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by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 7:34 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.
Replies: 783
Views: 56994

Re: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.

Why am I reminded of hiding under a school desk for protection against nuclear blast effects?
Because you don't know WTF you're talking about?
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 3:52 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Will General Michael Flynn be exonerated?
Replies: 162
Views: 18936

Re: Will General Michael Flynn be exonerated?

OK - a bit appropriate
A real toe tapper... :D
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 2:06 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Will General Michael Flynn be exonerated?
Replies: 162
Views: 18936

Re: Will General Michael Flynn be exonerated?

I think that much like some of wes' pointless diversion threads, so long as Darren insists on refusing to let it die a merciful death, this one would make a good home for novelty songs and classic comedy bits...(At least that would make the thread worth reading) I think I'll start off with a number ...
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 1:59 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.
Replies: 783
Views: 56994

Re: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.

The reason the original UW estimates were too low (which suited Trump just fine) is because the model was based on the assumption that shelter-in-place orders and social distancing requirements would go into effect nationwide, and be scrupulously followed throughout t both April and May. As we know,...
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 11:31 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.
Replies: 783
Views: 56994

Re: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.

Isn't that the model that's never been correct?
Actually, it's the model that has been most favored for citing by Trump..
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 11:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Election 2020
Replies: 637
Views: 40963

Re: Election 2020

Apparently this latest ad from The Lincoln Project drove Il Boobce into an apoplectic twitter rage last night...

"It's Mourning In America"...

by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 11:22 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.
Replies: 783
Views: 56994

Re: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.

New UW model shows COVID-19 nationwide death toll to reach 134,475 by early August Experts at the University of Washington released a new hybrid model Monday projecting the nationwide death toll to reach 134,475 by Aug. 4. The model was released by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at ...
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 8:56 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.
Replies: 783
Views: 56994

Re: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.

Some more very fine people: Park ranger was telling a crowd to social distance. Mid-speech, someone pushed him into a lake kjLQD6ts2xI (CNN)A man accused of shoving an Austin, Texas, park ranger into the water while the ranger was explaining to a crowd the need for social distancing is embarrassed b...
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 8:37 am
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Good Omens
Replies: 1
Views: 500

Re: Good Omens

Watched it a while ago; I agree it's excellent.

Tennant is brilliant...
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 7:34 am
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: LAWBREAKERS - CA WELCOMES YOU!
Replies: 29
Views: 2452

Re: LAWBREAKERS - CA WELCOMES YOU!

REOPEN THE DAMN COUNTRY!
LET'S KILL MORE PEOPLE MORE QUICKLY!
Edited for accuracy,
by Lord Jim
Tue May 05, 2020 12:52 am
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Had Occasion To See An Episode Of A Show I hadn't Seen In Years...
Replies: 4
Views: 909

Re: Had Occasion To See An Episode Of A Show I hadn't Seen In Years...

No, it was a different episode... This was the episode: The aliens take David Vincent up into their spaceship and then attempt to prove they have nothing but peaceful intentions by showing him what they've done to a desert valley. But all is not what it seems. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0611997/
by Lord Jim
Mon May 04, 2020 11:24 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Will General Michael Flynn be exonerated?
Replies: 162
Views: 18936

Re: Will General Michael Flynn be exonerated?

Somebody really should just shoot this pointless diversion thread in the head...
by Lord Jim
Mon May 04, 2020 9:05 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.
Replies: 783
Views: 56994

Re: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.

https://scontent.fagc3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/95262853_1120052398328190_3162887261930913792_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_oc=AQlPoAJXx3jCoVl7JRhNP73K2UV0MjXxIQEjgcXGWZlAiwEov5HiVGagtVyBU3I84Tk&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-2.fna&oh=f59e27f1e984e182db52d2dd1ff42a50&oe=5ED436B7 Il Boobce's hero and ...
by Lord Jim
Mon May 04, 2020 9:02 pm
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Had Occasion To See An Episode Of A Show I hadn't Seen In Years...
Replies: 4
Views: 909

Had Occasion To See An Episode Of A Show I hadn't Seen In Years...

The Invaders.. I was a big fan of the show when I was a kid... It runs late on Saturday nights on METV...This episode was a pretty good one; Michael Rennie played an alien commander... One thing that struck me that I had forgotten is that the show had some of the spookiest and most unnerving backgr...
by Lord Jim
Mon May 04, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Election 2020
Replies: 637
Views: 40963

Re: Election 2020

From those good folks at Republicans For The Rule Of Law: qe2QYKqRzBs Needless to say that as a Never Trump Republican, I don't get much chance to take take any pride in the efforts of other Republicans...(most of whom are of the Vichy variety) So it does make me feel good when I see that some of th...
by Lord Jim
Mon May 04, 2020 5:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.
Replies: 783
Views: 56994

Re: The Countdown to the restart of the economy has begun.

The cost of these insane early "reopenings": :loon Trump administration projects about 3,000 coronavirus deaths per day by June, New York Times says An analysis prepared by several Trump administration departments projects that the number of coronavirus deaths will increase to about 3,000 each day b...
by Lord Jim
Mon May 04, 2020 5:29 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Coronavirus
Replies: 1166
Views: 80312

Re: Coronavirus

Crackpot wrote:
Mon May 04, 2020 1:22 pm
What Trump doesn’t understand is Bush probably did him a favor by not issuing a call to put partisanship aside during the impeachment.
Good point...

It was pure partisanship that saved his ass from being removed from office...
by Lord Jim
Mon May 04, 2020 11:03 am
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Coronavirus
Replies: 1166
Views: 80312

Re: Coronavirus

Here's the way a real President sounds at a moment of national challenge like this: E6lxKOfn8_E Well said, Mr. President. And what was the POS-I-C's reaction to this eloquent, hopeful, empathetic, and unifying message? Why, he issued a self-pitying attack against Bush of course: Trump Berates George...