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Why does he always lump Idaho in with Iowa and Nebraska? I'm starting to think he thinks Idaho is located in the Dakotas. -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 11:57 2
- It's between the big river and the big salt water place west of here. -- nm - Max Apr 10, 11:58
- Idaho is the capital of both Dakotas. Look it up. -- nm - Drumpf Apr 10, 11:58
I don't think he likes AOC very much -- (link) - mud Apr 10, 11:52 3
- She's an young, articulate Hispanic woman who doesn't know her place. She's his perfect villain. -- nm - loosilu Apr 10, 12:04 1
  - He has referred to her as Evita. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 12:09
- I don't think he knows much about her other than she is from the other party, vocal, and has a following. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 12:01
If it wasn't so serious, I'd find the president amusing "the biggest ever....almost broke the all time record" -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 11:50 6
- He's done so poorly that he's counteracted some of the "rally to the flag" polling. - David Apr 10, 11:53 2
  - I'm starting to think YouGov rolls a ten sided dice each day and adds a 4 to it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 12:01 1
    - I think that way makes more sense than the actual polling data they present. -- nm - David Apr 10, 12:06
- Fauci versus AOC was a nice touch. -- nm - VMan Apr 10, 11:52 2
  - I want Fauci to retire a hero in October and endorse AOC -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 12:05 1
    - "Three years he said that. 'Sleep well, you'll most likely be dead in the morning.' Then he told me his secret. 'I am not Dr. Fauci,' he said." - Max Apr 10, 12:22
Curt Smith and his daughter play Mad World. -- (link) - Mop Apr 10, 11:38 [youtube] 1
- I expected she was just going to pick. Great vocals. -- nm - Max Apr 10, 12:14
The funniest thing at work this morning for me was - crash davis Apr 10, 11:38 2
- Did he get his license? I need closure. -- nm - VMan Apr 10, 11:41 1
  - No, he doesn't turn 14 until June 15th. I can't sell him a license before its time. So he got busted for nothing -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 11:43
I just referred to a ten year old DisplayPort connector as a "chunky monkey". How's your day going? (I'm tidying up the garage) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 11:37
Instacart shoppers are in high demand and there's some long delays, so customers are offering huge tips for faster service... then removing the tip. -- (link) - Mop Apr 10, 11:37
Donny's sales pitch worked, "hydroxi is the standard treatment in the US" despite doctors not knowing if it works, makers running out of supply -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 10, 11:35 11
- In Finland -- nm - . Apr 10, 12:04
- He's definitely influencing the people at home asking their doctors to prescribe it for them. Hospitals were using it before Trump started touting it. - Inigo Apr 10, 11:52
- Oh, for the love of... -- nm - David Apr 10, 11:39
- The sourcing on that statement is ...thin, to say the least. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 11:38 7
  - Al Jazeera's a mainstream media -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 11:42 5
    - No, I mean read the article for supporting information on that statement. With what is that backed up? - Reagen Apr 10, 11:43 4
      - (there's also a significant difference between 'a' (as in the article) and 'the', as you wrote it) -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 11:44 3
        
        Sigh, you're right -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 12:01 2
        
        I think we all need to be careful about what we read into stories, especially right now, and check how things are presented - Reagen Apr 10, 12:04 1
        
