Anybody want a Corona?

Engage in discussions about news, politics, etc.
Post Reply
User avatar
verb_to_trust
Gone
Posts: 24014
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:53 pm
Location: Illinois

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by verb_to_trust »

McParadigm wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:People don't get infected and sick overnight. Check the stats a week or two from now if you want to shit on the reopening in a credible way.
I’m shitting on the reopening now because the reopening is visibly happening in a lava pit. And, as with the example above, the headlines are warning them about the lava pit even as they grab their coolers and jump in.

Their cases are climbing even before the impact of the reopen. Onward they go. I don’t need to wait any amount of time in order to “credibly” shit on that.
People are dying now. People will die when we open up. People died without anyone really noticing in the lead up to all this. I'm no genius, but it seems like people are going to keep dying and dying and dying and there isn't shit we can do about it. It's to the point where the shelter in place people seem almost as clueless as the let me get a haircut people are. Neither have any fucking clue how to fix this (spoiler, we cant).
Dick/Balls
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51692
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by tragabigzanda »

FUCK ICE
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Thu January 15, 2026 2:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Rob
Future Drummer
Posts: 2890
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 1:46 am
Location: Connecticut

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Rob »

The federal $600/week goes until July 31. That's on top of the state benefit. I assume each state has a max number of weeks per year you can collect. My state is 26 weeks. They've extended it to more than that before (39 weeks), I'd say there's a chance that happens again. The wrench in this is if states call it a "voluntary quit" for not going back to the job you lost.
User avatar
verb_to_trust
Gone
Posts: 24014
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:53 pm
Location: Illinois

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by verb_to_trust »

Rob wrote:The federal $600/week goes until July 31. That's on top of the state benefit. I assume each state has a max number of weeks per year you can collect. My state is 26 weeks. They've extended it to more than that before (39 weeks), I'd say there's a chance that happens again. The wrench in this is if states call it a "voluntary quit" for not going back to the job you lost.
Why fuck around with this unemployment bullshit when we can just do UBI? Perfect time to test it out since nobody has a job right now anyway. Instead were throwing 4 trillion dollars at Wall Street and PPPing luxury hotel chains.
Dick/Balls
User avatar
philpritchard
Rank This Poster
Posts: 4155
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 3:45 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by philpritchard »

verb_to_trust wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:People don't get infected and sick overnight. Check the stats a week or two from now if you want to shit on the reopening in a credible way.
I’m shitting on the reopening now because the reopening is visibly happening in a lava pit. And, as with the example above, the headlines are warning them about the lava pit even as they grab their coolers and jump in.

Their cases are climbing even before the impact of the reopen. Onward they go. I don’t need to wait any amount of time in order to “credibly” shit on that.
People are dying now. People will die when we open up. People died without anyone really noticing in the lead up to all this. I'm no genius, but it seems like people are going to keep dying and dying and dying and there isn't shit we can do about it. It's to the point where the shelter in place people seem almost as clueless as the let me get a haircut people are. Neither have any fucking clue how to fix this (spoiler, we cant).
You don't think locking things down has prevented a lot of deaths?
User avatar
Bi_3
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 16452
Joined: Wed April 20, 2016 7:11 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Bi_3 »

Despite our governor doing almost everything right and keeping us locked down, there’s a lot of people out and about this weekend.
"The fatal flaw of all revolutionaries is that they know how to tear things down but don't have a f**king clue about how to build anything."
User avatar
verb_to_trust
Gone
Posts: 24014
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:53 pm
Location: Illinois

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by verb_to_trust »

philpritchard wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:People don't get infected and sick overnight. Check the stats a week or two from now if you want to shit on the reopening in a credible way.
I’m shitting on the reopening now because the reopening is visibly happening in a lava pit. And, as with the example above, the headlines are warning them about the lava pit even as they grab their coolers and jump in.

Their cases are climbing even before the impact of the reopen. Onward they go. I don’t need to wait any amount of time in order to “credibly” shit on that.
People are dying now. People will die when we open up. People died without anyone really noticing in the lead up to all this. I'm no genius, but it seems like people are going to keep dying and dying and dying and there isn't shit we can do about it. It's to the point where the shelter in place people seem almost as clueless as the let me get a haircut people are. Neither have any fucking clue how to fix this (spoiler, we cant).
You don't think locking things down has prevented a lot of deaths?

