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twoday
May 4, 2005



C-SPAM Times best-selling author
https://twitter.com/ChinaScience/status/1252099675689234433?s=19

Look at this barren landscape, totally devoid of life. Is that what you want your neighborhood to look like?

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Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

Never thought I'd see him admit that he's a senior citizen.

Flesh Forge
Jan 31, 2011

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DOG

Beachcomber posted:

Why would you tempt fate like this?


Earlier this year I said the same thing to someone who posted "At least 2020 has to be better than 2019!"

For all we know Covid-19 takes a whole year before your organs begin to liquefy. Or 5 years. Maybe covid-19 mutates and causes blindness or sterility.

I'm still on the fence as to whether or not this is it for the species. If it kills 1% of the population twice a year, how long until we start getting gaps in our knowledge base? At what point does the last remnants of our government start distributing booklets on subsistence farming?

read the first chapter of Hot Zone, really read it and think about it. if I had to go one way or the other I'd pick CV without thinking twice. Aside from the (as of now) much worse statistics of Ebola, it's just a horrible, horrible, horrible way to go.
https://archive.org/stream/THEHOTZONE/THE_HOT_ZONE_Richard_Preston_djvu.txt

actually don't read it, please don't.

B-Rock452
Jan 6, 2005
:justflu:
I guess someone realized that spending a shitload of money on a blue angel flyover to support nurses in Philly was a bad look while bodies are getting dropped off at the morgue in pick up trucks because I just saw it was canceled

Plinkey
Aug 4, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

euphronius posted:

why is 6 feet chosen as the distance when the virus spreads at like 40 feet or whatever

mosh pit rules

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer

B-Rock452 posted:

I guess someone realized that spending a shitload of money on a blue angel flyover to support nurses in Philly was a bad look while bodies are getting dropped off at the morgue in pick up trucks because I just saw it was canceled

drat, all the goons horny over planes are probably going to cry about it

Mr Hootington
Jul 24, 2008

I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY
Liquify your grandmas

poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?
https://twitter.com/justinisreal/status/1252931281039560705

train your balls so they can fight against corona

Flesh Forge
Jan 31, 2011

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DOG

lol "nobody loves me :qq:"

Bert Roberge
Nov 28, 2003

https://twitter.com/Anna_Mazz/status/1252328716203708416

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

yeah kemp seems to be genociding

MorrisBae
Jan 18, 2020

by Athanatos

Mr Hootington posted:

Liquify your grandmas

Grandma got run over by the Roni
Buying up supplies and groceries
And if you think there’s no such thing as Roni
I no longer have a family

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

poty posted:

https://twitter.com/justinisreal/status/1252931281039560705

train your balls so they can fight against corona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxqaO8vf2RY

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

Flesh Forge posted:

read the first chapter of Hot Zone, really read it and think about it. if I had to go one way or the other I'd pick CV without thinking twice. Aside from the (as of now) much worse statistics of Ebola, it's just a horrible, horrible, horrible way to go.
https://archive.org/stream/THEHOTZONE/THE_HOT_ZONE_Richard_Preston_djvu.txt

actually don't read it, please don't.

I did an elementary school oral report on Ebola, back when most people had never even heard of it. I have a copy of the Hot Zone on my bookshelf right now.

I was saying that we have no idea what Covid-19 will do to people long term. The people dying now might be in what, in the future, is called Stage-1.

Flesh Forge
Jan 31, 2011

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DOG

Beachcomber posted:

I did an elementary school oral report on Ebola, back when most people had never even heard of it. I have a copy of the Hot Zone on my bookshelf right now.

I was saying that we have no idea what Covid-19 will do to people long term. The people dying now might be in what, in the future, is called Stage-1.

yeah I don't disagree it might be very bad, just omfg that first chapter of Hot Zone is rough.

in other news, remember when China spread fake news saying Donald Trump was smart, and doing smart stuff for smart reasons and this caused a panic? yeah I don't either but apparently they did and NYT wants to make sure you know about it

https://twitter.com/ewong/status/1252920185360654336

e:
https://twitter.com/wpjenna/status/1252922514382217216

Flesh Forge has issued a correction as of 13:17 on Apr 22, 2020

Raiad
Feb 1, 2005

Without the law, there wouldn't be lawyers.



"i love you" i whisper to grandma as i hold the pillow over her face, because she is standing in the way of number go up

Quiet Feet
Dec 14, 2009

THE HELL IS WITH THIS ASS!?





Flesh Forge posted:

read the first chapter of Hot Zone, really read it and think about it. if I had to go one way or the other I'd pick CV without thinking twice. Aside from the (as of now) much worse statistics of Ebola, it's just a horrible, horrible, horrible way to go.
https://archive.org/stream/THEHOTZONE/THE_HOT_ZONE_Richard_Preston_djvu.txt

actually don't read it, please don't.

Oh hey I remember this book. We read it for a microbilogy class in high school and it turns out that Ebola basically turns you into a giant Gusher.

