Darth Wojo 2386 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Bilbo said: Thankfully Trump will be a thing of the past by January. January 2025. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6016 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, who cares said: January 2025. When everything will still be closed due to the annual wave of Covid. Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Wojo 2386 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Weknowdis. Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 6985 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 10 hours ago, Bilbo said: I'll take Rona coverage over Trump coverage any day of the week. Thankfully Trump will be a thing of the past by January. On 10/8/2020 at 3:10 AM, Jay said: Political opinions as always are not allowed, in this or any thread. Fair's fair. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo 2965 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 1217 cases in Norn Iron. Tis gone crazy up there. That’s higher than any day we’ve had in the 26. @Sweeping Strings what are ye doing up there?!? Sweeping Strings 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 17704 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Drax is back? Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Stu 10328 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 In many ways, Drax never left, sir. He's always offered the same high quality meals at competitive prices. Gruesome Son of a Bitch and mstrox 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 4989 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 He's back, with a fair point to make. Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo 2965 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: In many ways, Drax never left, sir. He's always offered the same high quality meals at competitive prices. Wait, you guys are getting food out of this place? Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 6985 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Quintus said: He's back, with a fair point to make. Link to post Share on other sites
bruce marshall 470 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Cuomo just wrote a book. He's trying to out-Giuliani , Giuliani as a shameless self-promoter and disaster capitalizer. [Newsome just started on his.😉] Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 6985 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 I met Giuliani when he was in Brisbane in 2011. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweeping Strings 836 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 20 hours ago, Bilbo said: 1217 cases in Norn Iron. Tis gone crazy up there. That’s higher than any day we’ve had in the 26. @Sweeping Strings what are ye doing up there?!? S' not me, I'm masking and sanitising when out and about! Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo 2965 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said: S' not me, I'm masking and sanitising when out and about! By the looks of things you’re the only one! 😛 We’re adding restrictions in Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan because of the spread from the North. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sweeping Strings 836 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Amongst other restrictions, these kick in tomorrow here for a month - Our pubs and restaurants shut again (apart from takeaways and deliveries, and those will close at 11:00 pm). Alcohol sales in offys and supermarkets are not allowed after 8:00 pm. 'Close contact' services such as hairdressers and beauticians to close again, apart from those that are 'essential health interventions/therapeutics'. No indoor sport/organised contact sport of any kind, apart from at 'elite level'. Half-term school holiday is 2 weeks long instead of 2 days or whatever. I'm sure the kids are gutted, lol. Bilbo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Arpy 3672 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 It's insane people in my country think a lockdown is inhumane, but conveniently overlook the alarming statistics of other countries. It's shocking and sickening to see 200k deaths reached in the US, when we've had less than 1k here in Australia. Holko 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 6985 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, Arpy said: It's insane people in my country think a lockdown is inhumane, but conveniently overlook the alarming statistics of other countries. It's shocking and sickening to see 200k deaths reached in the US, when we've had less than 1k here in Australia. People want to go back to work and reopen their businesses so they can pay their bills/rent/mortgage. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 4989 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 That's justifiable and easy to sympathise with. But there's also an army of teens and twentysomethings, who just want to intermingle and get drunk. It's all fun and games until Nanna dies. Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6016 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, PuhgreÞiviÞm said: People want to go back to work and reopen their businesses so they can pay their bills/rent/mortgage. Makes sense. No doubt the "Stay Home, Save Lives!" crowd AKA the Shut It Downers aren't affected by this. I'm sure the idea of Essential Workers going out to work in the new Corona frontier every day to earn a living is absolutely repulsive to them. Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 6985 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Makes sense. No doubt the "Stay Home, Save Lives!" crowd AKA the Shut It Downers aren't affected by this. I'm sure the idea of Essential Workers going out to work in the new Corona frontier every day to earn a living is absolutely repulsive to them. Probably a bunch of civil servant weirdo types. Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6016 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 The reality of the China Virus deaths is that about half were in nursing homes where the people were already in isolation and being cared for, and the rest were weak, unhealthy people of significant age with underlying issues. They were not in good shape to begin with. The United States is known for unhealthy lifestyles and many of these people were not just victims of the China Virus, but their own life choices. Obesity was a big factor, for instance. 8 months or whatever later, what we know now is no different than what we knew in the beginning. Yet all the most susceptible were not protected well enough. Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo 2965 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Amongst other restrictions, these kick in tomorrow here for a month - Our pubs and restaurants shut again (apart from takeaways and deliveries, and those will close at 11:00 pm). Alcohol sales in offys and supermarkets are not allowed after 8:00 pm. 'Close contact' services such as hairdressers and beauticians to close again, apart from those that are 'essential health interventions/therapeutics'. No indoor sport/organised contact sport of any kind, apart from at 'elite level'. Half-term school holiday is 2 weeks long instead of 2 days or whatever. I'm sure the kids are gutted, lol. Numbers a good bit down for ye today. Hopefully the start of a trend! Sweeping Strings 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Arpy 3672 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 2 hours ago, PuhgreÞiviÞm said: People want to go back to work and reopen their businesses so they can pay their bills/rent/mortgage. No shit, it's just many of the small businesses affected by the shutdown are the areas where transmission is more likely to occur. 1 hour ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: The reality of the China Virus deaths is that about half were in nursing homes where the people were already in isolation and being cared for, and the rest were weak, unhealthy people of significant age with underlying issues. They were not in good shape to begin with. The United States is known for unhealthy lifestyles and many of these people were not just victims of the China Virus, but their own life choices. Obesity was a big factor, for instance. 8 months or whatever later, what we know now is no different than what we knew in the beginning. Yet all the most susceptible were not protected well enough. Indeed the US was stuffed before the pandemic, but the handling of the virus has been disgraceful. No stimulus deal to support the vulnerable and vulnerable businesses is, in 2020, the most egregious thing in the face of so much loss and hardship. Bilbo and Holko 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Barron Trump also had COVID-19. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeinAR 1404 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Poor Putin knowing his child is sick. Nick Saban has covid. The Alabama nation is frantic Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6048 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 9 hours ago, PuhgreÞiviÞm said: I met Giuliani when he was in Brisbane in 2011. What a lovely story. 50 minutes ago, AC1 said: Barron Trump also had COVID-19. And Papa Trump thinks it's OK either way. If B. Trump survives, he's proven himself as a worthy heir, if he doesn't, he wasn't worthy of the name. Bilbo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 6985 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Arpy said: No shit, it's just many of the small businesses affected by the shutdown are the areas where transmission is more likely to occur. Just let them take precautions like hand sanitisers and whatever. Why do you people feel such levels of schadenfraude towards business owners having to close and workers being laid off? Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6016 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Anyone else Essential? Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 56 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: And Papa Trump thinks it's OK either way. If B. Trump survives, he's proven himself as a worthy heir, if he doesn't, he wasn't worthy of the name. This proves that The Boys is about Trump. Bilbo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6048 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Haven't seen it, but it's on my list. Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Wojo 2386 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, AC1 said: This proves that The Boys is about Trump. So is Norsemen. The Vikings want to Make Norheim (their Norwegian realm) Great Again. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 4989 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 A lot of what is successful and popular is about politics these days, so please stop talking with immediate effect. Link to post Share on other sites
BLUMENKOHL 1042 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 If you normalize France’s daily numbers to the US’s population, the US would have had close to 150,000 new cases today. How embarrassing for the enlightened Europeans! Link to post Share on other sites
