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GRONK SMASH -- (link) - ML Apr 21, 13:20 2
- The Bucs better hope this season gets played. They're investing a lot in short term assets. -- nm - pmb Apr 21, 13:22
- Just what WFH crowd needs. Gronk Erotica -- (link*) - budice Apr 21, 13:21
Now playing: Big Little Lies, Season 2 - prayformojo Apr 21, 13:19
The Trump Org. is looking to get a break on their rent for the Trump hotel in DC from their landlord...the Trump Administration -- nm - decline Apr 21, 13:08 3
- not sure who to root for here -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 13:20
- He's gonna send a guy to break his own legs. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 13:12 1
  - heh... -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 13:13
Netflix. 183M(+16M Q1) subscribers worldwide. 64M watched Tiger King -- nm* - budice Apr 21, 13:05
Gronk told the Pats he wants to play again, but wants to be traded to TB to play with Brady -- (link) - decline Apr 21, 12:48 15
- IT'S HAPPENING!! -- (link) - decline Apr 21, 13:18
- Warm, Sun, Beach. His kind of place. -- nm - budice Apr 21, 13:04
- But the WWE... -- nm - David Apr 21, 13:03 2
  - Will they force him to give up his title? -- nm - decline Apr 21, 13:12 1
    - They can future endeavor him. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 21, 13:14
- "Let's see... we can have nothing, or we can have some rando player or draft pick from the Bucs? Whatever shall we do?" -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 13:01 2
  - Let's see... we can keep things status quo or we can get a drunken lout in exchange for one of our rando players or draft picks. Hmm... -- nm - The Bucs Apr 21, 13:02 1
    - the whole 'drunken lout' party animal persona is an act. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 13:04
- He is going to have a helluva time defending the 24/7 Championship that way. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 12:57
- He better start working out again. Dude looks tiny now. -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 12:52 1
  - And he'd better ask GM to build him a new back because the one he's got won't cut it. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 12:57
- TAG!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:51
- yeesh. Can't say I don't understand not wanting to play here anymore. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 12:51
- ha! -- nm - mud Apr 21, 12:50
- I blame Jenny McCarthy. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 12:50
the worldwide confirmed case count cruised past 2.5 m today -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 12:45 2
- NY has passed 250K, NJ over 90K (but showing signs of stabilizing) -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:50 1
  - my county over 1,200 and a 4th nursing home reporting more than half residents have it as well as 7 staff -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 13:04
A photo I took yesterday. The cup in the photo contains hot chocolate. The caffeine in the hot chocolate kept me up until 3AM. - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:44 [flickr]
IL: +1551 cases, +119 deaths (second highest cases and deaths on a single day to date) -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 12:41 6
- Still under 5% increase in new cases. I view that as a win each day. Hopefully later this week/early next week we'll start seen 2-3% increases. -- nm - pmb Apr 21, 13:06 2
  - Yeah, it's good to see it essentially flat. Just not sure how long it will continue to plateau -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 13:17 1
    - If they do more testing and it stays more or less flat... -- nm - . Apr 21, 13:19
- Monday: IN: +505 new cases, +7 deaths. Tuesday: +431 new cases, +61 deaths. Whoa. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:42 2
  - For some reason, Tuesdays death totals worldwide are some of the highest of the week. Not just this Tuesday, but the past few. -- nm - Inigo Apr 21, 12:50 1
    - I've noticed this, too. Catching up on delayed data reports from the weekend, maybe? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 13:14
so, what's for dinner tonight? we're having BBQ meatballs -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 12:25 23
- Whatever Will decides to make. (!!!!!) - kelly Apr 21, 13:21
- Just ordered Steak n Shake -- nm - JaxSean Apr 21, 13:18
- think we'll get take out tonight -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 13:05
- spaghetti -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 13:01
- Shawarma!!! -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 12:53 1
  - where from? we're doing Mid Sea Saturday -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 13:15
- Krusty's chicken parm. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 12:52 1
  - 👍 -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 13:10
- Brisket. Alternately BBQ Which is the same thing it has been for dinner since Friday - JD Apr 21, 12:48
- Tofu and pumpkin coconut curry. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 21, 12:47
- Roasted salmon, pea risotto, salad. Perhaps lamb meatballs for appetizer. -- nm* - Diva Apr 21, 12:43 1
  - Nice. I haven’t made a risotto in a while. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 13:17
- Sort of Asian-style chicken soup. Chicken/watercress/scallions in a ginger/soy chicken broth. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:43
- pizza!!! -- nm - mud Apr 21, 12:37
- Cavatappi with sausage and mushrooms in a parma rosa sauce -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 12:34 2
  - not a mushroom fan, but intrigued -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 12:43 1
    - It’s good, we probably eat this once or twice a month. Just with sausage is okay too. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 13:03
- maybe salad and a quesadilla? -- nm - amanda Apr 21, 12:33
- Chicken parm -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 12:32
- Crispy spicy fried tofu, new potatoes, broccoli. -- nm* - Andie Apr 21, 12:32
- Chinese -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 12:31
- I'm thinking pho. -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 12:30
- pulled pork -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:26
Direxion files to debut WFH EFT -- (link) - oblique Apr 21, 12:19 1
- Take My Stimulus Money! -- nm - budice Apr 21, 12:21
Kim, where did you find that info about the 7 counties that won't reopen on 5/1? -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 12:18 2
- Tennessean - Dark Callisto Apr 21, 12:26 1
  - Gotcha, thanks. -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 12:34
Pretty sure the side effects of the amount of Chloroquine needed to do anything would be terribad anyway. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 12:12 1
- that's why swedes and French stopped, it left survivors a fragile husk -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 13:07
We're getting take out tonight. I am *SO* ready for this shawarma platter. -- nm* - Shaun Apr 21, 12:09
I've been a lot more tired and have been sleeping a lot more. I'm having more crazy dreams, too. I read something today that mentioned this is common - kelly Apr 21, 12:01 20
- We’re sleeping more which in my world is hugely great. Minimum 8 hours. Average 9, sometimes 10 -- nm - JackDawson Apr 21, 12:50
- no matter what time I go to bed, I wake up around 510. so I'm exhausted all the time. -- nm - amanda Apr 21, 12:34 1
  - Jettie wakes me up at 6:10 regardless of whether it's weekday or weekend. - Dark Callisto Apr 21, 12:36
- We're usually exhausted by 8-9pm. I've also been having weird dreams, and an extreme overshare... - JaxSean Apr 21, 12:20 13
  - So, I'm going to be Agent Scully for a sec. It's really really really common to hallucinations within 30 minutes of waking up. -- (edited) - loosilu Apr 21, 12:26 7
    - Yeah, like I said, I'm 100% sure it's nothing, but it's definitely unnerving for a second or so. - JaxSean Apr 21, 12:57 1
      - I was freaked out a lot by the cat paws, so it was a relief to learn about it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 13:03
    - One of my friends has a specific hallucination called Exploding Head Syndrome. - loosilu Apr 21, 12:42 4
      - Hmm. I can hear a small sound but as I was not expecting it the result is it hits me like a shot, oftentimes causing the jump. Main reason I wear ear - Spawn Apr 21, 12:51 3
        
