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Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Twirling Time, Jan 21, 2020.

  1. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure Red Cross cancelled so much as everything got cancelled. The blood bank at UAB Hospital is begging for help, but no one much wants to be out and about. I'm O neg, universal donor, and they don't have enough of that ever. I guess I'll toddle on down and give up a pint.
     
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  2. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Dogs, on the other hand, are very happy to have their humans around so much.
     
  3. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    What a fine speech. Respectful to all, yet graciously firm.

    Strap Fucko to a chair, tape his eyes open, and make him watch this clip for three weeks.
     
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  4. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

  5. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    To be fair, he played in a game against two players who were positive. It makes sense to test those guys to make sure they don't have it and can't continue to spread it without knowing. He felt fine, didn't have symptoms. How many people do you think a pro athlete can infect while they sit around and do nothing, especially when they are acting like nothing is wrong because he has no reason to feel like there is something wrong? At least he knows and is doing the responsible thing as a result.

    Now, is it an abomination that the testing is still way below where it needs to be? Absolutely.
     
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  6. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Yeah, angry Twitter guy can kiss my ass on this one.

    Athlete is tested, athlete is positive for the virus, and Twitter dipshit is angry at the athlete?

    Screw him.
     
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  7. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    The wall money - whatever there is and every last farthing of it - needs to be relinquished immediately.
     
  8. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    I will say, it does irk me that young athletes with no symptoms can get tested while my dad - who has them - can’t.
     
  9. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    And I certainly get that... but the problem isn't the athlete.
     
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  10. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I have no beef with the player getting tested. It's players getting tested when no one else is able to get one. When it first broke in the NBA, Oklahoma used 60 of the state's total of 100 tests on the two teams. I think that's where the anger is, not at an individual player.
     
  11. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Dude whose tweet you posted said "I don't care if they ever play again." Kinda sounds angry at the player who, worth remembering, has the virus.

    Yes, the testing is a joke. That's not the fault of people who were put at risk and are getting tested.
     
  12. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    I guess I’m a bad guy because I was tested and it came back negative. That makes as much sense as being mad that pro athletes got tested and some have it.
     
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