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Third Wave Here?

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  • D Doctor Phibes
    23 Mar 2021, 11:12

    @copper said in Third Wave Here?:

    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

    @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

    @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

    @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

    You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

    How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

    It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

    (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

    There's a word for those people.

    A good word or a bad word?

    After a year there is still no concept of a limit or a goal.

    There is no way to measure the harm caused by the pandemic, and no way to measure the harm caused to closed businesses and no way to measure the harm caused to children with no social contact.

    Just insults

    Wear a mask or be stupid

    Why? What is the goal? Are we getting closer to the goal? Does them mask really do anything?

    All great questions, there is a word for those people with the sense to question the idiots and it is not an insult.

    Whatever.

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    Aqua Letifer
    wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 13:45 last edited by
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    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

    Does them mask really do anything?

    Well lemme tell ya, them thar mask are the bee's knees! Wear them mask and keep 'em people at spittin' distance and y'all will do jus' fine!

    Please love yourself.

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 13:50 last edited by
      #31

      But Aqua, what is the goal?

      WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

      I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

      IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

      WHY LORD, WHY????

      I was only joking

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        Mik
        wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 14:00 last edited by
        #32

        I think Renauda summed it up quite nicely. Some sectors of business are unduly affected, like restaurants, but many seem to be humming along pretty nicely.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • M Mik
          23 Mar 2021, 14:00

          I think Renauda summed it up quite nicely. Some sectors of business are unduly affected, like restaurants, but many seem to be humming along pretty nicely.

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          Catseye3
          wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 14:06 last edited by
          #33

          @mik Yeah, like door-to-door delivery services and cardboard box manufacturers. Possibly recycling operations because the plethora of cardboard boxes.

          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          • D Doctor Phibes
            23 Mar 2021, 13:50

            But Aqua, what is the goal?

            WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

            I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

            IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

            WHY LORD, WHY????

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 14:08 last edited by
            #34

            @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

            But Aqua, what is the goal?

            WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

            You know what's weird? After a year of wearing a mask in public I've never once considered that! I just do what the liberals tells me! And they tell me restaurants are evil and must be punished! Don't buy them takeout!

            Please love yourself.

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            • D Doctor Phibes
              23 Mar 2021, 13:50

              But Aqua, what is the goal?

              WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

              I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

              IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

              WHY LORD, WHY????

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              Copper
              wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 15:30 last edited by
              #35

              @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

              But Aqua, what is the goal?

              WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

              I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

              IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

              WHY LORD, WHY????

              Perfect

              Absolutely perfect

              You are stupid

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              • C Copper
                23 Mar 2021, 15:30

                @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                But Aqua, what is the goal?

                WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                WHY LORD, WHY????

                Perfect

                Absolutely perfect

                You are stupid

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                Renauda
                wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:02 last edited by Renauda
                #36

                @copper said in Third Wave Here?:

                @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                But Aqua, what is the goal?

                WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                WHY LORD, WHY????

                Perfect

                Absolutely perfect

                You are stupid

                We love it too when you speak in Bean-counterese. It's so sexy!

                Elbows up!

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                • C Catseye3
                  23 Mar 2021, 14:06

                  @mik Yeah, like door-to-door delivery services and cardboard box manufacturers. Possibly recycling operations because the plethora of cardboard boxes.

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                  xenon
                  wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:05 last edited by xenon
                  #37

                  @catseye3 Fun tibit - cardboard box manufacturing is a highly regional industry. Because of the slim margin on boxes, it doesn't make sense to make them centrally and ship them around the world (ahead of being used).

                  P.S. definitions of "fun" vary person to person

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                  • X xenon
                    23 Mar 2021, 16:05

                    @catseye3 Fun tibit - cardboard box manufacturing is a highly regional industry. Because of the slim margin on boxes, it doesn't make sense to make them centrally and ship them around the world (ahead of being used).

                    P.S. definitions of "fun" vary person to person

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                    Catseye3
                    wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:09 last edited by
                    #38

                    @xenon Gotcha, Xenon. Thanks! 🙂

                    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                    • C Copper
                      23 Mar 2021, 15:30

                      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                      But Aqua, what is the goal?

                      WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                      I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                      IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                      WHY LORD, WHY????

                      Perfect

                      Absolutely perfect

                      You are stupid

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                      Doctor Phibes
                      wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:15 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                      #39

                      @copper said in Third Wave Here?:

                      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                      But Aqua, what is the goal?

                      WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                      I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                      IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                      WHY LORD, WHY????

                      Perfect

                      Absolutely perfect

                      You are stupid

                      You're a big twatface and a stinky-poo.

                      I was only joking

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                        Catseye3
                        wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:18 last edited by
                        #40

                        Writing down "bean counterese".

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          Doctor Phibes
                          wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:24 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                          #41

                          Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.

                          A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                          I was only joking

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                          • D Doctor Phibes
                            23 Mar 2021, 16:24

                            Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.

                            A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

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                            George K
                            wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:26 last edited by
                            #42

                            @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                            A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                            I was going to say, "Indeed, just look at....."

                            But then I realized I'd offend too many people here.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • G George K
                              23 Mar 2021, 16:26

                              @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                              A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                              I was going to say, "Indeed, just look at....."

                              But then I realized I'd offend too many people here.

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                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:29 last edited by
                              #43

                              @george-k said in Third Wave Here?:

                              @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                              A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                              I was going to say, "Indeed, just look at....."

                              But then I realized I'd offend too many people here.

                              The really dumb ones wouldn't realise you meant them.

                              You did mean 'them', right? RIGHT?????

                              I was only joking

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                              • D Doctor Phibes
                                23 Mar 2021, 16:24

                                Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.

                                A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

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                                Renauda
                                wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:32 last edited by
                                #44

                                @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                                As is a bean counter in charge of public health policy.

                                Elbows up!

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                                  Catseye3
                                  wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:34 last edited by
                                  #45

                                  I know who he meant. Don't you worry about that.

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                                  Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                  • R Renauda
                                    23 Mar 2021, 16:32

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                                    As is a bean counter in charge of public health policy.

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                                    Horace
                                    wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:38 last edited by
                                    #46

                                    @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                                    As is a bean counter in charge of public health policy.

                                    Everybody counts beans, whether they admit it or not.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                    • D Doctor Phibes
                                      23 Mar 2021, 16:24

                                      Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.

                                      A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:52 last edited by
                                      #47

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                      Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.

                                      A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                                      Every Monday morning I am in a manager meeting where we go over activity for the past week and compare to prior year... This week I might have caused a bit of a ruckus by asking why we were comparing this week vs this week last year, and perhaps we should compare with 19? And that for the next three months, comparisons might be pointless.

                                      The Brad

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                                      • H Horace
                                        23 Mar 2021, 16:38

                                        @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                        A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                                        As is a bean counter in charge of public health policy.

                                        Everybody counts beans, whether they admit it or not.

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                                        Doctor Phibes
                                        wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:56 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                        #48

                                        @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                        Everybody counts beans, whether they admit it or not.

                                        I suspect that pretty much everybody wanks, or has at some time, but not everybody is a wanker.

                                        I was only joking

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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 17:37 last edited by
                                          #49

                                          Yeah, they pretty much are, in one way or another.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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