        Ear plugs wouldn't stop a hallucination (unless it's a placebo?) -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:54 2
        
        Ah, true. I think what happens is in the silence, my hearing turns up to max levels trying to hear something. Then an actual sounds overwhelms me. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:56 1
        
        or you have EHS! which sounds a lot more fun. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:57
  - That (first sentence) must be nice. I am sleeping 3am to 8am these days. Well, I fight to get out of bed for an hour, but still. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:25 4
    - I fall asleep between 2 and 3, typically wake up 2 or 3 times and then drag my ass out of bed around 7:30 -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:54
    - I am sleepy at 9 sometimes, but then I wake up at 3. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:35 1
      - I've been doing this a lot. sleep 9-2 or 3 am, up for a few hours, get a few more hours sleep. It's a horrible rhythm. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 21, 12:58
    - I'm usually 10-4, sometimes more like this AM I got up at 7 -- nm - mud Apr 21, 12:29
- *Raises hand* Right there with you. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 21, 12:20
- *nods* My wife has been experiencing this also -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 12:09
- Yes. Be happy if they are only dreams and not nightmares. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 12:02
Tornado warning for part of Manhattan and the Bronx -- (link) - decline Apr 21, 11:57 3
- The worst of the storm seems to have north of me. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 12:01 2
  - Friend in Fort Lee, NJ (other side of GW bridge) said it like a hurricane with the rain and wind there. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 12:02 1
    - yeah, we had hail down here in Princeton too, but now it's pretty much clearing up -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:03
Fraggle Rock mini-series debuts on Apple TV+ -- (link) - oblique Apr 21, 11:53 5
- Ok Boober. -- nm - Max Apr 21, 13:58
- And now that song'll be stuck in my head all day. -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 13:04
- this is the best news of the day, for sure. -- nm - amanda Apr 21, 12:12 1
  - Sesame Street (and everything related to it) is just knocking it out of the park -- (link) - oblique Apr 21, 12:17
- *clap clap* -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 12:00
I'm not ready to face the light I had too much to dream Last night -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 11:51 1
- by The Damned: -- (link) - mud Apr 21, 11:57 [youtube]
LIR: As much as I love movies, I'm having a hard time reconciling wanting to sit in a chair that a few minutes before someone sat in for 2 hours while - oblique Apr 21, 11:51 32
- I am trying not to think about it because I am actually heartbroken over this. Growing up at the drive-in, movies are such a huge part of my life. - Spawn Apr 21, 12:23
- As we have said, time for drive-ins to enter the 21st century. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:07 15
  - How do drive-ins handle piracy? -- nm - David Apr 21, 12:13 6
    - Quality of picture at drive-ins makes piracy a minimal factor, imo. -- nm - Inigo Apr 21, 13:08 1
      - Y'all clearly don't work for movie studios. -- nm - David Apr 21, 13:19
    - Aren't cam bootlegs looked upon as the lowest of the low? I'm not sure that it is considered an issue. -- (edited) - JD Apr 21, 12:57
    - a plank and a pool of water -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:15
    - Yeah, that is one of the bigger questions. Spotters with binoculars? - Spawn Apr 21, 12:14 1
      - You could just mount a camera. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:35
  - We have one of the last 10 or so drive-in's in IL just a short drive from our house. It is tentatively planning to open May 1st. -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 12:09 7
    - Our drive-in never closed but they're running out of first run movies -- (link) - JD Apr 21, 12:51
    - Yeah, I am close to three or four. Just saying they need to up their game and take on all the new viewers. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:09 5
      - heh, I just checked and the closest to me is over 100 miles away -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:13
      - I expect it will be packed. The owner seems to have a solid understanding of what they need to do. They're starting with The Flintstones and - oblique Apr 21, 12:11
      - Who imagined a drive-in rebirth in 2020? -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:11 2
        