Probably. But we're too stupid to do it all the way and there is no chance we'll be able to even remain in the half ass position we are in now for much longer because our country is a fucking joke.
Dick/Balls
User avatar
Donald
Broken Tamborine
Posts: 297
Joined: Sun February 16, 2020 9:02 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Donald »

verb_to_trust wrote:
philpritchard wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:People don't get infected and sick overnight. Check the stats a week or two from now if you want to shit on the reopening in a credible way.
I’m shitting on the reopening now because the reopening is visibly happening in a lava pit. And, as with the example above, the headlines are warning them about the lava pit even as they grab their coolers and jump in.

Their cases are climbing even before the impact of the reopen. Onward they go. I don’t need to wait any amount of time in order to “credibly” shit on that.
People are dying now. People will die when we open up. People died without anyone really noticing in the lead up to all this. I'm no genius, but it seems like people are going to keep dying and dying and dying and there isn't shit we can do about it. It's to the point where the shelter in place people seem almost as clueless as the let me get a haircut people are. Neither have any fucking clue how to fix this (spoiler, we cant).
You don't think locking things down has prevented a lot of deaths?

Probably. But we're too stupid to do it all the way and there is no chance we'll be able to even remain in the half ass position we are in now for much longer because our country is a fucking joke.
We're still in the process of making it great again
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by McParadigm »

America is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to the universe.
(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
E.H. Ruddock
Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
Posts: 52027
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by E.H. Ruddock »

Man I thought the pandemic was going to be the bad thing to happen to us this year. But seeing that makes me think we're in for much worse things
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
User avatar
Anders
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 23547
Joined: Fri July 12, 2013 9:11 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lowenan
Location: Oslo, Norway

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Anders »

What do they want?
User avatar
knee tunes
for those who
are not...shall be
Posts: 8509
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 7:30 am
Location: nothing

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by knee tunes »

Anders wrote:What do they want?
a kick in the teeth it looks like
Vitalogist wrote:As a hotel manager, you can imagine the amount of beige I’ve seen in my career.
User avatar
Anders
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 23547
Joined: Fri July 12, 2013 9:11 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lowenan
Location: Oslo, Norway

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Anders »

knee tunes wrote:
Anders wrote:What do they want?
a kick in the teeth it looks like
They should get it.
User avatar
PHATJ
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 15145
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:02 am
Twitter: Tweet this *points to your cans*
Location: Gigatown

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by PHATJ »

Image
User avatar
Rob
Future Drummer
Posts: 2890
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 1:46 am
Location: Connecticut

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Rob »

Worldwide deaths currently total 244,000 (and counting). Maybe you should update that thing to show the last month.
User avatar
wease
Major Dude
Posts: 40702
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm
Location: Where everybody knows your name

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by wease »

Ya see that, world? COVID-19 is nothing to worry about. Just open everything up. If it kills your mom or your neighbor, that’s ok because more people commit suicide anyway.

Just stop, J. Just stop.
Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing!
- C. Montgomery Burns
User avatar
lennytheweedwhacker
The Master
Posts: 48526
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by lennytheweedwhacker »

what would the number be if nothing had shut down?
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
User avatar
Simple Torture
I Have A Third Nipple
Posts: 21691
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am
Location: Cumberland, RI

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Simple Torture »

The WHO estimated that 777,000 people died of AIDS/HIV-related illnesses in all of 2018. According to those numbers above, that death count will be more than 1.6 million this year. Super cool vetting of information, dude.
McParadigm wrote:lol
User avatar
wease
Major Dude
Posts: 40702
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm
Location: Where everybody knows your name

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by wease »

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:what would the number be if nothing had shut down?
15. And it would all be gone by now. Everything was shut down for no reason.
Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing!
- C. Montgomery Burns
User avatar
Anders
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 23547
Joined: Fri July 12, 2013 9:11 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lowenan
Location: Oslo, Norway

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Anders »

Rob wrote:Worldwide deaths currently total 244,000 (and counting). Maybe you should update that thing to show the last month.
wease wrote:Ya see that, world? COVID-19 is nothing to worry about. Just open everything up. If it kills your mom or your neighbor, that’s ok because more people commit suicide anyway.

Just stop, J. Just stop.
Agree with Rob and Wease here.
Post Reply