        Right. Providing information is wonderful, but we need to take that extra step to verify accuracy. Otherwise, we're no better than them. -- nm - David Apr 10, 12:05
  - It is true because I read it someplace. -- nm - POTUS Apr 10, 11:39
Here's a mass grave in NYC. -- (link) - Mop Apr 10, 11:34 3
- This works so well with the post above it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:36 2
  - And the one below it! -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 11:36 1
    - Devils three-way. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:37
CA gov Newsom declared California is its nation state, will go it alone after getting shafted by feds in virus fight, -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 10, 11:17 15
- He also reminded us that California has the 5th largest economy in the world. We're 'loaning' ventilators both to the Feds and individual States. -- nm - Meg Apr 10, 11:39 1
  - CA also has the largest stockpile. Trump is the worst president at the worst time. -- nm - loosilu Apr 10, 11:45
- At some point, do they call out the national guard to protect their supplies from being seized by the feds? -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 10, 11:26 4
  - The feds can't seize state assets. -- nm - loosilu Apr 10, 11:46 2
    - Trying to figure out where these stories are coming from, then... - znufrii Apr 10, 11:56 1
      - I have this little thing called Article II that lets me do whatever I want. -- nm - Trump Apr 10, 12:00
  - It won't happen. I mean, they CA will handle the virus on their own which is what has already been happening. But they won't declare that. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:29
- Looks like CA votes will not count in November, then. -- nm - POTUS Apr 10, 11:23
- I would ask us all to be extremely cautious in presenting news like this. It's an opinion piece parsing language, not a declaration of independence. -- nm - David Apr 10, 11:23 6
  - part of this is because I think a lot of Americans view the words "nation" and "country" as synonymous, when they are not. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 11:31 2
    - Yup -- nm - con_carne Apr 10, 11:47
    - Yeah, I have to remind myself that "country" = "state". -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:35
  - It is true because I read it someplace. -- nm - POTUS Apr 10, 11:24 2
    - As if you read -- nm - TWuG Apr 10, 11:26 1
      - I have people that do that for me. -- nm - POTUS Apr 10, 11:29
Qale, as David likes to point out, WWE has a 5-yr reported contract with Fox. They could disappear tomorrow given the desire of Fox to break it - Will Hunting Apr 10, 11:07 3
- "given the desire of Fox to break it"? where are you getting that? -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 11:21
- Here's the simplest reason to hire The Revival. -- (link) - David Apr 10, 11:09 1
  - They’ve had an online feud with the Young Bucks for years. The match would be off the charts good. -- nm - Tim Apr 10, 11:52
Watching this cam version of Hamilton is just making me want to see the show and movie that much more. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 11:05
I check my stocks that I bought in the past few months a few times a day. I just now realized they hadn't really changed at all today. - JaxSean Apr 10, 10:49 20
- Heathen. -- nm - David Apr 10, 11:00 3
  - Apparently Easter is soon, too. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 10, 11:06 2
    - Tell/infect all your friends! -- nm - David Apr 10, 11:09 1
      - Easter Bunny gonna spread, spread, spread. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:12
- WOW -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 10:58
- Is the mail not running? -- nm - Pippy-with a cotton tail Apr 10, 10:57 8
  - Thought it was just the stock market that’s closed today. It’s not a federal holiday. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 10, 10:59
  - Mail has very few holidays. I was at the post office 30 minutes ago. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 10:58 4
    - I was happy to get the chance to see and thank the mailwoman that delivers our packages. I haven't seen the mailman to thank him. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 10, 11:12 3
      - Did you shake her hand? -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:13 2
        
