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"Texas is pausing its reopening and moving to free up hospital space as the tally of its coronavirus cases rises." -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:53 4
- "Houston-area intensive-care units reach maximum capacity" -- nm - decline Jun 25, 09:57 1
  - That means tomorrow patients are in hallways. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 09:58
- "..urges residents not to put 2 and 2 together" -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 09:55 1
  - *laughing through tears of pain* -- nm - David Jun 25, 10:00
Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fall Game called off; enshrinement ceremony postponed -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:49
HAPPY DOOM PATROL DAY -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:45
NASCAR finally released picture of the noose -- (link) - budice Jun 25, 09:44 12
- oh -- (link) - ty97 Jun 25, 10:09 1
  - This is the important. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 10:13
- Bubba himself told Trevor Noah that his crew member looked at every other garage and NO ONE had that same type of rope on their door -- nm - Epiphany - Debaculous Jun 25, 10:00
- "NASCAR President Steve Phelps said he was unsure whether it was a functioning noose" -- (link) - budice Jun 25, 10:00 1
  - I'd like to know if it was a functioning pull rope. (Because it sure as hell looks like a functioning noose to me, which seems unlikely to work as a pull) -- nm* - Beryllium Jun 25, 10:01
- Wow. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 09:58
- See everyone? Just a shoelace. Clearly. Investigation over! -- nm - FBI Jun 25, 09:49
- Not saying it’s not a pull rope, but that’s a mighty fine noose ya got there. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 09:48
- uhhh, yeah, I'd know what I'd think on first glance. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 09:48
- noose. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:48
- seems fine to us -- nm - KKK Jun 25, 09:45
- that's...a prettyfucked up pull rope. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:45
The Sahara dust cloud is here!! -- (link) - decline Jun 25, 09:40 6
- Side note, I was joking with a co-worker the other day about this dust cloud brining locusts. Because why wouldn't 2020 do that? - sycor Jun 25, 09:54 1
  - And then the sun drops out of the sky -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 10:04
- I don't think it will hit here until Saturday. So I will need to get all of my weekend supplies tomorrow so I can stay inside and avoid it. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 09:50
- And sahara is now available for streaming on Prime -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:45 2
  - I love this movie way more than it has any right to be loved. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 09:51
  - African War Zone! Ship of Death! -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:46
Megaflashes! -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 25, 09:39
The Dixie Chicks change name to 'The Chicks' -- (link) - Remlik Jun 25, 09:39 7
- D Chicks. -- nm - Qale Jun 25, 09:52
- bitches. -- nm - kilbo's Chickie Jun 25, 09:46 2
  - that's not a good band name at all -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:48 1
    - But it's a great song by MSI -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 09:53
- *wonders about Dixie Lee Chicken* -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:40 2
  - Tennessee Lamb -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:02
  - Origin - my hometown! Belleville Ontario (the Dixie was always ridiculous.) -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 09:46
Just your standard garage pull? Here’s a picture of the rope in Talladega. You be the judge. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 25, 09:33 14
- noose. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 10:08
- that's...a prettyfucked up pull rope... -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:42 1
  - Considering the number of people that hang themselves in their garage, yeah. Yeah. - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:43
- I don't think it's "standard" in any way, but I also don't believe it was specifically targeted at Bubba. - Mop Jun 25, 09:36 10
  - Well unless they were a time traveler and knew he'd randomly get assigned that garage... -- nm - spamlet Jun 25, 09:51 9
    - Was it only Bubba's garage? My understanding was that all the stalls had similar rope pulls. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 09:54 1
      - From what I've read, it was the only garage with a pull rope knot like that and there are photos dating back to 2019 with other cars in the #4 garage. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:56
    - No, the racists clearly interfered with the random selection, spamlet! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:52 6
      - Or, it was tied that way on purpose, as a "joke" with purposeful racist intent and no one complained until the black guy saw it. So, racist, just not -- (edited) - TWuG Jun 25, 09:57 5
        
