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So if AMC goes under, how many eating/entertainment centers does it take with it? - JD Apr 6, 12:42 4
- What'll happen is a buyout and consolidation. -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:43 3
  - Then my question still stands. If the buyer decides to consolidate that means they're still going to give up on some locations? - JD Apr 6, 12:47
  - How sure are you about that? It's already owned by the Chinese, who may be over their curve already -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 12:47 1
    - Regardless of where the owner is, it's a matter of debt load (high) and expenses still accruing such as rent vs cash flow (practically non-existent) - JD Apr 6, 12:51
Wisconsin governor signs order moving primary to June. Court fight to follow. -- nm - . Apr 6, 12:39
"He was moved on advice of his medical team" after his symptoms worsened. On advice of still sounds like not quite total emergency - zork Apr 6, 12:34 14
- Initially they said he went to hospital "for tests". -- nm - Loyola Apr 6, 12:37 8
  - They are absolutely going to downplay anything seriously wrong. -- nm - Tim Apr 6, 12:41 5
    - Why? -- nm - Loyola Apr 6, 12:43 3
      - If the general population thinks the leader might die, they tend to panic. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 12:44
      - Because it's what they do with leaders for some reason -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:44 1
        
        I would be completely forthcoming. Especially when the public are relying on those leaders to tell them what to do. -- nm - Loyola Apr 6, 12:45
    - yes, no question -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:41
  - that was clearly smoke -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:38 1
    - You're not allowed to smoke in a hospital -- nm - zork Apr 6, 12:41
- I mean, that's kinda what we all do, follow the doctor's advice -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:36 4
  - I meant as opposed to total respiratory failure and rushed over on a crash cat -- nm - zork Apr 6, 12:37 3
    - They're not going to say that even if he was. - spamlet Apr 6, 12:40 2
      - Or, in Zork terms, "There were Grues in the darkened area, and he DID have Grue-shaped bite marks, but exact details about COD remain in question." -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:43 1
        
        Flathead conspiracy. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 6, 12:45
the funny thing is (and i mean not actually funny), but DJT removing the acting SECNAV is such a no brainer. - Jovian Apr 6, 12:29
I wonder where Boris is -- nm - zork Apr 6, 12:23 1
- I C You! -- nm - Boris Apr 6, 12:24
Another thing I hadn’t thought of until now, my wife and I celebrate our meetiversary on the first Red Sox/Yankees game of each season, and who knows - znufrii Apr 6, 12:22
Boris Johnson now in ICU -- (link*) - Remlik Apr 6, 12:19 25
- Only approx 3% of those who contract Covid 19, are admitted to ICU. -- nm - Loyola Apr 6, 12:35
- I TOLD YOU. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 12:31 7
  - Yeah, I still believed you. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 6, 12:40
  - I continued to believe you but I almost always assume the government is lying about stuff like this so... -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 12:35
  - Prematurely, yes - zork Apr 6, 12:35 2
    - They didn't move him to the hospital because he was doing great. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 12:42
    - “I wasn’t wrong, I was early!” “IT’S THE SAME THING!” -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 12:36
  - I believed you! -- nm - teamloosi Apr 6, 12:33 1
    - There must be SOMEONE who does! -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 12:33
- Good lord. -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:28 6
  - Remlik is gonna Remlik. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 12:29 5
    - I hadn't seen the lower post. I was expressing concern that the father of an unborn baby is in intensive care. -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:35 2
      - I forgot about that. :( -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 12:43
      - :-( -- nm - mud Apr 6, 12:36
    - I wonder lately: why doesnt pete read the boards, doesn't he like us? ..Why doesn't Pete like us?! -- nm - mud Apr 6, 12:32 1
      - I don't wonder. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 12:33
- I assumed markets would drop with the news but they have not. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 12:24 8
  - No offense to Boris but I'm not sure why? -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:25 7
    - I could see a scenario where the death of a country's leader causes it (or another country) to entirely shut down. -- nm - Tim Apr 6, 12:27 4
      - The UK (and Canada, etc.) have history of leaders stepping down and the deputy taking over without that much fuss -- nm - zork Apr 6, 12:29 3
        
        Yeah, Kim Campbell and Paul Martin did alright. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 12:34
        
        The market isn't always logical. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 12:33 1
        
        Yeah, this is a little different, it would maybe wake up some people who still think this is an overreaction. -- nm - Tim Apr 6, 12:34
    - World leader gets much sicker with the news of the day. - spamlet Apr 6, 12:27 1
      - DOW up 1200+ the day after clearly deranged world leader shills snake oil in a press conf for the 6th day in a row -- nm - mud Apr 6, 12:29
hmm, I wonder who Obama wants as his VP's VP? -- (link) - mud Apr 6, 12:18 1
- See, Obama knows what ST knows. -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:35
Boris in the ICU -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 12:16 6
- Awful -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:23
- That’s terrible -- nm - JackDawson Apr 6, 12:22
- dang it - I hope he makes it out. -- nm - Pippy- living on Fleek Apr 6, 12:19 2
  - alive. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 6, 12:22 1
    - You mistyped the question mark -- nm - zork Apr 6, 12:23
- eeesh. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 12:17
One of the judges on the WI Supreme Court is on the ballot for the election that is being challenged over the delay -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:03 2
- (Would presume that judge would recuse) -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:03 1
  - Tie at the State Supreme, then goes Federal? -- nm - budice Apr 6, 12:14
Naughty By Nature and Rita Wilson team up for an official remix...for a fundraiser -- (link) - Remlik Apr 6, 11:59 2
- its good to see that if the acting thing doesn't work out and her lucrative marriage to Mr. Hanks ends - she's got a job - Pippy- living on Fleek Apr 6, 12:07
- Outstanding. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 12:01
Reason #450345 I love NYC: A car just drove by loudly playing 'Dreamboy/Dreamgirl' by Johnny O and Cynthina -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 11:51
Got the word today that our 2 shows are now cancelled (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Cats) and that we're getting refunds. - Turd ferguson Apr 6, 11:50 2
- Yeah I’m waiting for that shoe to drop. It’s a good thing we saw it last time or the kid would be *heartbroken* -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 11:51 1
  - Their letter said, "We are in discussions with the producer about our scheduled May 5 opening and will get back with you about this shortly." - Turd ferguson Apr 6, 11:52
crap - znufrii Apr 6, 11:47 4
- What were you thinking? -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:48 3
  - Clearly he wasn’t. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 11:51 1
    - went ahead and bought it anyway, ppdm. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:58
  - *shrug* -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:49
US Switch people: LoZ: BotW is $40 digitally via Gamestop. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 6, 11:47
ML points out that the NFL is doing a Blood Feud draft this year. -- (link) - David Apr 6, 11:45 14
- So, you're saying that Roger Goodell is finally gonna get what he deserves? -- nm - Turd ferguson Apr 6, 11:48 12
  - I legitimately wouldn't wish this nightmare on anyone. It makes Coronavirus look like a hug from Sofia Vergara. -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:05 11
    - Doing it real-time is much easier than doing it on a bulletin board. We should try a Zoom draft next year -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 12:19 5
      - You freaks crave the chaos. -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:27 4
        
        It would lessen the chaos! I'm trying to help! - spamlet Apr 6, 12:31 3
        
        These are all salient points. David should research this. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 12:34 2
        
        You've got to pay to host a Zoom room for more than 40 minutes. That could be a single pick -- nm - JD Apr 6, 12:36 1
        
        Team Viewer which is a fitting name for such an activity -- nm - zork Apr 6, 12:40
    - Sub-poll: Which NFL team will earn ruiner status? -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 12:07 4
      - I'm pretty sure there's been examples of teams failing to submit a choice in time. -- nm - JD Apr 6, 12:34
      - DC -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 12:20
      - There's a real chance some team accidentally shows their draft card or gets busted watching porn or the like. Not joking. -- nm - David Apr 6, 12:16 1
        
        Oh, it will happen. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 12:21
- WarRooms full of kids and pets -- nm - budice Apr 6, 11:46
So much effort and detail went into that Cena/Wyatt thing, it really was amazing. -- nm - Tim Apr 6, 11:44 4
- Man, online hate for that thing is so overwhelming that it makes me wonder if I've subconsciously taken control of the internet. - David Apr 6, 11:46 3
  - I expected something similar to the slickly produced Styles/Undertaker thing. I didn’t expect a psychological breakdown of Cena’s career. - Tim Apr 6, 11:48 2
    - that was a bit in reference to Cena turning heel, at one point they were going to pull the trigger & do it, But Vince saw the merch sales... - Remlik Apr 6, 11:55 1
      - Here's the best wrestling writer on the internet about it. -- (link) - Tim Apr 6, 11:56
holy shit, I don't remember this! -- (link) - mud Apr 6, 11:41 6
- The starting QB on my first ever fantasy football team right there. So proud. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 6, 11:51
- Didn't it come out that this was a work? -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 11:45 2
  - of Art? Yes. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 11:46 1
    - *golf clap* -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:46
- I was actually thinking about this last week. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 11:44
- Love it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:43
City of Crowley police use siren from 'The Purge' to signal beginning of local curfew. -- (link) - Diva Apr 6, 11:40 1
- They should switch to the War of the Worlds sound. - Spawn Apr 6, 11:45
I started watching House of Cards again on Netflix because there's nothing else on. It's more bleak than I remember. -- nm - Loyola Apr 6, 11:40
I've got to go give blood and work, so I want to leave you all with my best wishes. Hence a link to Sasquatch garden statues -- (link) - crash davis Apr 6, 11:38 2
- *salutes* -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:39 1
  - we need an anthem or something -- nm - mud Apr 6, 11:47
Wow. HSA changes, now good for over the counter stuff as well. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:37 11
- Same for FSA or just HSA? -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 6, 11:57 3
  - FSA and HRA too, from what I saw on a brief search -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:59
  - Sorry, I don't know. Amy called and told me as she got an email. We are one of those cool households where the husband rides the wife's insurance. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:58 1
    - So are we! :P -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 6, 12:42
- Oh, huh. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:38 6
  - Thank you COVID-19! But it says the changes are permanent. Mucinex and my other allergy stuff, Tylenol... hell, band-aids. Very cool. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:53 5
    - Menstrual supplies for the ladies, too, apparently, which is new -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 6, 11:57 4
      - Contact solution? -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 12:01 1
        
        Dunno. If you could do it before 2011, you can do it now, I think. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 12:19
      - Wait til the GOP hear about that! -- nm - Pippy- living on Fleek Apr 6, 12:01 1
        
        Ik,r? -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 12:04
I'm telling you. Videogame rage supersedes any other kind of emotional rage. It's visceral on a level that only breakups even approach. -- nm - David Apr 6, 11:26 19
- Where's "new version of MS Word" on that scale? -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 11:28 4
  - A solid seven. I just want to enable fucking autosave without losing work. - David Apr 6, 11:30 3
    - How they manage to have things that work as well as they like excel and power bi and one note.... but fuck up “type here” is amazing -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 11:33
    - This checks out -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 11:31 1
      - Lost work means lost money. It's math. -- nm - David Apr 6, 11:32
- Online toxicity has ramped up into overdrive - Reagen Apr 6, 11:28 13
  - Yeah, the Great Shut-In has really amped up emotions. People go from zero to "I will kill your whole family" over subjects like best Prince song. -- nm - David Apr 6, 11:32 11
    - Semi-Tangent. Watched a Cheech & Chong movie last night, soundtrack included Delirious. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:38
    - I mean it's clearly Raspberry Beret so what are those fascists even talking about? -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 11:35 7
      - Extended or radio? -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:48
      - I know you meant to say Hot Thing, but your fingers fucked up. So, I'll let you live. For now. -- nm - David Apr 6, 11:46 2
        
        -- -- (link) - Reagen Apr 6, 11:48 [Image] 1
        
        ... -- (pic) - David Apr 6, 12:01 [Attachment]
      - Oh, you just had to choose that song didn't you - con_carne Apr 6, 11:38 2
        
        He's right, though. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 11:39 1
        
        He knows what he did. -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 11:40
    - When Doves Cry. *lets his AR-15 slide into his tightened grip* - Will Hunting Apr 6, 11:35 1
      - I like the ones that either have colors, numbers, or the capitalized U in the title -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 11:36
  - I do hate what this virus has done to a service I subscribe to. Its called "classroom transcripts". If it gets back online, you should check it out -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 11:30
Also, we should all make fancy ass homemade masks. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 11:26 9
- I'm using a bandana and a 'chain' of the rubber bands that come on asparagus bunches. -- nm - Meg Apr 6, 11:38 1
  - See, eating health is good for you -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 6, 13:14
- Did you see Amy's FB? -- nm* - Spawn Apr 6, 11:29
- My brother thoughtfully dropped off some masks for us. I tried wearing one yesterday and realized I can't breathe in them. -- nm - David Apr 6, 11:27 4
  - When I had the flu they had me wear one. Breathing was hard, but uncontrollable coughing into one and then trying to breath was worse. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 11:47
  - I can breathe in them just fine, but I can't see in them. nm - Turd ferguson Apr 6, 11:29
  - I can't see, my glasses fog up -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 6, 11:29 1
    - to get it to sit right over my nose makes it come under my eyes so close it tickles -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 6, 11:30
- oh I am, as I gain in skill, they'll become more elaborate -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 11:27
10 whole minutes?! Wow. Unbearable. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 11:25
Most Canadian thing ever? -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Apr 6, 11:25 1
- poutine on a hockey stick? When does the Canadian part come in? :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 11:29
the emergency lego reserve -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 11:22
Black Widow: Nov. 6th. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 6, 11:22
HA HA HA HA HA!!! -- nm - Joker Biden Apr 6, 11:21 1
- ruh oh -- nm - mud Apr 6, 11:36

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