Sweeping Strings 836 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 21 hours ago, Bilbo said: Numbers a good bit down for ye today. Hopefully the start of a trend! Cheers! I saw Bill And Ted for a second time yesterday and had dinner in a nearby pub afterwards, thought I might as well as after 6:00 this evening we won't be able to again until mid-November. Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 13 hours ago, BLUMENKOHL said: If you normalize France’s daily numbers to the US’s population, the US would have had close to 150,000 new cases today. How embarrassing for the enlightened Europeans! It was dumb of them to greenlight the Tour De France during an epidemic. All the Frenchies gather together in the small town cafes to follow the tour on TV. BLUMENKOHL 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo 2965 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Where does this leave the “follow Sweden” brigade I wonder? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/17/sweden-considers-local-lockdowns-shift-coronavirus-strategy/ Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 4989 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Actual Swedish posters already weighed in on that apparently "fake news" over the weekend: https://redd.it/jdhoxb Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3738 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 It's an ideological need now to see Sweden - or whoever is *against us* - fail. As he reasons pointedly, that which must not, can not be. Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 33 minutes ago, publicist said: It's an ideological need now to see Sweden - or whoever is *against us* - fail. As he reasons pointedly, that which must not, can not be. It has more to do with being their 'survival of the strongest' theory and very little with 'they are against us'. Bilbo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3738 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 No Alex, it has become exactly as ideological as expected. That guys like you will haul out such misleading *theory* (that no swedish official ever declared) proves my case. Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, publicist said: No Alex, it has become exactly as ideological as expected. That guys like you will haul out such misleading *theory* (that no swedish official ever declared) proves my case. Actually, they called it "herd immunity", which is the same. No protection, no safety measures, just let it rip. Maybe you have forgotten? Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3738 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 No, it's just not true. Also, there were *of course* measures taken, just not the same as in the rest of Europe, and even there many were just lip service (I can attest to that, living in a town of 4 million). Where do you get your stuff, UninformedCentral? Quintus 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, publicist said: Where do you get your stuff, UninformedCentral? That would mean I would read and believe your 'crazy' opinions, which I most certainly don't. Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6016 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 You are now dead to me. The Big Man 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 If a government says: Nah, we're not going to listen to anybody (not the scientists or the WHO) and instead count on herd immunity, then it's telling the people "It's no big deal, we don't take this serious." Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3738 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Alex is now almost like JWFan's own Fox News, always something worse. At least he's stopped the numbers game. Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2460 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Funny, because you always took their point of view. Like Fox, you are always questioning the seriousness of the virus. It's why you hated the numbers. Numbers made it seem real. Numbers aren't a game, your constant 'undermining' is. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 4989 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, publicist said: It's an ideological need now to see Sweden - or whoever is *against us* - fail. As he reasons pointedly, that which must not, can not be. It's been like this all along. Governments/people went quids in, one way or another. For them to be right, they need the others to be wrong. It is highly desirable for the alternative paths to be wrong, whatever the cost. I honestly think that for some observers/commentators the failures and deaths are worth the cost to get to feel right. Link to post Share on other sites
BLUMENKOHL 1042 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Alex, Sweden has had pretty strong lockdowns compared to the world. It just hasn’t been centrally mandated, that’s all. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post publicist 3738 Posted October 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, AC1 said: Funny, because you always took their point of view. Like Fox, you always questioning the seriousness of the virus. Rubbish, I never questioned sanitary or mask-wearing measures. But what I detest very much are guys like you, constantly lying with half-truths to get their own views across, obviously drunk on daily news coverage. As we can see now, rising numbers everywhere - with highly varying degrees of measures taken - means at least governments should openly discuss to right failed strategies, especially now when it becomes increasingly clear there is no real strategy except more and more lockdowns and waiting for a vaccination that may be years in the future. 16 minutes ago, Quintus said: It's been like this all along. Governments/people went quids in, one way or another. For them to be right, they need the others to be wrong. It is highly desirable for the alternative paths to be wrong, whatever the cost. I honestly think that for some commentators the failures and deaths are worth the cost to get to feel right. It has become very much an ideological battle, which probably is par for the course. I am highly critical of Germany's dependence on test results only. Since months now they dodge the issue that you should put the number of critical cases in relation to that, and especially that the detection is in no way an indicator how contagious a person might be. It's always presented like positive test=sick/ill. Which seems to me a peculiar way of dealing with this particular problem, especially after dealing with it for almost 10 months now. But then to read how everyone else who is not following the party line is killing granny, I mean, it's a bit more complicated than that. Brundlefly, Quintus and KK 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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