus. -- nm - Spawn Apr 5, 15:03
  - Yup, I'm *old* All we ever had were the wired speakers on the post that you hung on the car window. -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 13:47
  - Yeah, also, it would have to be bluetooth or something for the extra audio fidelity. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 13:07 2
    - What do you have against FM? Audio snob 😉 -- nm - JD Apr 5, 13:19 1
      - most of the surviving drive ins have low watt FM transmitters...iirc car radios have 15w per chan -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:25
- Absolutely. I loooooooooove drive-in movies. -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:01
- Maybe. But leaning toward no. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 13:00
- No car -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 12:59 3
  - This. Can I take my bike? -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 13:00 2
    - Hmm—how about movies in a park, with roped off “spaces” - Flavorize—father of Kraken Apr 5, 13:04 1
      - I don't see how it can work in NY. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:21
"What did Obama ever do to stop this?" -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 5, 12:55 3
- Donnie has been president for how long now? -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 12:57 2
  - Too Long :-( -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 13:12
  - 84 years. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 12:58
Ouch. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 5, 12:30
nm -- nm* - budice Apr 5, 12:23
Disney fucked up huge with its cruise ships. -- (link) - David Apr 5, 12:20 3
- Should they have released all their crew? -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 13:49
- word -- nm - budice Apr 5, 12:29
- Cruise ships in general are epidemics waiting to happen. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 12:28
though the count of deaths from COVID are almost certainly *under* the actual number. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 5, 12:19 18
- Don't you mean "over" the actual number? - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 13:17 3
  - It’s an odd way of phrasing it, but the reported number will be under the actual number. -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 13:23 2
    - Italy isn't counting deaths at home and many elderly decided to die in their own beds than go through the horror stories they were hearing. - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:28 1
      - NYC is counting deaths at home. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:30
- I was guessing this was the case. So my Aunt, despite cause of death 'presumed COVID' won't be counted because she was never tested -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 12:59 1
  - This. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:13
- This is because there aren't enough tests. Not worth testing people after they die. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 12:29 11
  - This is mostly to answer the "HoW dO wE kNOw ThEy DiEd of cOROna" people. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 12:51 10
    - When I had H1N1, a couple of ST individuals said I was lying, because I was "presumed" positive. Presumed means there is an epidemic - loosilu Apr 5, 13:15 9
      - I’m not saying you got to, but perhaps you should let that ST thought you were a liar thing go. - Qale Apr 5, 13:42 7
        
        you know what? It severely pissed me off, and other ST folks were going along with it. -- (edited) - loosilu Apr 5, 13:45 6
        
        What I would say to this is consider yourself heard. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 13:56 2
        
        Good enough for me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:57 1
        
        👍 -- nm - zork Apr 5, 14:02
        
        Well alrighty then. Please, continue. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 13:53 1
        
        Nothing else to add. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:54
        
        I'm in your corner on this -- nm - zork Apr 5, 13:48
      - For clarity. I tested positive for Influenza A. It was June. There was only one strain of A going around. Additional tests would have been a waste. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 13:23
I think Peter Jackson wrote and directed Pennyworth. - David Apr 5, 12:07
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth R -- nm - mud Apr 5, 12:00 2
- her little speech of buck up we'll get through this did a hell of a lot more than any bullshit Donny coughed up. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:06 1
  - I liked the little photo they had of her & her sis doing radio address in 1940, .. 80 fucking years ago! -- nm - mud Apr 5, 13:08
Someone left flowers at our door with a note suggesting it was from our neighbours (not sure which ones, though), and that great care had been taken - Beryllium Apr 5, 11:59
Big bears afraid of tiny dog. -- (link) - Bacon Apr 5, 11:53
not much left of my 2020 movie calendar, I wonder if any of these hold: - mud Apr 5, 11:52
”I call it zombie apocalypse, because a lot of these people have done drugs for a long period of time.” -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 11:45 2
- "It's made from bath salts and hand sanitizer. The kids are all over it." -- nm - Ice T Apr 5, 11:50
- stay classy nunes -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 5, 11:48
I only just now watched Walk Off the Earth's video for Hey Ya. That was a blast. -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 5, 11:35 [youtube] 1
- nice! -- nm - mud Apr 5, 11:39
Wordcount numbers appear to have been about a million posts out of date. LOL -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 11:34 9
- I figured it was because loosi was back posting. :) -- nm - Dano Apr 5, 12:23 4
  - Sheesh. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 12:33
  - Nah, it's because it's a manual script I have to run ... I never set it up to run automatically. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 12:23 2
    - Have you now? -- nm - spamlet Apr 5, 12:54 1
      - ........ no. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 12:54
- Actually 1.5m - and no wonder it was running out of memory, it was trying to load them all into memory ... -- nm* - Beryllium Apr 5, 11:37 3
  - better tell it to stop. -- nm - mud Apr 5, 11:42 2
    - It only has 700K left -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 11:52 1
      - Done. 37 minutes, 59 seconds. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 12:17
Someone left a cake out in the rain. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 5, 11:29 3
- OH, NOOOOOOOO!!!!! -- nm - Richard Harris Apr 5, 11:37 1
  - Mr Bill? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 11:49
- So it was raining cakes, hallelujah? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 11:31
Frankie Boyle: Did you ever wonder what you'd be doing during an apocalypse? -- (link) - Reagen Apr 5, 11:29 2
- The streets were full people who normally only leave their homes to vote for fascism -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:55 1
  - (are out and about) like they had formed a search party to go and find the coronavirus -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:59
The cake is a lie. -- nm - David Apr 5, 11:28 1
- Right? No "combustible lemons"? -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 11:29

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