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I went to our local Sainsburys at lunchtime, I would guess it was two thirds empty - very little fruit or vegetables, hardly any meat or frozen food. I'm going to stock up on whisky and stay p*ssed till it's all over.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

I saw some hares jumping about in the high street just now. I think they dig the calm of the day
Makes me think of Watership Down or the Abimald og Farthing Wood
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Don't worry. Trump says the stock market will rebound and come back stronger than ever. (In 2050.)
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

^^^ Yeah but it will be mostly the poor and the elderly who die, and republicans don't care much about either demographic. The damage to Wall St will be seen to be more of a voting criterion IMO.
The Republican party doesn't care about the poor or the elderly (except the rich elderly...) but it does rely on their votes.

Meanwhile Trump continues to flounder, the stock market is in the toilet and the US economy will be in lousy shape come November. Many many people will lose their jobs as businesses go under or cut back drastically. Rightly or wrongly the government of the day tends to get the blame when the economy tanks.

Don't get me wrong, all this is horrible. But I seriously doubt it is anything but highly damaging to Trump's electoral prospects, which to me is a rare positive in this horrorshow.




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^^^ Yeah but it will be mostly the poor and the elderly who die, and republicans don't care much about either demographic. The damage to Wall St will be seen to be more of a voting criterion IMO.
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Originally posted by npjnpj npjnpj wrote:

It looks to me as if Trump is going to switch from economic savior to fearless leader guiding his people safely through the plague for the election. Talk about lucky break.
Fearless leader? Lucky break?  A lot more people will get infected and more will die before election time, unfortunately. This is only the beginning.

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Originally posted by Frankh Frankh wrote:

The Great Toilet Paper Crisis.

Proof of what I think I have long personally believed.

Americans give a sh*t. But only about themselves.
American's are too selfish to give a sh*t. We only take them.
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The Great Toilet Paper Crisis.

Proof of what I think I have long personally believed.

Americans give a sh*t. But only about themselves.

Edited by Frankh - March 17 2020 at 04:02
Perhaps finding the happy medium is harder than we know.
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I saw some hares jumping about in the high street just now. I think they dig the calm of the day
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It looks to me as if Trump is going to switch from economic savior to fearless leader guiding his people safely through the plague for the election. Talk about lucky break.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

S.F. on required stay-at-home starting midnight tonight thru April 7.   Grocery stores, pharmacies, hospitals, banks, and services will stay open.  

No fun.


This is seriously ugly.......We need a vaccine.
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S.F. on required stay-at-home starting midnight tonight thru April 7.   Grocery stores, pharmacies, hospitals, banks, and services will stay open.  

No fun.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

^ the hell with the virus...  enjoy the spectacle of society completey losing it...
And I thought I was the only sicko who enjoyed watching people sh*t their pants. Glad to know there's at least two of us out there. LOL

Make that three!

if we manage to get together we'll raise one.. or five in Steve's honor...
Right back at ya kid.
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

^ the hell with the virus...  enjoy the spectacle of society completey losing it...
And I thought I was the only sicko who enjoyed watching people sh*t their pants. Glad to know there's at least two of us out there. LOL

Make that three!

if we manage to get together we'll raise one.. or five in Steve's honor...
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

^ the hell with the virus...  enjoy the spectacle of society completey losing it...
And I thought I was the only sicko who enjoyed watching people sh*t their pants. Glad to know there's at least two of us out there. LOL

man.. I have been forum sicko #1 since the earliest days of the site. I've been called the heart and soul of this forum so what does that really say about this place anyway.

 You can always count on me to lower the general standards of decorum and good taste around here.  Never forget how upset and shocked some were when I had a livestream here of our party when that b*****d Scalia f**king died...  


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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

^ the hell with the virus...  enjoy the spectacle of society completey losing it...
And I thought I was the only sicko who enjoyed watching people sh*t their pants. Glad to know there's at least two of us out there. LOL

Make that three!
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

^ the hell with the virus...  enjoy the spectacle of society completey losing it...
And I thought I was the only sicko who enjoyed watching people sh*t their pants. Glad to know there's at least two of us out there. LOL
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Rimming is going to be right difficult.
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Am I serioulsly expected to stop licking other people's faces?
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Toilet paper will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no toilet paper.

True, but you could always use money as toilet paper.  Not so much the other way 'round.

In current times I think it works both ways. In the barter economy a packet of bog rolls is a good trading item.

Indeed.  Whod've thunk things made of paper would be so valuable.
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