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States are taking the lead, as they have from the beginning because the Federal Gov. was good for sh!t.[/quote]

That’s true, and it will be another club the Dems can hit Trump over the head with.

But he still has to make a recommendation…first he said the country should reopen by Easter, then he said he was going to mull over the decision over Easter weekend…and now on Tuesday I still haven’t heard what he came up with.

He can make no recommendation at all, but again that’s another club.

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They poked fun at everybody. Kids who didn’t want to go to school. Parents trying to get their kids to school. Nuns. Police. Idiots who get high. There was nothing off limits.

I think to me and my friends it was refreshing to see two guys who took nothing seriously. We had enough pressure to get good grades, find girlfriends, earn money, and keep our parents happy.

It was our kinda comedy and gave us a chance to laugh at ourselves and everyone around us in the process.

I doubt I would ever listen to it / watch it regularly now. Shoot, I don’t even think we listened to it / watched it that often back then. Maybe once every few months? I don’t recall. Mostly we listened to music and drank beer when we got together. Comedy acts were not real high on our list of things to do.

We did like George Carlin back then also. Much later in life my wife and I saw Carlin at MGM Vegas just a few years before he died and his act was horrid. He was trying out new material (he said) and it was bombing big time. I can remember leaving there a bit angry at him, actually.

There is a new comedy club in downtown escondido and it is very good. My wife and I went a few times and really enjoyed it. Once all this lockdown clears out, you should go if you live in north county.

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oh this is all starting to feel like a machiavellian scheme from mother nature…

Americans isolated which brought the CV cases way way down.

Now Trump has two choices:
1. Keep the lockdown going into or through May and absolutely crush the economy

or

2. Get America back to work in May and see deaths skyrocket and fear set in again.

And only 7 months to go to election election day.

The Democrats could never have cooked up something this evil. I bow to Mother Nature’s cunning brilliance!

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[quote=sdduuuude]
My dad swore by glucosamine for joint pain, He died at 87 and never took vitamins or supplements or bought into any “alternative” medicine. Until he took glucosamine. He said it worked and recommended it to everyone who ever complained of joint pain.[/quote]

My dad too. Even gave his old dog glucosamine/chondroitin pills every day. He swore by the stuff.

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Shameless plug for a friend who did some Dry Bar stuff.
he is doing a live zoom comedy show for $7 on Saturday.
So clever. And family friendly.

http://www.robertmac.com/virtual%5B/quote%5D

Thumbs up! I’ll try to watch it tonight.

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[quote=Coronita]Scardey, get a hobby. My problem is I have too many hobbies, I wish I had more free time. I don’t mind staying home at all. sir forces me to do things I would never make time to do that I enjoy doing[/quote]

I agree. I’m crossing things off my list that probably wouldn’t have been crossed off for another year.

And getting out in the sunshine today!

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[quote=scaredyclassic]
But wait, this one did

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Nice!

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Perhaps some music will soothe your soul.

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We aren’t heading into uncharted waters.

This has all happened before, right here in San Diego…in 1918.

We can look at that to determine the likely effects this go-round.

As sd dude points out, there aren’t even that many deaths here in san diego so far!

Take a deep breath. We’ll be just fine in the long run. Short term pain for long term gain.

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This country has been through the Civil War, World War 1, The Great Depression, and World War 2.

The magnitude of any of those events is many times worse than a little virus and rain. And we recovered from all of them.

2020 has knocked us down a couple of pegs, but this perturbed society to a much less degree than those other events.

I am ready for some sunshine!

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[quote=scaredyclassic]
How pleasing that a movie could ridicule law enforcement so gleefully. Nowadays, movies glorify cops, cuteify them, give the dogs, make them heroes, never buffoons…maybe I’m overlooking some recent films? [/quote]

I don’t watch too many recent films, but in the show The Ranch they don’t glorify the cops. In fact, the main character Colt Bennett ridicules them at every opportunity.

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[quote=Coronita]You can still use the reusable bags. The only issue is that now if you do, they won’t bag it for you, you’ll need to bag yourself. [/quote]

As I walked up to the grocery store door, they told me I would be using plastic not the re-usable. I asked if they wanted me to take the re-usable back to the car and they said yes.

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[quote=teaboy]Up-to-the-minute numbers of deaths per country are readily available, but does any have a source with breakdowns by age or other factors?

Tb[/quote]

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/index.htm

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[quote=Coronita]
Imho this will drive more automation and less reliance on humans. High tech will do great , as we now have no choice but to reduce human interaction. So much opportunity.
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I think this is true. It will give motivation to companies to speed up their investment in technology to replace workers.

It may even increase work-from-home some as it will show companies just what can be done from home. If those employees turn out to be productive at home, companies will see that they can save $$ by relinquishing leased office space. I’ve already heard of a couple Silly Valley companies that are considering this.

But for the most part, companies will still need and want employees to come in. I for one miss the interaction with my fellow employees and am looking forward to being back in office.

Back to original topic: the bags in the grocery store up here are really thick this week! They aren’t the cheap flimsy ones in vogue just a couple of years ago.

I had just adjusted to the reusable bag concept and now am tossed back to disposables. Guess I’ll just go with the flow. As if I have a choice.

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I cant even chuckle 4 those clips. Sorry. Too late 4 me.

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I have never liked the office. It just isn’t funny to me. Same with Friends. I just don’t get those shows.

I don’t watch network TV anymore so I can’t even name a network comedy show I like. Maybe The Ranch? Is that a comedy? I like it. Seems more like a soap opera lately…same with Atypical.

I do watch a lot of stand-up comedy on Youtube. That’s great. Dry Bar Comedy is consistently good.

About the most recent comedy show I liked was Seinfeld and I watch some British comedies on Netflix/Hulu like IT Group and Peep Show.

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