ktgrok Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 Because it is laugh or cry here right now (highest spike to date today - so I read it with Orlando instead of Dallas) https://local.theonion.com/city-enters-phase-4-of-pretending-coronavirus-over-1844037065?utm_campaign=The+Onion&utm_content=1592238609&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1rAs9N_NZP9buPFe8SmMjOjs5s3PhGWRvjpiFaT3P0Roaz11mSt9bqzEo 3 1 8 Quote
MEmama Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 I laughed (bitterly), until the last line. 😞 1 Quote
gardenmom5 Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 considering the state of the world, it's getting hard to write satire. 6 4 Quote
KungFuPanda Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 That’s hysterical. It’s like we HAVE to learn the hard way. Nobody believes it’s real until their own people get sick and die. 9 Quote
TCB Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 19 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said: That’s hysterical. It’s like we HAVE to learn the hard way. Nobody believes it’s real until their own people get sick and die. Yes, it's a very strange experience watching it happen. I keep wanting to ask "what's changed" so that it can now be over. What strange times we are living in. On the other hand, I keep hoping that by some bizarre miracle they're right and it is in fact over. Very strange and uncomfortable to have those 2 very different thoughts in your head. 2 Quote
Bambam Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 I'm surprised at the sheer number of people who believe the virus has gone - or can't hurt the local folks - or ?. I mean, I get re-opening and people getting back to work. But with precautions - being careful. Here? Huh, let's all go fill up the Mexican restaurants. 2 1 Quote
Pen Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 I also like: Over 500,000 Americans Sign Petition Demanding End To Coronavirus 4 Quote
Guest Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 My city is staying in Phase 2, and the local comments definitely seem like people think the city health department is choosing to do so because they want to cramp their fun (or something), not because we have had significant growth and it is accelerating, not decelerating. 2 2 Quote
cabercro Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Bambam said: I'm surprised at the sheer number of people who believe the virus has gone - or can't hurt the local folks - or ?. I mean, I get re-opening and people getting back to work. But with precautions - being careful. Here? Huh, let's all go fill up the Mexican restaurants. Slightly off topic, but I notice this correlation in my town, too: those who are more likely to lean a certain political way, get a 'speak to the manager' haircut, proclaim that all lives matter, or that wearing a mask is squelching their freedom also LOVE them some Mexican restaurants. Considering their likely opinions on immigration and POC in general, this has always baffled me. Is this a thing? Is there a direct cause and effect I'm unaware of? Someone please educate me! 2 Quote
Shoeless Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, cabercro said: Slightly off topic, but I notice this correlation in my town, too: those who are more likely to lean a certain political way, get a 'speak to the manager' haircut, proclaim that all lives matter, or that wearing a mask is squelching their freedom also LOVE them some Mexican restaurants. Considering their likely opinions on immigration and POC in general, this has always baffled me. Is this a thing? Is there a direct cause and effect I'm unaware of? Someone please educate me! Big portions at cheap prices is probably part of the draw. 1 Quote
Bambam Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 55 minutes ago, cabercro said: Slightly off topic, but I notice this correlation in my town, too: those who are more likely to lean a certain political way, get a 'speak to the manager' haircut, proclaim that all lives matter, or that wearing a mask is squelching their freedom also LOVE them some Mexican restaurants. Considering their likely opinions on immigration and POC in general, this has always baffled me. Is this a thing? Is there a direct cause and effect I'm unaware of? Someone please educate me! At least for here, it's Texas, and we do love our Mexican food. We can make it at home, but it just isn't as good as the stuff in restaurants. Everything else around here had curbside/take-out/delivery during the shutdown, but it was only taco places that offered that (that I knew about anyway). And there is nothing like unlimited free chips & salsa. 1 Quote
gardenmom5 Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 and in not satire . . . . china just locked down beijing. 1 Quote
SounderChick Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Aww man that hit home but in a hysterical way. A women in one of my Facebook groups had an epic angry meltdown over her tanning salon being shutdown and fined for operating illegally. She needs her tan it's essential, plus the IV Ray's kill COVID anyway!! To be clear we live in a desert it's June there is no lack of ability to tan. Edited June 17, 2020 by rebcoola 2 1 Quote
gardenmom5 Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 26 minutes ago, Seasider too said: Another wet market? Is it possible this is a new strain? Anything is possible. viri are more simple organisms than bacteria, so it is much easier for them to mutate. And they do. (there are multiple strains of Ebola.) I was recently reading as many as 24 different strains are thought to be currently circulating. Last I'd read it was eight. (virulence varies, mortality varies. it was theorized Italy and NYC ended up with much more virulent strains.) However, if something is too virulent - the host won't live long enough to pass it to the next person. those are more likely to die out. dd really liked reading about viri and vaccines. . . . . 1 Quote
kiwik Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 12 hours ago, CuriousMomof3 said: Just in case people want to point out how it's the conservatives are the ones picked on, I found this one equally hilarious. https://www.theonion.com/quaker-oats-replaces-historically-racist-aunt-jemima-ma-1844015205 Um. I am not from the US but I can't see this as much of an improvement. Are they seriously doing this or is it a joke? Quote