        Big hug! - Krusty Apr 10, 11:57 1
        
        Amy did a bunch of sidewalk chalk at the end of the driveway and on the porch where they leave packages thanking them. - Spawn Apr 10, 12:06
  - Yes (the mail is running), it is a religious holiday. -- nm* - Spawn Apr 10, 10:58 1
    - gracias thanks -- nm - Pippy-with a cotton tail Apr 10, 11:05
- Yup. It’s why I have today off. The bank half of our company that follows the Federal Reserve calendar does not. - znufrii Apr 10, 10:56
- I turned to CNBC this morning and it's Jay Leno's Garage. - zunkskunk with the bad take Apr 10, 10:55
- sure seems like an appropriate holiday for the times -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 10:54 1
  - The American economy will rise again soon! -- nm - POTUS Apr 10, 10:56
- We usually don't close for GF but I decided we would this year. I am doing work from home, though. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:54 1
  - I was thinking passover -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 10:55
Kotaku: FFVII Remake on Easy is too easy. I'm not even linking because of how idiotic that is. -- nm - Shaun Apr 10, 10:38 1
- Kotaku: black-and-white mode is devoid of primary colors.. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 10, 10:56
The winner of the lunch sweepstakes was Arby's. The fish was fresh and delicious. The curly fries were not fresh so I only ate half of them. - B-A-ron Apr 10, 10:15 1
- Fish in the microwave just isn't the same when you work at home, is it? -- nm - David Apr 10, 10:23
LOL. I helped 15 people on Waze this week! That typically is close to 200. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:15
This Sports Illustrated article does an impeccable job of showing how/why sports aren't coming back soon. -- (link) - David Apr 10, 09:58 17 1
- Clearly they aren't taking into account Trump's new Operation Re-Open the Economy task force. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 10, 10:50
- Baseball is the only one that I think could feasibly be done because it is largely socially distanced as a game. It would be feasible to isolate - pmb Apr 10, 10:23 9
  - What happens with a runner on first? -- nm - VMan Apr 10, 10:52 2
    - Sure. It happens, but if someone tests positive you can easily tell who was in contact with that person. It's not like it's the whole team - pmb Apr 10, 12:05
    - Yeah, it's a good thing baseball has no plays where you have to touch someone. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 11:39
  - Not in the clubhouse though. they all sit next to each other. They'd have to use the stands right about them -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 10:35 5
    - Read the article, people! -- nm - David Apr 10, 10:38 4
      - tldr. can you summarize? - Remlik Apr 10, 10:38 3
        
        I will rip the hair follicles out from inside your fat head and then feed them to you! - David Apr 10, 10:42 2
        
        well that escalated quickly -- nm - Pippy-with a cotton tail Apr 10, 10:58 1
        
        Apparently it is a quite the article. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:25
- Good read -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 10:11
- This is why I laugh when they announce NFL trades and signings. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 10:08 3
  - TOMPA BRADY will not get injured this season. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:09 2
    - Fuck that guy forever. Seriously. - David Apr 10, 10:24 1
      - The canceled season is SAD because I am confident we would have gone to the Super Bowl this year. -- nm - TOMPA BRADY Apr 10, 10:39
- This means you, Dana White. -- nm - Max Apr 10, 10:06
$100 for a concert, who do you book? -- (pic) - budice Apr 10, 09:55 [Attachment] 42
- Carly Rae Jepsen, Robyn and a random selection of $10 and $20 to $70 just to try. -- nm - . Apr 10, 11:56
- Taylor Swift as I've never seen her and she should ensure that this concert sells out, Blackpink cause they're amazing and perhaps - JD Apr 10, 11:31
- Robyn, Fleetwood, The Strokes I guess -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 11:00
- Jack white and buy a decent dinner with a nice wine as I don't know or don't care about the rest of them -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 10:53
- Taylor Swift, Carly Ray Jepsen, Vampire Weekend (why are they $40?). Or I drop Vampire Weekend, get Bright Eyes, and buy a hot dog. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 10:48
- Rage (full original lineup), Jack White, Haim. I like guitar. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Apr 10, 10:39
- Lorde, Carly Rae Jepsen, Blackpink, Ariana Grande (for The Good Place song), and then $10 for nachos. -- nm - David Apr 10, 10:26 3
  - I think that $10 is coming out of your pocket? -- nm - JD Apr 10, 11:23 1
    - YOU'RE NOT MY POCKET SUPERVISOR!!! -- nm - David Apr 10, 11:41
  - (Also, I know times are hard, but they should probably renegotiate rates.) -- nm - David Apr 10, 10:38
- I'd have two instances of Dua Lipa, Robyn, and Carly Rae Jepsen. -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 10:15 1
  - Dua Lipa needs to prove herself to me before she can charge those rates. - ty97 Apr 10, 11:01
- Fleetwood Mac, Kacey Musgraves and Haim. -- nm - pmb Apr 10, 10:15
- not enough alternative bands to make it worth answering -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 10, 10:13
- Strokes, Jack White and Korn. (Already seen RATM a lot back in the day) -- nm* - con_carne Apr 10, 10:10 1
  - If Jack was with his ex I would have included. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:03
- Fleetwood Mac twice -- nm - TWuG Apr 10, 10:09 8
  - Bob Welch & earlier music only -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 11:02
  - No Lindsey, no Fleetwood Mac. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:10 6
    - Correct. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Apr 10, 10:39
    - I'd still be interested in seeing this iteration (even though it's not classic Mac) because I do like the guys they've filled in and I'm curious how - pmb Apr 10, 10:20 3
      - To me it is the same as Van Halen without Eddie. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:27 2
        
        I don't think so. Each member of the band is a strong contributor on their own. They are more than just him. And the band has evolved over time - pmb Apr 10, 10:31 1
        
        You could also say that Ed doesn't even sing so replace him. You would be equally wrong. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:36
    - In the fantasy world where booking them is $50 Lyndsey is in the band. -- nm - TWuG Apr 10, 10:17
- Childish Gambino, Kacey Musgraves, Blackpink, Caribou. - Dark Callisto Apr 10, 10:06
- Rage. Vampire Weekend. Pocket the $10 for a drink. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 10:05
- RATM for two sets -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 10:04 8
  - You could have Carlee Rae sing her one song ten times. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:06 7
    - She put out one of the best albums of the decade, it's really sad she hasn't expanded her base at all. -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 10:17
    - she has at least 3 others -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 10:10 5
      - Next you're going to tell me Robyn has more than one song. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 10, 10:19 3
        
        shoot, compared to the bands you listen too, Robyn's career looks like U2's. - MDH Apr 10, 10:48 2
        
        *FIRE* MDH did not come to play today -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 11:03
        
        Come on now, they left the great bands like U2 out of this. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:52
      - How effing long do you want your night to be? -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:12
- Haim for five nights. - Max Apr 10, 10:03
- Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Haim, Carly Rae Jepson -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 10:02
- Well, Biffy Clyro isn't an option, so...RATM and korn. Probably Soccer Mommy with the other $10, or donate it to someone else. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 10, 10:01
- RATM, The Strokes, Deftones. -- nm* - Spawn Apr 10, 10:01 1
  - This was my second choice. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 10, 10:06
- Fleetwood MAC, Harry Styles, Da Baby -- nm - Pippy-with a cotton tail Apr 10, 10:01
Heh, finally: a Wirecutter recommendation that I already own -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 10, 09:53
Helpful social distancing post. -- (link) - David Apr 10, 09:50 1
- ha! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 10:00
TOMPA BAY? - kelly Apr 10, 09:49 4
- Welcome to the rest of us who already knew how awful he was -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 09:51 2
  - *shrug* -- nm - kelly Apr 10, 09:59
  - [snork] -- nm - JaxSean Apr 10, 09:53
- And when they get steamrolled for the first time: STOMPA BAY -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 09:51
ps4 pro or slim? - tRuMaN Apr 10, 09:47 2
- Pro will open up some options for games that are Pro enhanced as well. -- (edited) - Shaun Apr 10, 10:21
- Get the Pro if the additional bump in cost isn't an issue. -- nm - Shaun Apr 10, 09:48
XFL: all employees have been laid off the league is suspending operations. -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 09:39 11
- With the XFL behind him, Vince McMahon will return to his first love, ruining the WWE. -- nm - pmb Apr 10, 10:13
- and no plans to return in 2021. That's a shame. -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 09:57 4
  - Is it, though? -- nm - David Apr 10, 10:22 3
    - i enjoyed the games.. it was a fun time, simple. i think it had a lot of potential. -- nm - colin Apr 10, 10:31 2
      - I kept meaning to watch but never got around to it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 10:55
      - Agreed. This is a drag. It had potential and it sucks that it may fail simply because it didn’t have time not because it was bad. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 10:41
- Third time will be the charm! -- nm - David Apr 10, 09:45 1
  - Narrator: It will not, in fact, be the charm. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 09:46
- First non-pademic-related news in a while. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 09:40 2
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 11:19
  - ha! -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 09:42

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