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
https://twitter.com/RaeElle/status/1252771823864995841

mastershakeman
Oct 28, 2008

by vyelkin

Wolfsheim posted:

My girlfriend finally got steady employment loading things into rich people's cars at a high end grocer so they don't have to go into the store and now shes saying on the phone that she makes too much money for whatever healthcare plan she has to re enroll next year

Her optimism that both her, her job and the healthcare system will all be alive next year seems like a real counting the chickens before they hatch situation

is she talking about the ACA or what because thats really not how that works. she just needs to make sure she isn't going to hit 400% of the federal poverty line this year or her premium subsidies will get totally clawed back instead of partially, and there's no reason to worry about that right now when we dont even know if the govt will functionally exist in june


Grapplejack posted:

I wonder how many people are going to get agoraphobia from this poo poo

i already have it (im obese), my brother in law had already stopped leaving the house in mid february since hes type 1 diabetic . i was freaked out in line for school food pickup while wearing mask, goggles, gloves and that was 3 or 4 week ago

i just need to bail for the country and enjoy having no neighbors and no worries. i dont even like being near my nice friendly neighbors because every one of them exposes their kids more than we do (except one household, who pulled their kids out of school march 2 and disappeared)

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

I've changed my mind. End quarantine now!

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer
has anyone seen an increase of stray dogs around where they live over the past month or whatever? like, on nextdoor there's a couple of stray dogs that have been attacking dogs/people past couple of days and animal control is looking for them. like are people just letting their dogs go or what.

Clyde Radcliffe
Oct 19, 2014

euphronius posted:





?????

are those ... finger holes ???

They look like hard-backed binders filled with magazines. I have similar ones. The finger holes are for when they're packed tightly on a shelf and you need to easily pull one out.

hemale in pain
Jun 5, 2010




i know there's lots of "wow the sky/air is so much clearer now" stuff but im like 99% sure everyone will go back to not giving a poo poo about the enviroment after this

But Rocks Hurt Head
Jun 30, 2003

by Hand Knit
Pillbug
Hot Zone? Lol more like Hot War
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252932181447630848?s=20

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

hemale in pain posted:

i know there's lots of "wow the sky/air is so much clearer now" stuff but im like 99% sure everyone will go back to not giving a poo poo about the enviroment after this

Stefan Prodan posted:

all this poo poo is just gonna be like the WW1 christmas truce, we are gonna prove better things are possible before rejecting them utterly

Amp
Sep 10, 2010

:11tea::bubblewoop::agesilaus::megaman::yoshi::squawk::supaburn::iit::spooky::axe::honked::shroom::smugdog::sg::pkmnwhy::parrot::screamy::tubular::corsair::sanix::yeeclaw::hayter::flip::redflag:


war & plague two great tastes that go great together

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

there are some cities whose residents have probably never seen a clear sky in their life seeing what things look like without a choking haze covering everything, who are eventually going to say "okay cool but what about the economy"

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer

Stefan Prodan posted:

all this poo poo is just gonna be like the WW1 christmas truce, we are gonna prove better things are possible before rejecting them utterly

wow thats a bit pessim-

https://twitter.com/LadyMegSoprano/status/1252668454118715392?s=20

super sweet best pal
Nov 18, 2009

Found out that not all the conspiracy theorist conservatives disbelieve the virus. My dad was using it as an excuse to hate Mexicans because he saw a few who weren’t wearing masks.

not an endorsement
Mar 14, 2008


Personally, I think it's problematic that a sitting Senator has a racial slur for a last name.




"this owns" says the reptilian part of my brain that everyone shares which enjoys hellscapes

Bert Roberge
Nov 28, 2003

not an endorsement
Mar 14, 2008


Personally, I think it's problematic that a sitting Senator has a racial slur for a last name.



*brakes*

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

shoot down gunboats ?

Flesh Forge
Jan 31, 2011

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DOG
flying gunboats, ya they're new

Tei
Feb 19, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 4 days!

Cat possesed human reply

https://twitter.com/Nnedi/status/1252754721753964546

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000


did something happen to prompt this or did the worms in his brain wriggle in just the right way to trigger it

Rynn
Jul 23, 2003

B-Rock452 posted:

I guess someone realized that spending a shitload of money on a blue angel flyover to support nurses in Philly was a bad look while bodies are getting dropped off at the morgue in pick up trucks because I just saw it was canceled

Here's a wild crazy idea

Plan a parade or show of support for nurses/ER doctors etc

Calculate cost of doing thing

Instead of doing thing give money to nurses/ER doctors

Bert Roberge
Nov 28, 2003

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1252935500870057984

a.lo
Sep 12, 2009

euphronius posted:

shoot down gunboats ?

does he mean sink? can boats fly?

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mastershakeman
Oct 28, 2008

by vyelkin

euphronius posted:

why is 6 feet chosen as the distance when the virus spreads at like 40 feet or whatever

wasnt it just some early guidance that has been completely latched onto by everyone since it's theoretically simple to do but practically useless so it doesnt feel draconian but at the same time people are Doing Something?

meanwhile you had all the anti mask stuff about how YOULL TOUCH YOUR FACE without thinking about how maybe goggles/mask would keep people from sneezing into your mouth when you jog past 5000 people on the asphalt trail instead of jogging in the grass 10 feet to the side

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