        Worse than BLM, they have OHSA to deal with now! -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 10:03
        
        (and the black guy never saw it) -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 10:00 1
        
        His team did and I'd hope they be sensitive to his concerns for a safe workspace -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 10:18
        
        Not mah gingers! -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 09:58 1
        
        He's gone too far now. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:59
SITWAP: Splash Mountain to be reskinned as a Princess and the Frog ride. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 25, 09:31 11
- What was the issue with Splash Mountain? - Will Hunting Jun 25, 09:49 3
  - It's got southern-coded characters who, in their stories, have promulgated racist tropes. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:50
  - based on Song of the south -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:50
  - Song of the South connections. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 09:50
- That didn't take long. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 09:37
- SITWAP: Space Mountain to be reskinned as a Princess and the Frog ride. - WSS Jun 25, 09:37
- Makes sense. I still think Mr. Toad would have been better. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:34 2
  - That would have been great. -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:13
  - I haven't seen either movie. But Princess' original soundtrack is great. -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 09:38
- Sorry, Jovian. -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 09:34
- Disney got this one right. -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:33
Look at the size of this Great White swimming near surfers...surf boards are 10-12 feet long -- (link) - Remlik Jun 25, 09:27 2
- Bigger. Those boards are actually 18-20 feet long! -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:33
- That’s a big shark, but those are like 6-7 foot boards. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 09:32
Lane Kiffin, Mike Leach lobby for changes to MS state flag -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:23
Former health insurance exec admits they lied about Canada's healthcare system being worse than the US. -- (link) - mara Jun 25, 09:22 1
- Much like the lies about vaccinations, it's too late. People will believe what they want to believe. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 09:51
Iconic Marvel artist Joe Sinnott dies at age 93 -- (link) - Beaker Jun 25, 09:11 1
- *salutes* He did some great work. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:36
sycor! what in the world did I watch? Destination Wedding?!! buwhaaa - not what I thought it was going to be. - Epiphany -wearing a wig Jun 25, 09:05 7
- Yeah the dialog really made the movie. Keanu and Winona really nailed it. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 09:09
- If felt like it could easily translate to a play. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:07 5
  - definitely -- nm - Epiphany -wearing a wig Jun 25, 09:15
  - Yes! this is exactly what it felt like! -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 09:08 3
    - for once his wooden acting style was appropriate. -- nm - Epiphany -debaculous in all things Jun 25, 09:16 2
      - easy now. That almost sounds like you insulting the great Keanu - sycor Jun 25, 09:23 1
        
