Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[MontuckyFried]

it would be more appropriate to say "phil, we've been through this before, if we let the mongols in they will exponentially grow in numbers uncontrollably killing many many more..."

You seem to be of the viewpoint "so what, kill as many as it takes, as long as I can get back to work"

No. I'm saying Phil gets to go get his turnips. Other guy chose to hang out inside.

Sure, a few mongorians sneak inside here and there perhaps but they are quickly defeated. The city continues to eat thanks to Phil being willing to risk his neck for those stupid turnips and not starve to death with the siege going on outside.

[plugboots]

Another excellent article from Derek Lowe on COVID vaccines with lots of background info on vaccines in general here

And his latest on the status of current trials with antivirals & the chloroquines. The latest high quality data (ie randomized placebo controlled, not anecdotal evidence) is bad, no efficacy seen with any small molecule treatment regardless of the nature of the endpoints. There were some cardiac events though so treatment has the potential for being worse than standard of care...

Thanks.

[MontuckyFried]

OK Phil...

Thing is, that's fake news from Genghis. Phil the healthy middle age guy goes out to tend to his turnips and GK chops off his head, laughs, then murders a dozen of his co-workers. And rapes a few for good measure.

Maybe Phil's a healthy young buck who can fend of a few lousy mongorians with no worries.

[rideit]

Maybe Phil brings it back in, and it kills the younger doctors and waifs and nymphs.

[Dantheman]

in the small NE Cali town I know well

Which one? I'm from Weaverville.

You seem to be of the viewpoint "so what, kill as many as it takes, as long as I can get back to work"

It's absolutely adorable that Austin thinks he'd still have a job and the economy would be fine if we took the "take it on the chin" approach. It's understandable, though. Psychological studies consistently find that the stress of financial insecurity reduces people's intelligence by 10-15 IQ points.

[Deebased]

it would be more appropriate to say "phil, we've been through this before, if we let the mongols in they ravage us for 2-3 months killing many who either didn't give a fuck about their own health (obese) or were on their way out. Option B we starve ourselves and pray the super weapon we're building is viable in the next 18 months and pray that Genghis's meaner son Kublai also doesn't come attack us in that meantime"

You seem to be of the viewpoint "I'd rather go out fighting than praying in place"

Who knew atheists were so damn religious

[Dantheman]

Sure, a few mongorians sneak inside here and there perhaps but they are quickly defeated.

Yeah, that's how viruses work, sure.

[Deebased]

Which one? I'm from Weaverville.



It's absolutely adorable that Austin thinks he'd still have a job and the economy would be fine if we took the "take it on the chin" approach. It's understandable, though. Psychological studies consistently find that the stress of financial insecurity reduces people's intelligence by 10-15 IQ points.

Uhm thats true for any type of strong emotion. love, fear, stress.

Stress is particularly deadly though, so yeah we're killing people with Covid fear.

The most amusing part of this argument, was if all those good ol Trump loving truckers lived under the same fear mandate. The supply chains would have broken 6-8 weeks ago.

[BCMtnHound]

Views aside these are good farm folk. In hard times they will come to your aid without being asked in the blink of an eye and ask nothing in return. None of us is 100% what others like. A wise person learns to separate the wheat from the chaff but that doesn't mean you aren't left shaking your head from time to time.

This gal who is a quilter kindly made face masks for me and my mother and asked nothing. She overlooks my cannabis loving liberal atheist bent and I forgive her revisionist conservative born again view of things and together we get by with a little help from our friends.

Hear Hear!

And giving a person a respectful ear, and then providing a measured, meaningful response, even if it is contradictory, is a healthy part of a community relationship. I may not agree with many of my neighbours, but a respectful and considerate attitude is almost always returned. No one is an island, and all that.
My immediate neighbour had parent that was raised in war-torn europe (sitting with old Tony drinking homemade vino -rest his soul- was second only to doing the same with my own father) Tony's son and kids have lived next door since I moved here and now have the house, and we are polar opposite in political views similar to KQ's relationship. Do we frustrate each other in many ways? Hell yes, volumes would fit in the shit that annoys you thread. But if something is needed that the other can provide, even if the recipient doesn't know at the time, and it is provided. More shit (that is important) connects us than separates us, but it takes disasters like these to appreciate it sometimes.