        Spawn -- nm - mud Apr 21, 12:13 1
        
        Eh, think it was just over a month ago when I said it. But having grown up on one, I have always wanted it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:15
- You can't allow businesses like that and gyms to reopen without strict cleaning and health protocols (restaurants too) -- nm - JackDawson Apr 21, 11:56 11
  - I trust my gym to do it way before I trust AMC... - oblique Apr 21, 12:08 3
    - In the before times, people were already acquiring the habit of bringing their own wipeys and such. Is there something stopping you from doing that? - con_carne Apr 21, 12:49
    - I feel the same -- nm - JackDawson Apr 21, 12:12
    - Theater workers are going to need to be a *lot* better paid. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:09
  - I was just reading a bit about how casinos are basically screwed. -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 11:58 6
    - Yup. Seems impossible with slot machines -- nm - JackDawson Apr 21, 12:00 5
      - I guess they could get creative. Machine blocks the moment someone cashed out until a casino attendant verifies a full clean? But chips and cards? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 21, 12:01 4
        
        This is when you get the federal poker stuff going and get those guys licenses. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 12:06
        
        The buffets. They were talking about shields for dealers, no touch card deals (where possible), chip cleaners, block-out slot sections, etc. - VMan Apr 21, 12:05 2
        
        Oh, and the shows essentially all cancelled. -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 12:05 1
        
        Sorry to run on. The gist was that social distancing is anathema for casinos. -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 12:07
- surrounded by people breathing for two hours...masks just disperse, slow trajectory, they don't trap and kill it -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 11:53
- It's kind of frightening to list the number of things that will never be the same again. I wrote a piece yesterday about buffets. - David Apr 21, 11:52 1
  - counties that open up too early will be petri dishes of democracy (phase from fb) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 11:55
up to 20 confirmed dead now -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 11:50 19
- 23. Jesus. -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 12:17
- What the hell? I didn't realize it was a multi-location spree. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 11:55 9
  - Multiple houses, other locations. Worst (right?) mass shooting in Canadian history. -- nm - Andie Apr 21, 11:59 1
    - As an American and therefore an expert on mass shootings (ugggh) this is a strange one. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:00
  - More of a rampage, really. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 11:58
  - 16 crime scenes. he blew up/burned down 5 houses; shot people out walking and pulled people over and then shot them along the way -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 11:58 5
    - The fires really confused me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 11:59 4
      - he blew up propane tanks in a couple spots and shot people as they ran out -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 12:00 3
        
        I'm just wondering, how does someone even think to do that? is it in a movie or something? Military training? -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:03
        
        Wow. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:01
        
        just so unbelievable. -- nm - Andie Apr 21, 12:00
- and they still have no clue why -- nm - decline Apr 21, 11:53
- *sigh* I am sort of behind, but did the guy leave any sort of message on *why*? -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 11:51 6
  - iirc the first ones killed was his ex and her new bf -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 11:56 3
    - (very very good friends with my family. Her father is one of my brother's best friends) -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 11:59 2
      - i didn't realize they were the first targeted. :( -- nm - Andie Apr 21, 12:01 1
        
        yeah, this. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:02
  - There is speculation it started with a domestic issue but to go from that to a spree is quite something. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 11:54 1
    - Not just that, but it looks like he planned it to some degree. -- nm - . Apr 21, 12:35

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