        I would never. LOL -- nm - Epiphany - Debaculous Jun 25, 10:02
Nice. 2023 women’s World Cup is in Australia/NZ. Imma see some soccer games! -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 09:04 3
- Cool! Though the time difference is going to suck for us in N.A. -- nm* - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 09:07 2
  - Yeah. 8-12 hours to the eastern US. Not great. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 09:21 1
    - Early afternoon games, like 1pm, would be in the evening here so that's fine but even a 3pm game will have a limited US audience on the east coast. - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 09:26
My daughter is entering junior year at Roosevelt U. in Chicago. She is in the acting conservatory (BFA) program. As feared, the school has decided ALL - zunk takes things literally Jun 25, 09:04 11
- I would say these are higher risk activities and I know other schools are having trouble dealing with these kinds of classes as well. - pmb Jun 25, 09:52
- If she skipped a semester, could she easily re-enter, or would she have to apply again? -- nm* - David Jun 25, 09:24 3
  - She "may" have to audition again. It seems it will be a case by case basis. Seems the school will discourage it. They want the tuition. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 25, 09:33 2
    - If it was a different major like business it would be easier (to even transfer) but because it's the acting program it's a different game. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 25, 09:35 1
      - That's a tough spot to be in. Tuition's probably outrageous there, and she won't get as much out of the semester. It just sucks. -- nm* - David Jun 25, 09:41
- Our Archaeological Society recently announced our scholarship winners for this year. These winners are all juniors and seniors, at a - Meg Jun 25, 09:11 1
  - Kind of in the same boat. Gap year for this type of program would forfeit scholarship money and may require another audition. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 25, 09:15
- We're training a generation of performers who are going to be *SPECTACULAR* on Zoom. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 09:09 3
  - Generation TikTok -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 09:13 2
    - Not what we signed up for. Or are paying for. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 25, 09:16 1
      - It's now you become a star these days! Look at Justin Bieber or Jojo Siwa! - Mop Jun 25, 09:42
I've gotten approximately one billion offers from my credit card companies for statement credits - Reagen Jun 25, 09:03
Cyberpunk 2077 event about to start -- nm - Marlowe Jun 25, 09:00 7
- I guess it was only episode one, but man. 20 minutes spent using cameras to find out who shot a dude. Pace killer. -- nm - Shaun Jun 25, 09:25 2
  - Yeah. And, as I imagined, even the intro to that, as we are the dude who got shot made me a bit dizzy. - Marlowe Jun 25, 09:43
  - So it looks like Watchdogs? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:40
- Too much talking, but whatever. -- nm - Shaun Jun 25, 09:07 2
  - YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK - Spawn Jun 25, 09:08 1
    - Don't talk back. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 09:18
- They just delayed it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:01
FL positives still high, but Hospitalizations & Deaths increases still flat -- (pic) - JaxSean Jun 25, 08:56 [Attachment] 16
- This chimes with an article I read that the virus is becoming less virulent, and may in fact peter out, without the need for a vaccine. - Loyola Jun 25, 09:20 3
  - Nothing in the post you're replying to suggests that it's becoming less virulent. Hospitalizations are "flat," not decreasing. And really the table - mara Jun 25, 09:25
  - That sounds like a controversial opinion. Do you remember the article? -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 09:22 1
    - I'll have a look. -- nm - Loyola Jun 25, 09:24
- The people catching/spreading COVID today aren't the most geriatric anymore. They're much younger with less of a need to be hospitalized generally. -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 09:02 11
  - So I hope nobody is looking at flat/declining hospitalizations as a sign that your state is "starting to figure it out" or whatever. -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 09:06
  - That seems to be the conversation. Which, in the "flattening the curve" conversation, is what was desired. - JaxSean Jun 25, 09:06 9
    - The younger cases may not need much hospitalization but it won't stay contained to them . -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 09:13 7
      - I keep coming back to: We were told and continue to be told it's going to get 60-70 % of us, so what's wrong with the approach where the non-hospitali - JackDawson Jun 25, 09:14 6
        
        It is the 'when it jumps, stop' part that i think won't happen. that's why i don't think letting it go is going to work out. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 09:17 4
        
        Right, by the time you notice a jump, I’m thinking it might be too late to stop it in time, due to the amount of lag between exposure and symptoms. - znufrii Jun 25, 09:24 2
        
        Has Houston pulled anything back? (I am really asking, I have no idea.) -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 09:29 1
        
        Doesn't sound like it. Everything that was allowed to reopen in May can still be open. -- (link) - mara Jun 25, 09:35
        
        Yeah. It sounds a lot like trying to time the stock market, which is ultimately a disaster in the end. -- nm - Qale Jun 25, 09:18
        
        The problem with the last bit is that you can't isolate the elderly. We've proven it everywhere. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 09:17
    - You've got some danger areas, though. Lee/Collier County (older populations), for example. - Dark Callisto Jun 25, 09:09
The Stranger Things game is free from Epic Games right now. -- (link) - Mop Jun 25, 08:43 5
- Not free on xbox. Lame. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 09:51
- is this a mobile game for phones and such? -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:56 3
  - It does appear to be that game, but only for Windows. The Android version is still 4.99. - Mop Jun 25, 08:59 2
    - There's a different Stranger Things game that's free on mobile -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 09:01 1
      - Everyone need some strange. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:02
Alex Trebek and his wife Jean giving $500,000 to help the homeless in Los Angeles -- (link*) - budice Jun 25, 08:42
Nunavut's 1 positive case was retracted as a false positive,FYI - Reagen Jun 25, 08:42 7
- And no roads. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 08:52
- Yay, we can escape there now. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:46 5
  - so we can all get eaten by polar bears? -- nm - decline Jun 25, 08:54 4
    - Black flies, I'm told. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:58 3
      - African Canadian flies. -- nm - VMan Jun 25, 09:00
      - More mosquitoes. Never really had black fly problems. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 08:59 1
        