[plugboots]

I've been watching the first season of Star Trek during the quarantine, and I haven't seen the Mongorian episode yet, but I know it's coming.

[Dantheman]

if we let the mongols in they ravage us for 2-3 months killing many who either didn't give a fuck about their own health (obese)

The most amusing part of this argument, was if all those good ol Trump loving truckers lived under the same fear mandate. The supply chains would have broken 6-8 weeks ago.

Have you met many truckers? How many dead, hospitalized, or otherwise too sick to work truckers does it take to break those supply chains?

[glademaster]

Have you met many truckers?

Trucker bod: big gut, no butt, like a frog that's been stood up on it's hind legs.

[Boissal]

Maybe Phil's a healthy young buck who can fend of a few lousy mongorians with no worries.

You displayed most of the signs of an intelligent life form on the previous page. Sad to see you relapse.

[Benny Profane]

Only whiny butthurt fucking cunts judge people based solely on their political views.

True. I usually judge people on the level of assholeness they display in conversation.

[Vt-Freeheel]

Looks like everyone is having a good time today.

[concretejungle]

Maybe that'd be even PARTIALLY accurate if it was like:

"Hey, Genghis Kahn's outside the gates. He said he mostly just wants our oldest and fattest citizens though."
"Oh, is that right? Well, go get your damn turnips then. Whatevs. I'll hang out in here."
"K bye."

So it isn't about the grocery money and you learned nothing yesterday?

[evdog]

Brilliant....

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/th...cid=spartandhp

Give it a few weeks and months, I'm sure this is just the beginning. No doubt there will be all kinds of stories about who ended up getting relief funding as well.

[truckeelocal]

This is the quality of data the CDC has available. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...haracteristics

This is not acceptable.

[Benny Profane]

Brilliant....

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/th...cid=spartandhp

Give it a few weeks and months, I'm sure this is just the beginning. No doubt there will be all kinds of stories about who ended up getting relief funding as well.

One can only imagine how much of that money is being funneled to offshore accounts and then to the Trump and Kushner family. It's so easy. The whole infrastructure of tax avoidance that's been established over the last fifty years is just churning right now.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

That's really more what I was driving at. Why on earth do you continue to associate with people like that, unless you actually harbor similar views, or you enjoy baiting and subsequently judging them. I can't think of any reasonable reason to want people like that in your life.

You validate people with fucked up views like that by even giving them the opportunity to bend your ear.

Maybe she shares other interest and hobbies with these people then politics? Good luck making friends in farming and horseback riding community of you only associate with like minded liberals. The fissure created by a trump president and pandemic is another matter

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[glademaster]

Maybe she shares other interest and hobbies with these people then politics? Good luck making friends in farming and horseback riding community of you only associate with like minded liberals. The fissure created by a trump president and pandemic is another matter

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Fair enough. I got carried away there. My apologies to KQ. Anyone else who I offended, HTFU.

[Lone Star]

Which one? I'm from Weaverville.

Susanville area--- Lassen County. Definitely not a part of California. The only place I've ever been outside of TX where you get respect and admiration for being from Texas. more than one rancher has told me "We love Texas. There's no public land there!!"

[MontuckyFried]

The most amusing part of this argument, was if all those good ol Trump loving truckers lived under the same fear mandate. The supply chains would have broken 6-8 weeks ago.

THIS! People are seeming to forget that somehow their "turnips" are magically appearing at the grocery stores thanks to the "Phils" out there still harvesting, hauling, distributing, etc.

Then they wanna chastise anybody who's not willing to tuck tail and hole up forever, sucking their thumbs in fear...

Boomers be like:

[iceman]

This is the quality of data the CDC has available. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...haracteristics

This is not acceptable.

Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US, by Source of Exposure*†
Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US, by Source of Exposure
Travel-related 6,814
Close contact 14,728
Under investigation 611,006
Total cases 632,548

They're gonna get started on that investigating stuff any minute now.

[MontuckyFried]

PS: Anyone taking my weak trolling attempts too seriously needs to lighten up. During these bizarre times, a little light-hearted ribbing does everyone's mental health some good.