Melissa in Australia Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Seasider too said: Another wet market? Is it possible this is a new strain? it is the wholesale food market for the whole city 1 Quote
Laura Corin Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, kiwik said: Um. I am not from the US but I can't see this as much of an improvement. Are they seriously doing this or is it a joke? The Onion is satire. 1 Quote
Laura Corin Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Seasider too said: Another wet market? Is it possible this is a new strain? It could just be that a lot of people met there and passed on the virus: people gather in markets. A wet market is just a market that sells food from open stalls, rather than an indoor supermarket. When I lived in China, my local wet market sold live poultry, but otherwise it was chilled meats plus fruit and vegetables. Some wet markets sell wild animals as food, but that's not the definition of a wet market. Edited June 17, 2020 by Laura Corin 1 Quote
Guest Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Pen said: I also like: Over 500,000 Americans Sign Petition Demanding End To Coronavirus I pretty much think this every time someone tells me they are “done” with XYZ inconvenience: done with Instacart failing to fill their whole grocery list, done with wearing masks, done with on-line church - whatever. 7 Quote
cabercro Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Quill said: I pretty much think this every time someone tells me they are “done” with XYZ inconvenience: done with Instacart failing to fill their whole grocery list, done with wearing masks, done with on-line church - whatever. Does that petition link to anywhere real? I need to keep that on hand to use as a reply when the folks on Facebook devolve into craziness. 5 Quote
Terabith Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 16 hours ago, CuriousMomof3 said: Just in case people want to point out how it's the conservatives are the ones picked on, I found this one equally hilarious. https://www.theonion.com/quaker-oats-replaces-historically-racist-aunt-jemima-ma-1844015205 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/aunt-jemima-brand-will-change-name-remove-image-quaker-says-n1231260 1 Quote
brehon Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 12 hours ago, cabercro said: Slightly off topic, but I notice this correlation in my town, too: those who are more likely to lean a certain political way, get a 'speak to the manager' haircut, proclaim that all lives matter, or that wearing a mask is squelching their freedom also LOVE them some Mexican restaurants. Considering their likely opinions on immigration and POC in general, this has always baffled me. Is this a thing? Is there a direct cause and effect I'm unaware of? Someone please educate me! 11 hours ago, Bambam said: At least for here, it's Texas, and we do love our Mexican food. We can make it at home, but it just isn't as good as the stuff in restaurants. Everything else around here had curbside/take-out/delivery during the shutdown, but it was only taco places that offered that (that I knew about anyway). And there is nothing like unlimited free chips & salsa. I was going to say it’s the chips amd salsa. And don’t forget the margaritas! Quote
Pen Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, cabercro said: Does that petition link to anywhere real? I need to keep that on hand to use as a reply when the folks on Facebook devolve into craziness. Lol! Links to Onion— but maybe a real one should be started on a Petitions site. (Or maybe already has been😆) 1 Quote
Pen Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 6 hours ago, kiwik said: Um. I am not from the US but I can't see this as much of an improvement. Are they seriously doing this or is it a joke? Onion = All satire! https://www.theonion.com/passing-lane-1844050777 2 Quote
Tree Frog Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Terabith said: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/aunt-jemima-brand-will-change-name-remove-image-quaker-says-n1231260 7 hours ago, kiwik said: Um. I am not from the US but I can't see this as much of an improvement. Are they seriously doing this or is it a joke? I put the quotes in the wrong order, but they are actually changing the name and image. The Onion (satire) article came out first, then the article from NBC (linked above) is from this morning. Quote
cabercro Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 More musings on Mexican restaurants... Painting with a very broad brush here, the types of people I see around my area love Mexican restaurants, speak fondly of their Asian nail technician and Latino cleaning lady, giggle about their *fabulous* gay hairdresser, and will happily cheer as a black athlete scores the winning touchdown for their favorite football team. But they cannot grasp the idea that these people live in a completely different America from them and that making life better for these people they supposedly like might mean widening their beliefs or possibly even voting differently. Overall, it seems like there's a subconscious feeling of dominance - they are happy to interact with POC in a service or entertainment role, but anything more than, they can't handle. I also can't help but feel there's a core value of "please don't inconvenience me" that leads this type of person to say "all lives matter" and "I won't live in fear and wear a mask". I'm sure there are official terms for all these rambling thoughts. Again, broad strokes. Quote
Lady Florida. Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 22 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: considering the state of the world, it's getting hard to write satire. I remember this meme from earlier in the year. 3 1 3 Quote
Lady Florida. Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Pen said: I also like: Over 500,000 Americans Sign Petition Demanding End To Coronavirus Probably on Change.org because we all know those petitions are effective. 🙂 2 1 Quote
gardenmom5 Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Lady Florida. said: Probably on Change.org because we all know those petitions are effective. 🙂 and a # on twitter. Quote
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