        Reagen! -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 09:06
No, Mop, no. No. Just No. No. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:42 3
- Some people *do* like a rectal test? -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:46
- Is this like, a blanket statement? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 08:45 1
  - I just assumed. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:46
Video: Tracking the spread of COVID-19 through the sewers. -- (link) - Mop Jun 25, 08:41 [youtube]
Ha! New Tesla Autopilot feature mistakes Burger King sign for stop sign and BK turns it into an ad - TWuG Jun 25, 08:39 [youtube] 1
- thats how you do it -- nm - budice Jun 25, 08:41
Can’t Orange County delay the WDW opening on their own? -- nm - JD Jun 25, 08:34 11
- If FL is anything like GA, cities and counties were legally not allowed to pass more stringent guidelines than the state. - Strongbad Jun 25, 10:05
- TIL. If you are from California and don't know the name of Orlando's county, David's posts can be very confusing. -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 08:50
- LOL. Don't f- with the Mouse. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 08:43 1
  - I mean, Orange County, California, just did. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:47
- I assume they can, they just don't want the heat. Pass the buck if you can, and let someone else get the blame. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:36 6
  - I don't know about Florida, but some governors have prohibited local governments from enacting stricter guidelines. I'm pretty sure Texas did. - pmb Jun 25, 09:13 1
    - This. Georgia is this way. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 10:05
  - Right, the Demings want to make DeSantis (and Trump) own this. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:37 3
    - So they’re willing to let more people get infected to score political points? - spamlet Jun 25, 08:55 2
      - The Mayor would have to fight Comcast, Disney, the governor, and POTUS. So, that's not the correct evaluation. -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:27
      - LOL -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:56
LIR: I appreciate your gutcheck for me on B2 - oblique Jun 25, 08:34 7
- I love that you are able to face your fears on this. {{hugs}} -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 09:06
- I honestly think a friends getting tested is a good thing. We need "I GOT TESTED" stickers. It encourages others. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:04 1
  - Dude, how has no one done this yet?! Why didn't I think of it? -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 09:11
- I'm happy you brought it up. I totally understand the anxiety. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:47
- We need to reckon with why people are reluctant to face this - which is as you say, the largely arbitrary and haphazard administration of it in the US - Reagen Jun 25, 08:38 2
  - Ideally, we would be able to at least have SOME trust the leadership has a handle on things. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:47 1
    - People won't volunteer to be held account by a random or unfair system. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 08:57
Booker has pulled ahead of McGrath in KY -- (link) - TWuG Jun 25, 08:32 5
- The oddest thing to me is that they have virtually no elected experience and are running for Senate. - MDH Jun 25, 08:43 3
  - They're untainted! -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 09:57
  - They are Democrats. In *Kentucky* -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:44
  - Kentucky Man was big before Florida Man. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 08:44
- For the uninitiated: this is a primary race between an establishment Democrat (McGrath) and a populist progressive (Booker). - Mop Jun 25, 08:34
pfm. R-ratio of 1.0 means each infected person, on average, infects 1 other person. -- (edited) - ty97 Jun 25, 08:31 2
- thx. I assumed it was some Resident Evil thing -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 08:32 1
  - I mean, kinda... - David Jun 25, 08:36
#TrumpRage -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 08:29 1
- #TrumpSlump -- nm - budice Jun 25, 08:32

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