been hearing, at least locally, that the testing of protesters is showing very low infection rates, credit going to the fact that a far higher percentage of protesters wore masks than regular citizens in FL, TX, etc.

frankj1 wrote:

And the final results are in for today!

First off it was a tremendous day for America! 47,341 infections! That's a USA record and almost reaches Brazil's one day record! Great job!

The real MVP of the night was Florida....at #1 from noon on there was no catching them they came out strong and made a statement no other state was able to come close to with 8,942 cases.

In second place.... California! Coming around the final leg and beating Texas by a single infected children's birthday party! 5,619 cases... Really putting out the effort today California.

Third place goes to steady Texas.... They were in the race the whole time but couldn't catch Florida and couldn't find of California at the end with 5,614. I heard that a dude named benja didn't sneeze on his neighbor's plate at the BBQ and ruined it for everyone.

Fourth place was AZ... They made a strong showing early today, were in the lead before noon... But never kept it up.

And fifth place are the losers in Georgia. Again... Screw them we don't like them anyway.

victor809 wrote:

Every video on the Riot Channel every night showed everyone wearing masks and standing 6 feet apart. Weird thing is this spike in cases is happening in thirty states and now it’s all young people testing positive.

Fortunately the protesters, rioters, and looters have been very forthcoming about getting tested and providing details for contact tracing.

Little Sally’s birthday party down the street was a whole different deal though.

HockeyDad wrote:

so maybe dark humor? you know that you don't really take this ugly irony as dancing on graves, right?

the states that are out of control now pretty much looked at us MASSholes as frightened targets of fake news and ignored the reality that we were acknowledging, experiencing and sacrificing to control...with a severe penalty to swallow with the antidote.

But we may have been the stronger breed, at least if we take inventory at this point, subject to change as this virus ain't a quitter.

sacrifice was seen as weakness and relinquishing of rights, similar to the laughter at shelter in place from the Marathon Bombings...just more chicken liberals. They seriously regret that now and have very possibly put us all in worse danger than ever due to a cavalier disregard for the long term medical stresses that are not as simple as age and percentage of deaths.

Can't speak for Benja, but the other two of three aren't even liberals. And plenty of conservatives think the states being parodied have been like uh idiot from day one. Not sure how this charge keeps this apolitical.

frankj1 wrote:

turns out Gov. Baker mistakenly doubled the actual positive test results of protesters in MA...and that original incorrect number would be a good sign for most states.

Instead of two dot something% it was really one dot something %.
Masks are still being credited.

maybe open bars and crowded beaches account for the rising number of younger aged positives
in states that are reversing policy and finally acting like mature people?
Politically motivated young adults may have behaved more responsibly than their peers on booty call.

frankj1 wrote:

With the apparent tremendous success with masks at the protests it would appear that we should be able to open everything up and as long as 100% wear masks this virus should be eliminated in three weeks.

Weird thing is where I’m at we don’t have open bars and crowded beaches but have numbers creeping up.

HockeyDad wrote:

You must have had different marches than I saw. I don’t recall seeing lots of masks. Movement seemed more like standing in large groups facing off with police lines, objects being thrown, tear gas, looting and fires. It’s probably good nobody sat down in any of the businesses that were looted because their risk would have gone up greatly in that indoor venue.

We still have strict enforcement of lowered capacities, diligent sanitizing of carts and check out cashier lanes and stuff, and mandatory face masks for admittance. We haven’t opened services such as salons and nail shops. We haven’t opened indoor dining. We don’t have crowded beaches or open bars.

It’s just really odd we have this spike. Clearly it isn’t from the protesting, rioting, and looting so we’re kinda running out of science except Timmy’s birthday party two weeks ago or maybe the construction workers repairing looting damage aren’t socially distancing.

By our standards, Massachusetts is one of the dumb states!

HockeyDad wrote:

caustic humor aside, how do you explain the different results.

frankj1 wrote:

we see different realities, but a beer sounds real good.
Not too hoppy though, unless we are eating a few dozen steamers. (not Cleveland)

frankj1 wrote:

https://thehoppymonk.com/

too many man-buns present but the food was very interesting

benja123 wrote:

Election year? Just kidding!

I really have no explanation. 30 states are seeing spikes in Covid cases and yet they seem to just have absolutely nothing in common other than a perfect storm of birthday party gatherings.

HockeyDad wrote:

Ha!
Too many man buns.
Like that's a thing.

tailgater wrote:

But is IS dancing on the graves. Frank, it's not just a discount cigar auction forum, it's the media in general, and especially the social media. It's disgusting how giddy the sheep are.

Funny that you call it "sacrifice".
The government is flexing her muscle and implementing draconian lock down measures. Worst in my lifetime. In yours. And you claim to be about freedom. But you're willing to accept it. Not because it will work. Because you're told it might work.
And the rules are without logic. Without real science. And the industries that are open are not the safest or the most essential. They're simply the ones that offer convenience to calm the masses.
And don't forget the $600 weekly hush money to those displaced.

I would laugh, but it's frightening. Not the government over reach. But the willingness to embrace it.

No. The only thing being sacrificed is logic and freedom.

And this isn't a shelter in place with a goal. It's a shelter in place to give the impression of a plan.
If you can't see that difference then we need to have a beer so I can explain it.

tailgater wrote:

if you call dancing on graves pointing out that the freedom lovers who disobeyed the stay at home orders and ultimately paid a regretful price price..."you're wrong"

your logic about freedom, then, means you would gladly live in the Seattle CHOP...but I haven't heard a single word of support for those anti-government peeps from any con

delta1 wrote: